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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,190,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,042

Unreached Groups

3,494 (86.4 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country ▲ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Tunisian United States 20,000 Arabic, Tunisian Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % New Testament 1
Urdu United States 531,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Uyghur United States 10,000 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Uzbek, Southern United States 29,000 Uzbek, Southern Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Zigua United States 500 Zigula Islam ● 8.00 % 6.00 % New Testament -
Mende United States 6,900 Mende Islam ● 15.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Jat (Muslim traditions) United States 390,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 8
Shaikh United States 206,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.80 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Turk United States 202,000 Turkish Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Indonesian United States 7,700 Indonesian Islam ● 16.00 % 5.60 % Complete Bible -
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk United States 1,100 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 2.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Afghani, general United States 102,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Turk, Meskhetian United States 16,000 English Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Bantu United States 53,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Avar Uzbekistan 1,300 Avar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Azerbaijani Uzbekistan 62,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 1
Balkar Uzbekistan 900 Karachay-Balkar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Bashkir Uzbekistan 49,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 1
Chechen Uzbekistan 1,800 Chechen Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Tatar, Crimean Uzbekistan 184,000 Crimean Tatar Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 4
Dargin Uzbekistan 2,700 Dargwa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Kabardian Uzbekistan 1,600 Kabardian Islam ● 8.00 % 1.00 % New Testament -
Dungan Uzbekistan 1,800 Dungan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Ingush Uzbekistan 800 Ingush Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Karakalpak, Black Hat Uzbekistan 756,000 Karakalpak Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Totals: 4,042 Peoples   1,957,190,000     3,494 ●       35,721
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