• Religion:  

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,162,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,057

Unreached Groups

3,487 (86.0 %)

Map Notes
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Progress Scale: ●●●●●   
☀
 = Frontier peoples
Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed * ▼
Pashayi, Southeast Afghanistan 593,000 Pashai, Southeast Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 12
Nubian, Arabized Egypt 598,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 12
Makonde Mozambique 597,000 Makonde Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % New Testament 12
Maba, Mabangi Chad 590,000 Maba Islam ☀ 0.04 % 0.01 % Translation Started 12
Kabardian, East Circassian Russia 581,000 Kabardian Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % New Testament 12
Rohingya Myanmar (Burma) 604,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 12
Kurd, Central Iran 575,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 12
Azerbaijani Russia 609,000 Azerbaijani, North Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 12
Pashtun Tarkani Pakistan 555,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Pashtun Ahmadzai (Wazir) Pakistan 536,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 11
Shaikh Usmani India 568,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Byari (Beary) India 542,000 Konkani Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Makhuwa, Nahara Mozambique 530,000 Makhuwa Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 11
Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 548,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 11
Hajam Bangladesh 568,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Alawite Türkiye (Turkey) 564,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 11
Turk Bulgaria 549,000 Turkish Islam ● 0.10 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 11
Sindhi Mohana Pakistan 545,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Jat (Muslim traditions) India 556,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Gujar (Muslim traditions) India 553,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Urdu United States 534,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 11
Baloch, Southern Oman 545,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ● 0.85 % 0.20 % New Testament 11
Baloch, Southern Iran 536,000 Balochi, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 11
Somali, Issa Djibouti 552,000 Somali Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 11
Persian Iraq 537,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 11
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
  Download Data   Data Sources   Definitions
  Prayer Cards
  Prayer Guide
Disclaimers:
  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
  2. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording.
  3. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
  4. Data is not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
  5. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. In rare instances a representative photo may be used.
  6. Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Please contact us.
  7. On-the-ground reality may vary from what is presented here. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible.
Search
 People Group
Lists Create
a List Global
Statistics Maps
 Definitions