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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,958,378,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,043

Unreached Groups

3,494 (86.4 %)

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 *
Arab, Lebanese Yemen 24,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Mahra Yemen 101,000 Mehri Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 2
Malay Yemen 49,000 Malay Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Palestinian Yemen 36,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Persian Yemen 24,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 14,676,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 294
Socotran Yemen 125,000 Soqotri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 2
Somali Yemen 505,000 Somali Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 10
Arab, Sudanese Yemen 428,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 9
Arab, Yemeni Yemen 7,594,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 152
Arab, Tihami Yemen 5,025,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 100
Deaf Yemen 337,000 Language unknown Islam ☀ 0.08 % Unspecified 7
South Asian, general Yemen 357,000 Hindi Islam ● 1.00 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 7
Razihi Yemen 80,000 Razihi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 2
Arab, Lebanese Zambia 4,100 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 32.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions -
Swahili Zambia 50,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Yao, Muslim Zambia 5,400 Yao Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili, Congo Zambia 48,000 Swahili, Congo Islam ● 16.00 % 3.00 % Complete Bible -
Totals: 4,043 Peoples   1,958,378,000     3,494 ●       35,772
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