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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 *
Serer-Sine Senegal 1,751,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.81 % Complete Bible -
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe Tanzania 1,752,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Arab, Sudanese Egypt 1,757,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.26 % New Testament 35
Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria 1,770,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 35
Makonde Tanzania 1,795,000 Makonde Islam ● 9.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Romani, Domari Egypt 1,798,000 Domari Islam ● 1.00 % 0.64 % Bible Portions 36
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,799,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % New Testament 36
Nupe Nigeria 1,802,000 Nupe-Nupe-Tako Islam ● 5.00 % 2.21 % Complete Bible -
Fulani, Fulakunda Senegal 1,823,000 Pulaar Islam ● 0.80 % 0.01 % New Testament 36
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,840,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 37
Temne Sierra Leone 1,845,000 Themne Islam ● 7.00 % 4.18 % New Testament -
Luri, Northern Iran 1,871,000 Luri, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 37
Kazakh China 1,880,000 Kazakh Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 38
Malay, Riau Indonesia 1,880,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 38
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 1,905,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 38
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,928,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 39
Afar Ethiopia 1,958,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 39
Hajam India 1,976,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 40
Yao, Muslim Malawi 1,999,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 40
Deaf Indonesia 2,051,000 Indonesian Sign Language Islam ● 15.85 % Translation Started -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,063,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 41
Oromo, Bale Ethiopia 2,086,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 1.50 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 42
Guhayna Sudan 2,122,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 42
Jula, Dyula Burkina Faso 2,132,000 Jula Islam ● 0.80 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 43
Hajam Pakistan 2,143,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 43
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,435,000     3,219 ●       33,422
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