Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,367,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,060

Unreached Groups

3,492 (86.0 %)

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 *
	Pashtun, Southern	Iran	170,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Pashtun, Southern	Kazakhstan	600	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun, Southern	Norway	7,500	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun, Southern	Tajikistan	35,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun, Southern	Turkmenistan	1,600	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun, Southern	United Kingdom	48,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun, Southern	Ukraine	800	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tirahi	Afghanistan	6,200	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Ormuri	Afghanistan	3,500	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun Barech	Pakistan	43,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun Kakar	Pakistan	1,417,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	28
	Pashtun Kasi	Pakistan	55,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Pashtun Tarin	Pakistan	875,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	18
	Pashtun, Southeast	Afghanistan	2,054,000	Pashto, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.01 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Patani-Maba	Indonesia	17,000	Patani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Pekal	Indonesia	41,000	Pekal	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.02 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Pendau, Umalasa	Indonesia	5,400	Pendau	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Romani, Iranian	Iran	1,650,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.06 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	33
	Persian	United Arab Emirates	304,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.40 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Persian	Afghanistan	719,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.12 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	14
	Persian	Azerbaijan	12,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Persian	Australia	62,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Persian	Austria	15,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Persian	Bahrain	192,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Persian	Belgium	13,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	4,060 Peoples		1,986,367,000			3,492 ●				36,117

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%