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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,778,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,067

Unreached Groups

3,498 (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 *
Shaikh United States 207,000 Bengali Islam ● 0.80 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 4
Shaikia, Arabized Sudan 1,128,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % New Testament 23
Shanga Nigeria 28,000 Shanga Islam ● 1.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Sharwa Cameroon 9,900 Sharwa Islam ● 1.00 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Shatt Sudan 35,000 Shatt Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % Bible Portions 1
Shukria Sudan 264,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % New Testament 5
Shwai Sudan 8,200 Shwai Islam ● 0.20 % 0.05 % Translation Needed 1
Siduan Malaysia 1,200 Melanau, Sibu Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,689,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 34
Sindhi Philippines 33,000 Sindhi Islam ● 4.00 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 1
Siri, Sirawa Nigeria 5,800 Siri Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Translation Started 1
Sokoro, Tunjur Sudan 2,300 Sokoro Islam ● 4.00 % 2.00 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Kenya 2,545,000 Somali Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 51
Somali Norway 44,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Saudi Arabia 76,000 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 2
Somali Belgium 1,400 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Eritrea 1,800 Somali Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Ethiopia 8,012,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 160
Somali South Africa 24,000 Somali Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Somalia 13,785,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 276
Somali Sudan 2,000 Somali Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Türkiye (Turkey) 28,000 Somali Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Somali Bantu Canada 6,200 Maay Islam ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 1
Somali Bantu United States 53,000 Maay Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Bible Portions 1
Somali, Garre Ethiopia 62,000 Somali Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,067 Peoples   1,984,778,000     3,498 ●       36,151
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