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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,091,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,032

Unreached Groups

3,463 (85.9 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Ebira Nigeria 2,381,000 Ebira Islam ● 18.00 % 8.84 % Complete Bible -
Dyula Burkina Faso 2,372,000 Jula Islam ● 0.80 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 47
Turkmen Afghanistan 2,356,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 47
Hajam India 2,350,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 47
Guhayna Sudan 2,328,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % New Testament 47
Hajam Pakistan 2,302,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 46
Rahanweyn Somalia 2,301,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 46
Malay, Sumatera North Indonesia 2,300,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 46
Oromo, Bale Ethiopia 2,296,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 1.50 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 46
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,224,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 44
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 2,200,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 44
Afar Ethiopia 2,155,000 Afar Islam ● 0.90 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 43
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,097,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 42
Deaf Indonesia 2,081,000 Indonesian Sign Language Islam ● 15.85 % Translation Started -
Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,073,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 41
Pashtun, Southeast Afghanistan 2,054,000 Pashto, Southern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 41
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,041,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 41
Temne Sierra Leone 2,033,000 Themne Islam ● 7.00 % 4.18 % New Testament -
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 2,027,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 41
Makonde Tanzania 2,026,000 Makonde Islam ● 9.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 2,013,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 40
Soninke Mali 1,996,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 40
Luri, Northern Iran 1,986,000 Luri, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 40
Arab, Moroccan Egypt 1,981,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % New Testament 40
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe Tanzania 1,978,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 4,032 Peoples   1,984,091,000     3,463 ●       36,086
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