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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,830,682,000

% of World Population

23.9 %

People Groups

3,764

Unreached Groups

3,216 (85.4 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Cyrenaican Libya 1,644,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 33
Albanian Kosovo 1,646,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 33
Bosniak Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,660,000 Bosnian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 33
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,671,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 33
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,678,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 34
Soninke Mali 1,684,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe Tanzania 1,701,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,721,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Moghal India 1,729,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 35
Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria 1,738,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 35
Makonde Tanzania 1,743,000 Makonde Islam ● 9.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Nupe Nigeria 1,757,000 Nupe-Nupe-Tako Islam ● 5.00 % 2.21 % Complete Bible -
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,759,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 35
Romani, Domari Egypt 1,763,000 Domari Islam ● 1.00 % 0.64 % Bible Portions 35
Fulani, Fulakunda Senegal 1,774,000 Pulaar Islam ● 0.80 % 0.01 % New Testament 35
Temne Sierra Leone 1,807,000 Themne Islam ● 7.00 % 4.18 % New Testament -
Luri, Northern Iran 1,847,000 Luri, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 37
Malay, Riau Indonesia 1,860,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 37
Kazakh China 1,873,000 Kazakh Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 37
Arab, Libyan Libya 1,876,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 38
Afar Ethiopia 1,909,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 38
Yao, Muslim Malawi 1,947,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 39
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,951,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 39
Totals: 3,764 Peoples   1,830,682,000     3,216 ●       33,010
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