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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,830,977,000

% 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 *
Mossi Burkina Faso 9,310,000 Moore Islam ● 31.50 % 17.74 % Complete Bible -
Pashtun, Southern Afghanistan 9,338,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 187
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 10,246,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 205
Ansari India 10,463,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 209
Arab, Tunisian Tunisia 10,697,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam ● 0.22 % 0.00 % New Testament 214
Somali Somalia 10,859,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 217
Arab, Syrian Syria 10,897,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.16 % Bible Portions -
Hausa Niger 10,956,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 219
Arain (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 11,269,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 225
Pashtun, Pathan India 11,317,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % Complete Bible 226
Uyghur China 11,835,000 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 237
Kazakh Kazakhstan 11,914,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 238
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 12,212,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 244
Malay Malaysia 12,860,000 Malay Islam ● 0.60 % 0.52 % Complete Bible 257
Shaikh Pakistan 13,409,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % New Testament 268
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 13,580,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % New Testament -
Hui China 13,816,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 276
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 15,681,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 314
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 15,972,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % New Testament 319
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,317,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % Complete Bible 326
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 17,109,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 342
Javanese Indonesia 17,175,000 Javanese Islam ● 19.00 % 9.44 % Complete Bible -
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 20,566,000 Javanese Islam ● 19.00 % 0.13 % Complete Bible -
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 20,811,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.12 % Unspecified 416
Arab, Saidi Egypt 23,505,000 Arabic, Saidi Spoken Islam ● 14.00 % 5.11 % Bible Portions -
Totals: 3,764 Peoples   1,830,977,000     3,216 ●       33,013
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