Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,082,758,000

% of World Population

25.4 %

People Groups

4,046

Unreached Groups

3,468 (85.7 %)

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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 *
	Zaramo	Tanzania	1,475,000	Zaramo	Islam	1 ●	3.04 %	2.00 %	4 New Testament	29
	Swahili, Zanzibari	Tanzania	803,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	16
	Yao	Tanzania	834,000	Yao	Islam	1 ●	2.06 %	1.26 %	5 Complete Bible	17
	Va-Ma'a	Tanzania	77,000	Mbugu	Islam	4 ●	10.00 %	3.50 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
	Vinza	Tanzania	33,000	Vinza	Islam	2 ●	40.00 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Swahili, Tumbatu	Tanzania	100,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Tongwe	Tanzania	71,000	Tongwe	Islam	2 ●	20.00 %	1.10 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Swahili	Tanzania	93,000	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.80 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Somali	Tanzania	80,000	Somali	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Shambala	Tanzania	1,461,000	Shambala	Islam	5 ●	45.00 %	14.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Shirazi	Tanzania	760,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	15
	Segeju	Tanzania	23,000	Swahili	Islam	0 ☀︎	0.03 %	0.02 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Rufiji	Tanzania	657,000	Rufiji	Islam	2 ●	9.00 %	1.50 %	0 Unspecified	-1 -
	Rangi	Tanzania	803,000	Rangi	Islam	4 ●	20.00 %	7.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Swahili, Pemba	Tanzania	61,000	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.20 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Pare, Asu	Tanzania	1,123,000	Asu (Tanzania)	Islam	5 ●	40.00 %	12.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe	Tanzania	2,069,000	Nyamwezi	Islam	4 ●	34.00 %	8.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Mwera	Tanzania	1,032,000	Mwera (Tanzania, Lindi Region)	Islam	4 ●	31.00 %	9.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Matumbi	Tanzania	318,000	Matumbi	Islam	1 ●	1.21 %	0.71 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Makwe	Tanzania	21,000	Makwe	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Makonde	Tanzania	2,119,000	Makonde	Islam	4 ●	9.00 %	6.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Nguu	Tanzania	434,000	Ngulu	Islam	4 ●	15.00 %	4.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Ngindo	Tanzania	723,000	Ngindo	Islam	4 ●	22.00 %	3.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Ndonde Hamba	Tanzania	30,000	Ndonde Hamba	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	1.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Ndengereko	Tanzania	100,000	Ndengereko	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.70 %	2 Translation Started	2
Totals:	4,046 Peoples		2,082,758,000			3,468 ●				38,916

* 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
0.3	Unreached Frontier - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
0.7	Unreached not Frontier - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - 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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