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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,435,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,756

Unreached Groups

3,219 (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 *
Kurd, Kurmanji Iran 495,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 10
Yoruba Ghana 495,000 Yoruba Islam ● 29.00 % 12.00 % Complete Bible -
Tuareg, Arabized Niger 498,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Berber, Drawa Morocco 499,000 Tachelhit Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 10
Maldivian, Malki Maldives 499,000 Maldivian Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 10
Baloch Rakhshani Pakistan 501,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Fulani, Maasina Côte d'Ivoire 504,000 Fulfulde, Maasina Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 10
Senoufo, Supyire Mali 504,000 Senoufo, Supyire Islam ● 2.00 % 0.60 % New Testament 10
Baloch, Southern Iran 505,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Malay, Sambas Indonesia 505,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 10
Arab, Lebanese Mexico 508,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Syrian Mexico 508,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Kyrgyz Uzbekistan 511,000 Kyrgyz Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 10
Arab, Libyan Tunisia 514,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 10
Komering Indonesia 515,000 Komering Islam ☀ 0.06 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 10
Limba, West Sierra Leone 521,000 Limba, West-Central Islam ● 14.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
Albanian, Macedonian North Macedonia 521,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 522,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Maninka, Kita Mali 523,000 Maninkakan, Kita Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 10
Fulani Côte d'Ivoire 525,000 Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 11
Rohingya Saudi Arabia 526,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Uzbek, Northern Kazakhstan 528,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Maba, Mabangi Chad 530,000 Maba Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % Translation Started 11
Jat (Muslim traditions) India 530,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Mandar Indonesia 541,000 Mandar Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,435,000     3,219 ●       33,422
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