Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,346,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,061

Unreached Groups

3,493 (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 Needed *
	Shapsug, Circassian	Russia	1,900	Adyghe	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Tobol-Irtysh Tatar, Siberian	Russia	74,000	Siberian Tatar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Baraba Tatar, Siberian	Russia	21,000	Siberian Tatar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Tomsk Tatar, Siberian	Russia	6,600	Siberian Tatar	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Kist	Russia	700	Chechen	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Lyuli	Russia	500	Tajik	Islam	4 ●	6.00 %	5.90 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Arab	Rwanda	2,900	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Swahili	Rwanda	6,500	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arab, Omani	Saudi Arabia	145,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Saudi Arabia	1,055,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	21
	Arab, Bedouin	Saudi Arabia	1,402,000	Arabic, Najdi	Islam	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	28
	Arab, Saudi - Najdi	Saudi Arabia	14,668,000	Arabic, Najdi	Islam	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	293
	South Asian, Bengali-speaking	Saudi Arabia	36,000	Bengali	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.07 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rohingya	Saudi Arabia	558,000	Rohingya	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	11
	Kabardian	Saudi Arabia	29,000	Kabardian	Islam	1 ●	1.50 %	0.18 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Egyptian	Saudi Arabia	654,000	Arabic, Egyptian	Islam	2 ●	13.00 %	2.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Hui	Saudi Arabia	37,000	Chinese, Mandarin	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arab, Lebanese	Saudi Arabia	281,000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	2 ●	31.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Mahra, South Arabic	Saudi Arabia	25,000	Mehri	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Malay	Saudi Arabia	18,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	0.80 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Arab, Palestinian	Saudi Arabia	455,000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	2 ●	5.60 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Persian	Saudi Arabia	254,000	Persian, Iranian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	5
	Punjabi	Saudi Arabia	872,000	Punjabi, Eastern	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	17
	Arab, Northern Yemeni	Saudi Arabia	289,000	Arabic, Sanaani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	6
	Arab, Saudi - Hijazi	Saudi Arabia	11,291,000	Arabic, Hijazi	Islam	0 ☀	0.09 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	226
Totals:	4,061 Peoples		1,986,346,000			3,493 ●				36,118

* 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%