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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,650,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,054

Unreached Groups

3,505 (86.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▲ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Kazakh Kazakhstan 12,914,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 258
Hausa Niger 13,100,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 262
Jat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 13,237,000 Saraiki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 265
Somali Somalia 13,371,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 267
Hui China 13,740,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 275
Malay Malaysia 13,800,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 276
Arab, Syrian Syria 14,124,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.16 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 14,454,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 289
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 14,676,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 294
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 14,912,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.10 % New Testament 298
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 17,427,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 349
Javanese Indonesia 17,484,000 Javanese Islam ● 19.00 % 9.44 % Complete Bible -
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 17,750,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % New Testament 355
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 17,810,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % New Testament 356
Java Mancanegari Indonesia 20,936,000 Javanese Islam ● 1.00 % 0.22 % Complete Bible 419
Arab, Moroccan Morocco 24,264,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % New Testament 485
Java Negarigung Indonesia 24,432,000 Javanese Islam ● 20.00 % 10.62 % Complete Bible -
Arab, Saidi Egypt 26,500,000 Arabic, Saidi Spoken Islam ● 14.00 % 5.11 % Bible Portions -
Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 28,082,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 562
Pashtun Pakistan 31,637,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % Unspecified 633
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 32,608,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 652
Hausa Nigeria 36,918,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 738
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,456,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 749
Sunda Indonesia 38,375,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.49 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 768
Persian Iran 39,721,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 1.80 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 794
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,957,650,000     3,505 ●       35,726
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