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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 *
Malay, Pattani Thailand 1,759,000 Malay, Pattani Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 35
Nupe Nigeria 1,757,000 Nupe-Nupe-Tako Islam ● 5.00 % 2.21 % Complete Bible -
Makonde Tanzania 1,743,000 Makonde Islam ● 9.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria 1,738,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 35
Moghal India 1,729,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 35
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,721,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe Tanzania 1,701,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Arab, Cyrenaican Libya 1,694,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 34
Soninke Mali 1,684,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,678,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 34
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,671,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 33
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Egypt 1,668,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % New Testament 33
Albanian Kosovo 1,646,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 33
Deaf Pakistan 1,619,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam ● 2.45 % Unspecified 32
Berber, Imazighen Algeria 1,616,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ● 0.70 % 0.63 % Bible Portions 32
Bashkir Russia 1,615,000 Bashkort Islam ● 6.00 % 1.10 % New Testament -
Fulani, Gurmanche Burkina Faso 1,597,000 Fulfulde, Western Niger Islam ● 0.70 % 0.23 % New Testament 32
Tajik Uzbekistan 1,573,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 31
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,563,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 31
Turk Germany 1,561,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 31
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,558,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 31
Berber, Rif Morocco 1,552,000 Tarifit Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 31
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 1,532,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 31
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,524,000 Jula Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 30
Totals: 3,729 Peoples   1,828,955,000     3,186 ●       32,978
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