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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,828,955,000

% of World Population

23.9 %

People Groups

3,729

Unreached Groups

3,186 (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 *
Somali Kenya 2,982,000 Somali Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 60
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Chad 3,043,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 61
Maninka, Eastern Guinea 3,094,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.00 % New Testament 62
Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,154,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 63
Banten Indonesia 3,160,000 Sunda Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 63
Malay Indonesia 3,216,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 64
Pinjara India 3,258,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 65
Sasak Indonesia 3,312,000 Sasak Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 66
Kurd, Kurmanji Iraq 3,321,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 66
Kurd, Southern Iran 3,322,000 Kurdish, Southern Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 66
Kurd, Central Iran 3,343,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ● 0.20 % 0.11 % Complete Bible 67
Berber, Southern Shilha Morocco 3,345,000 Tachelhit Islam ● 0.20 % 0.16 % New Testament 67
Palembang Indonesia 3,391,000 Musi Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 68
Gaaliin Sudan 3,422,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 7.00 % 0.60 % New Testament -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,494,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 70
Oromo, Jima Ethiopia 3,553,000 Oromo, West Central Islam ● 2.00 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 71
Moor Mauritania 3,680,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 74
Kumhar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,695,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 74
Hazara Afghanistan 3,802,000 Hazaragi Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 76
Thai Islam Thailand 3,896,000 Thai Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 78
Zarma Niger 3,922,000 Zarma Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 78
Acehnese Indonesia 3,924,000 Aceh Islam ● 0.12 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 78
Arab, Jordanian Jordan 4,203,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 2.50 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 84
Arab, Tihami Yemen 4,251,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 85
Uzbek, Southern Afghanistan 4,259,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 85
Totals: 3,729 Peoples   1,828,955,000     3,186 ●       32,978
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