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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,367,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,060

Unreached Groups

3,492 (86.0 %)

Map Notes
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Persian Saudi Arabia 254,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 5
Persian Spain 2,800 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Sweden 46,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 8.00 % 6.00 % Complete Bible -
Persian Syria 54,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Tajikistan 600 Persian, Iranian Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Türkiye (Turkey) 130,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 3
Persian Turkmenistan 17,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian United Kingdom 72,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian United States 324,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 6
Persian Uzbekistan 35,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Persian Yemen 25,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Afghan, Tajik Afghanistan 11,670,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 233
Afghan, Tajik Iran 425,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 8
Afghan, Tajik Kazakhstan 800 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Afghan, Tajik Ukraine 900 Dari Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Belitung Indonesia 116,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 2
Pishagchi Iran 1,400 Azerbaijani, South Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Bulgaria 63,000 Bulgarian Islam ● 1.20 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Greece 30,000 Bulgarian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Italy 2,400 Bulgarian Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak North Macedonia 2,100 Bulgarian Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % Complete Bible 1
Pomak Türkiye (Turkey) 396,000 Bulgarian Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 8
Punjabi Afghanistan 6,500 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Punjabi Australia 138,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 3
Punjabi Japan 68,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.50 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,060 Peoples   1,986,367,000     3,492 ●       36,117
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