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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,958,193,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,054

Unreached Groups

3,505 (86.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▲
Maldivian, Malki Maldives 484,000 Maldivian Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 10
Maninka, Eastern Mali 524,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Masalit Sudan 489,000 Masalit Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 10
Persian Iraq 525,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 10
Somali Yemen 505,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 10
Tuareg, Tamajaq Mali 497,000 Tamajaq, Tawallammat Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Baloch, Western Afghanistan 494,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 10
Tuareg, Tamasheq Mali 508,000 Tamasheq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Yazeed Sudan 504,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Gaddi (Muslim traditions) India 514,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 10
Khoja India 501,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 10
Chhimba (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 498,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Nubian, Fedicca-Mohas Egypt 487,000 Nobiin Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 10
Hamar Sudan 503,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % New Testament 10
Brahui (original nucleus) Pakistan 506,000 Brahui Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Baloch Rakhshani Pakistan 479,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Malay, Sambas Indonesia 508,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 10
Makhuwa, Nahara Mozambique 516,000 Makhuwa Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 10
Albanian, Macedonian North Macedonia 523,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Sayyid Husaini India 504,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 10
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Qatar 528,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.08 % Bible Portions 11
Rohingya Saudi Arabia 550,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Daza Chad 531,000 Dazaga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 11
Fulani, Maasina Côte d'Ivoire 538,000 Fulfulde, Maasina Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % New Testament 11
Kyrgyz Uzbekistan 529,000 Kyrgyz Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 11
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,958,193,000     3,505 ●       35,737
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