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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,557,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,758

Unreached Groups

3,220 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical ▲		 Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Lak Azerbaijan 1,600 Lak Islam ● 0.80 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Lak Tajikistan 2,100 Lak Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Mandingo, Mandinka Guinea-Bissau 180,000 Mandinka Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 4
Kotoko, Mpade Chad 5,200 Mpade Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Persian Bahrain 220,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 4
Punjabi New Zealand 20,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Shatt Sudan 32,000 Shatt Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Sudanese United States 1,300 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
Arab, Sudanese Qatar 56,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.20 % 0.80 % New Testament 1
Swahili New Zealand 1,500 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Tanzania 759,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 15
Arab, Syrian Nigeria 20,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 9.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions -
Zarma Benin 13,000 Zarma Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Turk Chile 900 Turkish Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
South Asian, general Belgium 32,000 Urdu Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Nimbari, Nyamnyam Cameroon 300 Language unknown Islam ● 30.00 % 0.80 % Unspecified -
Mazagway Cameroon 33,000 Mazagway-Hidi Islam ● 5.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Tuareg, Asben Niger 174,000 Tamajeq, Tayart Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % New Testament 3
Tolaki Indonesia 345,000 Tolaki Islam ● 2.00 % 0.81 % New Testament 7
Serer-Sine Senegal 1,751,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.81 % Complete Bible -
Gola Liberia 173,000 Gola Islam ● 2.00 % 0.82 % New Testament 3
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,550,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 3.00 % 0.88 % Complete Bible 31
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Canada 37,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % New Testament 1
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 882,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Unspecified 18
Osing Indonesia 340,000 Osing Islam ● 2.00 % 0.90 % Unspecified 7
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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