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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,893,485,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,036

Unreached Groups

3,468 (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 *
Yoruba Burkina Faso 74,000 Yoruba Islam ● 45.00 % 7.50 % Complete Bible -
Yoruba Togo 129,000 Yoruba Islam ● 43.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible -
Yoruba Niger 78,000 Yoruba Islam ● 20.00 % 7.50 % Complete Bible -
Yao, Muslim Tanzania 632,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 13
Yao, Muslim Mozambique 203,000 Yao Islam ● 1.40 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 4
Yao, Muslim Malawi 2,053,000 Yao Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 41
Yao, Muslim Zambia 5,100 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Yalunka, Yalun Soso Sierra Leone 48,000 Yalunka Islam ● 6.00 % 4.40 % Complete Bible -
Yalunka, Dialonke Senegal 15,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.15 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Yalunka Mali 17,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Yalunka Guinea 122,000 Yalunka Islam ● 0.30 % 0.17 % Complete Bible 2
Yakan Philippines 192,000 Yakan Islam ● 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 4
Yakan Malaysia 1,200 Yakan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Yidghal Pakistan 7,600 Yadgha Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Xingoni Mozambique 55,000 Xingoni Islam ● 12.00 % 2.00 % Translation Needed -
Khasonke Senegal 13,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 1
Khasonke Mali 891,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 2.50 % 0.63 % New Testament 18
Khasonke Gambia 2,500 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 0.11 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Wuzlam, Uzam Cameroon 32,000 Wuzlam Islam ● 20.00 % 4.00 % Bible Portions -
Wotu Indonesia 600 Wotu Islam ● 0.85 % 0.85 % Unspecified 1
Worodougou Côte d'Ivoire 124,000 Worodougou Islam ● 0.80 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 2
Wolof Gambia 343,000 Wolof, Gambian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.11 % Bible Portions 7
Wolof, Lebou Senegal 232,000 Wolof Islam ● 0.40 % 0.10 % New Testament 5
Wolof, Lebou Mauritania 1,500 Wolof Islam ● 0.40 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Wolof United States 20,000 Wolof Islam ● 2.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Totals: 4,036 Peoples   1,893,485,000     3,468 ●       34,031
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