Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,347,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,005

Unreached Groups

3,427 (85.6 %)

Map Notes

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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 *
	Karachay	Russia	226,000	Karachay-Balkar	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	5
	Bezhta	Russia	9,000	Bezhta	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Karakalpak	Russia	800	Karakalpak	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Karata	Russia	6,700	Karata	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kazakh	Russia	590,000	Kazakh	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.01 %	5 Complete Bible	12
	Khvarshin	Russia	5,000	Khvarshi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	1 Translation Needed	1
	Kumyk	Russia	564,000	Kumyk	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.01 %	0.01 %	4 New Testament	11
	Kurd, Kurmanji	Russia	25,000	Kurdish, Northern	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Bagvalal	Russia	6,500	Bagvalal	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Kyrgyz	Russia	137,000	Kyrgyz	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.70 %	5 Complete Bible	3
	Lak	Russia	173,000	Lak	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.03 %	3 Bible Portions	3
	Lezgin	Russia	487,000	Lezgi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	10
	Tat, Muslim	Russia	600	Tat, Muslim	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tatar, Nogai	Russia	109,000	Nogai	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.02 %	0.02 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Uzbek, Northern	Russia	322,000	Uzbek, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.75 %	0.30 %	0 Unspecified	6
	Pashtun, Northern	Russia	5,400	Pashto, Northern	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Persian	Russia	2,400	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rutul	Russia	34,000	Rutul	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.05 %	0.05 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Tabasaran	Russia	151,000	Tabasaran	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.10 %	4 New Testament	3
	Talysh	Russia	3,600	Talysh	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tajik	Russia	349,000	Tajik	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.10 %	5 Complete Bible	7
	Tatar	Russia	4,698,000	Tatar	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.49 %	5 Complete Bible	94
	Tindi	Russia	10,000	Tindi	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Tsakhur	Russia	12,000	Tsakhur	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.09 %	0.09 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Turkmen	Russia	41,000	Turkmen	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	1
Totals:	4,005 Peoples		2,022,347,000			3,427 ●				36,541

* 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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