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 %)

Map Notes

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Afghan, Tajik	Afghanistan	11,983,000	Dari	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	240
	Ansari	India	12,058,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	-1	5 Complete Bible	241
	Shaikh	Pakistan	12,456,000	Sindhi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	249
	Sylhet (Muslim traditions)	Bangladesh	12,486,000	Sylheti	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	250
	Kazakh	Kazakhstan	13,200,000	Kazakh	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.70 %	5 Complete Bible	264
	Malay	Malaysia	13,600,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.08 %	5 Complete Bible	272
	Hui	China	13,733,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	275
	Jat (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	13,993,000	Saraiki	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	280
	Hausa	Niger	14,115,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	282
	Somali	Somalia	14,213,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	1.11 %	0.94 %	5 Complete Bible	284
	Arab, Saudi - Najdi	Saudi Arabia	14,877,000	Arabic, Najdi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	298
	Arab, Sudanese	Sudan	15,087,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	302
	Arab, Northern Yemeni	Yemen	16,600,000	Arabic, Sanaani	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	332
	Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk	Iran	17,674,000	Azerbaijani, South	Islam	1 ●	1.80 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	353
	Fulani, Nigerian	Nigeria	18,149,000	Fulfulde, Nigerian	Islam	1 ●	0.28 %	0.28 %	4 New Testament	363
	Arab, Iraqi	Iraq	20,501,000	Arabic, Mesopotamian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	410
	Java Mancanegari	Indonesia	21,263,000	Javanese	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.22 %	5 Complete Bible	425
	Arab, Moroccan	Morocco	25,445,000	Arabic, Moroccan	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.08 %	4 New Testament	509
	Uzbek, Northern	Uzbekistan	28,930,000	Uzbek, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	579
	Pashtun	Pakistan	32,704,000	Pashto, Central	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	654
	Algerian, Arabic-speaking	Algeria	33,607,000	Arabic, Algerian	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	672
	Java Pesisir Lor	Indonesia	38,040,000	Javanese	Islam	1 ●	2.80 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	761
	Hausa	Nigeria	38,924,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	0.15 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	778
	Sunda	Indonesia	38,974,000	Sunda	Islam	1 ●	0.49 %	0.06 %	5 Complete Bible	779
	Persian	Iran	42,823,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	1.80 %	1.60 %	5 Complete Bible	856
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%