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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,366,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,756

Unreached Groups

3,213 (85.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Omani Oman 2,164,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Translation Needed 43
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,171,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 43
Ebira Nigeria 2,193,000 Ebira Islam ● 18.00 % 8.84 % Complete Bible -
Malay, Sumatera North Indonesia 2,266,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 45
Berber, Shawiya Algeria 2,339,000 Tachawit Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 47
Machhi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,365,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 47
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern Iraq 2,372,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 47
Mazanderani, Tabri Iran 2,419,000 Mazandarani Islam ● 1.20 % 1.14 % Unspecified 48
Makassar Indonesia 2,421,000 Makasar Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 48
Mussali Pakistan 2,427,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 49
Beja, Bedawi Sudan 2,428,000 Bedawiyet Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 49
Mende, Boumpe Sierra Leone 2,428,000 Mende Islam ● 13.00 % 9.13 % Complete Bible -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,452,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % Bible Portions 49
Sindhi Sama Pakistan 2,456,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 49
Fulani, Adamawa Cameroon 2,564,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 1.40 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 51
Jula, Dyula Côte d'Ivoire 2,644,000 Jula Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 53
Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 2,691,000 Assamese Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 54
Albanian Albania 2,725,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 33.00 % 0.58 % New Testament -
Pashtun, Northern Afghanistan 2,749,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 55
Berber, Imazighen Morocco 2,797,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.06 % Bible Portions 56
Brahui Pakistan 2,824,000 Brahui Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 56
Rahanweyn Somalia 2,825,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 57
Arab, Palestinian Jordan 2,835,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 1.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 57
Teli (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,882,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 58
Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 2,893,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 58
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,366,000     3,213 ●       33,384
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