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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,435,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,756

Unreached Groups

3,219 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▼ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, general Italy 1,239,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.06 % Bible Portions 25
Rashaida Eritrea 51,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi United Arab Emirates 385,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 8
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Qatar 27,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi Saudi Arabia 10,640,000 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.12 % Unspecified 213
Arab, Saudi - Hijazi United States 5,900 Arabic, Hijazi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Hadrami Eritrea 50,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Hadrami Kenya 13,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Hadrami Yemen 1,905,000 Arabic, Hadrami Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 38
Arab, Emirati United Arab Emirates 1,142,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 23
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Canada 78,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.90 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 2
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Denmark 1,300 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 4.00 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,695,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 34
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Iran 277,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 6
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Iraq 78,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.90 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 2
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Kuwait 1,345,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.53 % Bible Portions 27
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Oman 819,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 16
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Qatar 564,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 11
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Saudi Arabia 994,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 20
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken United States 20,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Yemen 15,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Kuwait 66,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Qatar 262,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 5
Romani, Domari United Arab Emirates 69,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Bedouin, Gulf United Arab Emirates 192,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 4
Totals: 3,756 Peoples   1,857,435,000     3,219 ●       33,422
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