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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,893,296,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,040

Unreached Groups

3,470 (85.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Shambala Tanzania 1,273,000 Shambala Islam ● 45.00 % 14.00 % New Testament -
Shanga Nigeria 26,000 Shanga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Sharwa Cameroon 9,500 Sharwa Islam ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Shatt Sudan 33,000 Shatt Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Shahari, Jibbali Oman 47,000 Shehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Shahari, Jibbali Saudi Arabia 42,000 Shehri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Gubi, Gubawa Nigeria 1,900 Shiki Islam ● 10.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified -
Shin Pakistan 34,000 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Zargar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 7,800 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Saryara (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,500 Shina Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tatar, Shorian Russia 13,000 Shor Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Shughni Afghanistan 46,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shughni, Shugnan-Rushan Tajikistan 40,000 Shughni Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Shumashti Afghanistan 1,600 Shumashti Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Kuzamani, Rishuwa Nigeria 3,300 Shuwa-Zamani Islam ● 0.60 % 0.25 % Translation Needed 1
Shwai, Shirumba Sudan 7,700 Shwai Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Tobol-Irtysh Tatar, Siberian Russia 75,000 Siberian Tatar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 2
Baraba Tatar, Siberian Russia 21,000 Siberian Tatar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tomsk Tatar, Siberian Russia 6,700 Siberian Tatar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Deaf Sierra Leone 81,000 Sierra Leone Sign Language Islam ● 13.15 % Translation Needed -
Sikule Indonesia 29,000 Sikule Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,573,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 31
Simeulue Indonesia 46,000 Simeulue Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Sindhi Afghanistan 25,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 1
Sindhi Belize 1,200 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,040 Peoples   1,893,296,000     3,470 ●       34,029
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