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 *
	Makwe	Mozambique	54,000	Makwe	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.10 %	0.09 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Makwe	Tanzania	21,000	Makwe	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Nuristani, Malakhel	Afghanistan	3,600	Dari	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ilwana	Kenya	23,000	Kiwilwana	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	4 New Testament	1
	Malay	United Arab Emirates	29,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	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, Javar	Sri Lanka	53,000	Sri Lankan Malay Creole	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	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
	Malay, Malaysian	Ireland	3,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	China, Hong Kong	20,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.45 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Japan	9,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Korea, South	9,700	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Christmas Island	300	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Madagascar	37,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Netherlands	1,600	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	New Zealand	22,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Saudi Arabia	19,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Taiwan	21,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay, Malaysian	United Kingdom	61,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	United States	21,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Yemen	51,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Berau	Indonesia	23,000	Malay, Berau	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.11 %	0 Unspecified	1
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%