Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,026,862,000

% of World Population

25.1 %

People Groups

4,007

Unreached Groups

3,432 (85.7 %)

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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 *
	Arab, Bahraini	Bahrain	777,000	Arabic, Baharna	Islam	1 ●	3.40 %	0.90 %	2 Translation Started	16
	Beja, Amarar	Sudan	750,000	Bedawiyet	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Kuchi Afghan refugee	Pakistan	749,000	Pashto, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Besemah	Indonesia	748,000	Malay, Central	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	15
	Rajput Joia (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	764,000	Saraiki	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	763,000	Saraiki	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Tanaoli	Pakistan	756,000	Hindko, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Dhund	Pakistan	751,000	Hindko, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	15
	Shirazi	Tanzania	748,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Persian	Afghanistan	738,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.12 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Minangkabau, Orang Negeri	Malaysia	735,000	Negeri Sembilan Malay	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	15
	Fulfulde, Borgu	Benin	735,000	Fulfulde, Borgu	Islam	1 ●	1.40 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Fulani, Toukaleur	Senegal	742,000	Pulaar	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	15
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Oman	756,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.35 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Musi	Indonesia	696,000	Musi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.07 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	14
	Laki	Iran	690,000	Laki	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	14
	Lohar (Muslim traditions)	India	703,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	14
	Memon	India	684,000	Gujarati	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	14
	Fulani, Western	Niger	682,000	Fulfulde, Western Niger	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	14
	Rufaa, Rufaiyin	Sudan	678,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.03 %	4 New Testament	14
	Uzbek, Northern	Kazakhstan	678,000	Uzbek, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	14
	Baggara, Messiria	Sudan	706,000	Arabic, Sudanese	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	14
	Maninka, Western	Mali	696,000	Maninkakan, Western	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	14
	Makonde	Mozambique	710,000	Makonde	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	14
	Berber, Kabyle	France	710,000	Kabyle	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.50 %	5 Complete Bible	14
Totals:	4,007 Peoples		2,026,862,000			3,432 ●				37,925

* 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%

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