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

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼

Progress Scale: ●●●●●
☀
= Frontier peoples
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Patni (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	9,800	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Patwa (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	14,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rajput (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	29,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	9,700	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rajbansi	India	3,900	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	15,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	India	41,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	132,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Tanti (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	1,600	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Tanti (Muslim traditions)	India	4,600	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Naliya (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	1,900	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Nikari (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	84,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Nikari (Muslim traditions)	India	74,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Peshakar	Bangladesh	1,300	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Peshakar	India	1,800	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Pinjara	Bangladesh	53,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Qassab	Bangladesh	33,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rasua	Bangladesh	1,300	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	10,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Sardar (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	90,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Sardar (Muslim traditions)	India	15,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bengali Muslim Sayyid	Bangladesh	1,846,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	37
	Shanan	Bangladesh	28,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bengali Muslim	Bangladesh	134,244,000	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.06 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	2,685
	Shaikh	Bhutan	9,300	Bengali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	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.

Download Data Data Sources Definitions

Prayer Cards

Prayer Guide

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%