Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,262,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,003

Unreached Groups

3,426 (85.6 %)

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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 *
	Malay, Riau	Indonesia	1,923,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	38
	Malay, Riau	Singapore	17,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Pontianak	Indonesia	327,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Malay, Pattani	Thailand	1,573,000	Malay, Pattani	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	31
	Malay, North Moluccan	Indonesia	138,000	Malay, North Moluccan	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	3
	Malay, Malaysian	Ireland	3,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Malaysian	United Kingdom	61,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Larantuka	Indonesia	24,000	Malay, Larantuka	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Malay, Ketapang	Indonesia	316,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Malay, Kedah	Thailand	1,100	Malay, Kedah	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Malay, Javar	Sri Lanka	53,000	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Australia	1,300	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	400	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Christmas Island	400	Malay, Cocos Islands	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Cocos Islands	Malaysia	6,200	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Cape	South Africa	330,000	Afrikaans	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Malay, Banda	Indonesia	5,000	Malay, Banda	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Malay, Bacanese	Indonesia	3,500	Malay, Bacanese	Islam	4 ●	38.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Malay	United Arab Emirates	29,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Australia	183,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.25 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Malay	Myanmar (Burma)	27,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Canada	2,700	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Cambodia	18,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Comoros	1,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Denmark	800	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
Totals:	4,003 Peoples		2,022,262,000			3,426 ●				36,526

* 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%