Religion - Islam | Joshua Project

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,859,101,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,763

Unreached Groups

3,217 (85.5 %)

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 *
	Banda, Eli-Elat	Indonesia	4,900	Banda	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kau	Indonesia	600	Kao	Islam	4 ●	15.00 %	3.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Black African, general	Tunisia	89,000	Language unknown	Islam	2 ●	20.00 %	2.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Bushi	Madagascar	1,800	Bushi	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	1.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bushi	Mayotte	68,000	Bushi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Rongga	Indonesia	5,000	Rongga	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Laki	Iran	1,236,000	Laki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	25
	Fars, Northwestern	Iran	8,800	Fars, Northwestern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Jimi, Bi-Gimu	Nigeria	2,000	Jimi	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Mono	Cameroon	300	Mono	Islam	4 ●	15.00 %	4.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Nimbari, Nyamnyam	Cameroon	300	Language unknown	Islam	2 ●	30.00 %	0.80 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Comorian, Mwali	Comoros	43,000	Comorian, Mwali	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Comorian, Mwali	Madagascar	1,800	Comorian, Mwali	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Comorian, Mwali	Reunion	600	Comorian, Mwali	Islam	1 ●	0.11 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bashgali	Pakistan	18,000	Kati	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Bashkar	Pakistan	220,000	Kati	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	4
	Chitrali, Kho	Afghanistan	10,000	Khowar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Chitrali	Pakistan	26,000	Khowar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Yidghal	Pakistan	9,400	Yadgha	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Dangarik	Pakistan	23,000	Palula	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Shabak	Iraq	250,000	Shabak	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	5
	Dompo	Ghana	1,600	Dompo	Islam	4 ●	19.00 %	5.00 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Mesqan	Ethiopia	410,000	Mesqan	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	4.70 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Hone	Nigeria	12,000	Hone	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Oromo, Garre	Kenya	906,000	Garre	Islam	0 ☀	0.02 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	18
Totals:	3,763 Peoples		1,859,101,000			3,217 ●				33,479

* 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 for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. 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%