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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 *
Somali Somalia 13,371,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 267
Somali Sudan 1,900 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Sweden 48,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Turkey 28,000 Somali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Tanzania 75,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali United Kingdom 98,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Somali United States 187,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Somali Yemen 505,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 10
Ajuran, Somali-speaking Kenya 187,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 4
Somali, Issa United Arab Emirates 40,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Australia 15,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Belgium 1,400 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Canada 102,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 2
Somali Denmark 11,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali, Issa Djibouti 545,000 Somali Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 11
Somali Eritrea 1,800 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Ethiopia 7,813,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 156
Somali Finland 22,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Italy 5,200 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Madhiban Kenya 2,600 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Wardei Kenya 197,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Somali, Garre Ethiopia 61,000 Somali Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % Complete Bible 1
Kila Nigeria Unknown Somyev Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Songhai, Humburi Mali 32,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 0.30 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Songhai, Humburi Burkina Faso 13,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % New Testament 1
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,957,650,000     3,505 ●       35,726
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