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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,190,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,042

Unreached Groups

3,494 (86.4 %)

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Photo People Group ▼ Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Palestinian Saudi Arabia 448,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.60 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Palestinian Syria 23,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Palestinian United Kingdom 20,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Palestinian United States 105,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 22.00 % 3.00 % Bible Portions -
Arab, Palestinian West Bank / Gaza 4,646,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 1.00 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 93
Arab, Palestinian Yemen 36,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 2.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Arab, Omani United Arab Emirates 289,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 6
Arab, Omani Djibouti 90,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % Translation Needed 2
Arab, Omani Kenya 27,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Omani Kuwait 21,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.09 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Omani Oman 1,939,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 39
Arab, Omani Saudi Arabia 143,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Translation Needed 3
Arab, Omani Somalia 99,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % Translation Needed 2
Arab, Omani United Kingdom 2,200 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Omani United States 1,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Omani Yemen 171,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % Translation Needed 3
Arab, Northern Yemeni Canada 6,800 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ● 0.40 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Arab, Northern Yemeni Saudi Arabia 285,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 6
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 14,676,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 294
Arab, North Iraqi Greece 7,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 1
Arab, North Iraqi Iraq 9,700,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 194
Arab, North Iraqi Jordan 456,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 9
Arab, North Iraqi Syria 442,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.70 % 0.20 % New Testament 9
Arab, North Iraqi Turkey 575,000 Arabic, North Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % New Testament 12
Arab, Moroccan Algeria 185,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ● 0.15 % 0.15 % New Testament 4
Totals: 4,042 Peoples   1,957,190,000     3,494 ●       35,721
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