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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,861,005,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,824

Unreached Groups

3,256 (85.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion ▲ Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 882,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 18
Arab, Bahraini Oman 19,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Translation Needed 1
Bainouk, Banyum Guinea-Bissau 11,000 Bainouk-Gunyuno Islam ● 15.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed -
Bajau Indonesia 345,000 Bajau, Indonesian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 7
Bajau Bukit, Papar Malaysia 2,000 Malay Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Jama Mapun, Sama Mapun Malaysia 17,000 Mapun Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Jama Mapun, Bajau Kagayan Philippines 50,000 Mapun Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Bajelani Iraq 69,000 Bajelani Islam ● 0.15 % 0.03 % Unspecified 1
Bajuni Kenya 187,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 4
Bajuni Somalia 11,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajuni Tanzania 24,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bakhtiari Iran 1,247,000 Bakhtiari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 25
Bakumpai Indonesia 165,000 Bakumpai Islam ● 2.00 % 0.03 % Unspecified 3
Balaesan Indonesia 6,800 Balaesang Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Balkar Kyrgyzstan 1,400 Karachay-Balkar Islam ● 2.03 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Balkar Kazakhstan 2,300 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Balkar Russia 112,000 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.04 % New Testament 2
Balkar United States 600 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Balkar Uzbekistan 800 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Senoufo, Mamara Mali 1,395,000 Senoufo, Mamara Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % New Testament 28
Bambara Canada 700 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Bambara France 130,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 3.00 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 3
Bambara Gambia 23,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Bambara Guinea 4,700 Bamanankan Islam ● 2.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bambara Côte d'Ivoire 11,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 3,824 Peoples   1,861,005,000     3,256 ●       33,511
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