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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,898,606,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,037

Unreached Groups

3,468 (85.9 %)

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Photo People Group Country ▼ Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Zirenkel Chad 6,700 Zerenkel Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Gula, Kara Central African Republic 18,000 Gula Islam ● 15.00 % 12.00 % Bible Portions -
Hausa Central African Republic 35,000 Hausa Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 1
Kara, Fertit Central African Republic 6,800 Kara Islam ● 25.00 % 15.00 % Translation Needed -
Fulani, Bagirmi Central African Republic 214,000 Fulfulde, Bagirmi Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.03 % Translation Started 4
Furu Central African Republic 5,700 Furu Islam ● 28.00 % 10.00 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Turku Central African Republic 4,900 Juba Arabic Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Baggara, Fertit Central African Republic 24,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Central African Republic 109,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 2
Banda-Bambari, Linda Central African Republic 255,000 Banda-Bambari Islam ● 25.00 % 5.00 % Bible Portions -
Runga Central African Republic 30,000 Runga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Fulani, Adamawa Cape Verde 64,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Albanian Canada 2,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 32.00 % 0.20 % New Testament -
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Canada 68,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % New Testament 1
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Canada 78,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.90 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 2
Arab, Libyan Canada 5,600 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Northern Yemeni Canada 6,700 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Canada 700 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Bambara Canada 3,500 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.60 % Complete Bible 1
Berber, Imazighen Canada 37,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Unspecified 1
Berber, Kabyle Canada 17,000 Amazigh Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Complete Bible 1
Kurd, Kurmanji Canada 7,400 Kurdish, Northern Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bosniak Canada 92,000 Bosnian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 2
Brunei Malay Canada 5,100 Brunei Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 1
Jat (Muslim traditions) Canada 112,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 2
Totals: 4,037 Peoples   1,898,606,000     3,468 ●       34,099
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