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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,958,193,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,054

Unreached Groups

3,505 (86.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent ▲		 %
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Yakan Malaysia 1,200 Yakan Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Yazeed Sudan 504,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 10
Yazgul Tajikistan 11,000 Yazgulyam Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Yoruk Bulgaria 900 Balkan Gagauz Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yoruk North Macedonia 4,000 Balkan Gagauz Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 1
Yoruk Turkey 470,000 Balkan Gagauz Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 9
Zaghawa Chad 172,000 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 3
Zaghawa Libya 9,200 Zaghawa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Swahili, Zanzibari Oman 48,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili, Zanzibari Tanzania 746,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Zarma Nigeria 161,000 Zarma Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 3
Bedouin, Ziban Algeria 20,000 Arabic, Algerian Saharan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Zuwarah Libya 41,000 Nafusi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Baga Mandouri Guinea 4,900 Baga Manduri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Started 1
Yadav (Muslim traditions) India 10,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Yadav (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 21,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Limba, East Guinea 1,200 Limba, East Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Baga Binari Guinea 4,000 Baga Pokur Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 1
Abdul Bangladesh 43,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Abdul India 41,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Abdul Nepal 1,500 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Agariya (Muslim traditions) India 18,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Agariya (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,700 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ansari Afghanistan 2,600 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Ansari Bangladesh 16,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,958,193,000     3,505 ●       35,737
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