Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

2,022,285,000

% of World Population

25.0 %

People Groups

4,004

Unreached Groups

3,425 (85.5 %)

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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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 *
	Cypriots, Turkish	Cyprus	228,000	Turkish	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.26 %	5 Complete Bible	5
	Bambara	Guinea	5,200	Bamanankan	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.26 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Somali, Garre	Ethiopia	64,000	Somali	Islam	1 ●	0.26 %	0.26 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Balaesan	Indonesia	7,000	Balaesang	Islam	1 ●	0.27 %	0.27 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Berber, Zenaga	Mauritania	1,100	Hassaniyya	Islam	1 ●	0.27 %	0.27 %	4 New Testament	1
	Jaya	Chad	7,800	Jaya	Islam	1 ●	0.27 %	0.27 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Duun, Samogo	Mali	189,000	Duungooma	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.28 %	2 Translation Started	4
	Fulani, Nigerian	Nigeria	18,149,000	Fulfulde, Nigerian	Islam	1 ●	0.28 %	0.28 %	4 New Testament	363
	Arab, Iranian	Iran	579,000	Arabic, Mesopotamian	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.29 %	4 New Testament	12
	Uzbek, Northern	China	22,000	Uzbek, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.29 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Ajuran, Borana-speaking	Kenya	186,000	Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	4
	Arab	Rwanda	2,900	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab, Emirati	United Arab Emirates	1,108,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	22
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Oman	756,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.35 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Arab	Australia	51,000	Arabic, Mesopotamian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab	Bulgaria	10,000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab	Congo, Republic of the	1,300	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	2 ●	50.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Muhamasheen, Akhdam	Kuwait	67,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Badyara	Guinea-Bissau	6,500	Badyara	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Bawean, Madurese	Singapore	29,000	Madura	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	South Asian, Bengali-speaking	United Arab Emirates	74,000	Bengali	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	South Asian, Bengali-speaking	Canada	76,000	Bengali	Islam	1 ●	1.20 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	2
	Aweer	Kenya	21,000	Aweer	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Bosniak	Australia	17,000	Bosnian	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.30 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Brunei Malay, Kedayan	Malaysia	392,000	Brunei	Islam	2 ●	6.00 %	0.30 %	2 Translation Started	-1 -
Totals:	4,004 Peoples		2,022,285,000			3,425 ●				36,525

* 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
1	Unreached - 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%