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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,264,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,003

Unreached Groups

3,424 (85.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Rufaa, Rufaiyin Sudan 678,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ● 0.20 % 0.03 % New Testament 14
Daju Sudan 36,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % New Testament 1
Baggara, Selim Sudan 77,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Shaikia, Arabized Sudan 1,157,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % New Testament 23
Shatt Sudan 36,000 Shatt Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Shukria Sudan 271,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % New Testament 5
Sherifi Sudan 229,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 5
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Sudan 124,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Shwai Sudan 8,400 Shwai Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Started 1
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,400 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Sudan 2,000 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Sudanese Sudan 15,087,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam ☀︎ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 302
Sungor Sudan 24,000 Assangori Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Swahili Sudan 28,000 Swahili Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Syrian Sudan 116,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ● 8.00 % 1.00 % Bible Portions -
Gaahmg Sudan 126,000 Gaam Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Translation Started 3
Tagoy Sudan 26,000 Tagoi Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Translation Started 1
Arab, Yemeni Sudan 31,000 Arabic, Ta'izzi-Adeni Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Tama Sudan 88,000 Tama (Chad) Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 2
Tubu, Teda Sudan 12,000 Tedaga Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Temain, Ronge Sudan 20,000 Temein Islam ● 2.00 % 1.10 % Translation Started 1
Tigre, Eritrean Sudan 126,000 Tigre Islam ● 0.10 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 3
Tima Sudan 7,400 Tima Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tingal Sudan 23,000 Tegali Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Tira Sudan 38,000 Tira Islam ● 2.00 % 0.40 % Unspecified 1
Totals: 4,003 Peoples   2,022,264,000     3,424 ●       36,524
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