Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,902,705,000

% of World Population

24.3 %

People Groups

4,042

Unreached Groups

3,490 (86.3 %)

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Photo	People Group	Country	Population	Primary Language	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical ▲	Scripture Status	Est. Workers Needed *
	Malay	Netherlands	1,500	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Malay	Yemen	44,000	Malay	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mandingo, Mandinka	Ghana	5,900	Mandinka	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Mawa	Chad	17,000	Mawa	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.50 %	2 Translation Started	1
	Marka, Dafing	Mali	63,000	Marka	Islam	2 ●	10.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Matumbi	Tanzania	277,000	Matumbi	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	6
	Arab, Moroccan	Gibraltar	1,700	Arabic, Moroccan Spoken	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Moroccan	Norway	8,100	Arabic, Moroccan Spoken	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Palestinian	United Arab Emirates	102,000	Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Arab, Palestinian	Colombia	13,000	Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	Islam	2 ●	20.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Arab, Palestinian	Syria	19,000	Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab, Palestinian	United Kingdom	20,000	Arabic, South Levantine Spoken	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Romani, Vlax	Kosovo	8,800	Romani, Vlax	Islam	2 ●	40.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Romani, Vlax	Georgia	1,200	Romani, Vlax	Islam	2 ●	20.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Romani, Balkan	North Macedonia	55,000	Romani, Balkan	Islam	2 ●	25.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Romani, Balkan	Turkey	74,000	Romani, Balkan	Islam	1 ●	4.50 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Serer	Mauritania	4,800	Serer-Sine	Islam	2 ●	22.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Baggara, Shuwa Arab	Canada	700	Arabic, Chadian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Baggara, Shuwa Arab	United States	2,400	Arabic, Chadian Spoken	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.50 %	5 Complete Bible	1
	Songhai-Koyraboro	Ghana	9,800	Songhay, Koyraboro Senni	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Soninke	United States	25,000	Soninke	Islam	1 ●	1.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab, Sudanese	Australia	37,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	2 ●	11.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Arab, Sudanese	Canada	13,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Sudanese	Ethiopia	20,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab, Sudanese	Italy	2,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	4 New Testament	1
Totals:	4,042 Peoples		1,902,705,000			3,490 ●				34,532

* 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%