Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,264,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,003

Unreached Groups

3,424 (85.5 %)

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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Soninke	Mali	2,057,000	Soninke	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	41
	Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,080,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	42
	Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,137,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	43
	Afar	Ethiopia	2,209,000	Afar	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	44
	Rajput (Muslim traditions)	India	2,224,000	Hindi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	44
	Kurd, Turkish	Iraq	2,261,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	1.20 %	1.10 %	5 Complete Bible	45
	Lohar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,267,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	45
	Hajam	India	2,242,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	45
	Malay, Sumatera North	Indonesia	2,318,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	46
	Rahanweyn	Somalia	2,373,000	Maay	Islam	1 ●	1.09 %	0.91 %	3 Bible Portions	47
	Hajam	Pakistan	2,347,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	47
	Oromo, Bale	Ethiopia	2,354,000	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	47
	Guhayna	Sudan	2,388,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.70 %	4 New Testament	48
	Dyula	Burkina Faso	2,432,000	Jula	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	49
	Berber, Shawiya	Algeria	2,428,000	Tachawit	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	49
	Machhi (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,451,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	49
	Luri, Northern	Iran	2,515,000	Luri, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	50
	Makassar	Indonesia	2,477,000	Makasar	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	50
	Susu	Guinea	2,487,000	Susu	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	50
	Beja, Bedawi	Sudan	2,556,000	Bedawiyet	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	51
	Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	2,568,000	Hindko, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	51
	Baloch unspecified	Pakistan	2,586,000	Balochi, Eastern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	52
	Somali	Kenya	2,596,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.22 %	0.18 %	5 Complete Bible	52
	Yao	Malawi	2,604,000	Yao	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	52
	Arab, Tihami	Yemen	2,629,000	Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	53
Totals:	4,003 Peoples		2,022,264,000			3,424 ●				36,524

* 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.

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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%