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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,957,933,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,041

Unreached Groups

3,492 (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 *
Romani, Halebi Egypt 405,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Kanuri, Yerwa Sudan 405,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 8
Gonja, Ngbanyito Ghana 407,000 Gonja Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 8
Malinke, Mau Côte d'Ivoire 407,000 Mahou Islam ● 0.50 % 0.03 % Bible Portions 8
Alaba Ethiopia 408,000 Alaba-K'abeena Islam ● 2.60 % 1.40 % New Testament 8
Deaf Afghanistan 411,000 Afghan Sign Language Islam ☀ 0.05 % Translation Needed 8
Hausa Cameroon 412,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.10 % 0.08 % Complete Bible 8
Kanuri, Manga Nigeria 412,000 Kanuri, Manga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 8
Hazara Iran 413,000 Hazaragi Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 8
Baggara, Habbania Sudan 414,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.20 % New Testament 8
South Asian, general Italy 415,000 Urdu Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 8
Pashtun Safi Pakistan 416,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Pashtun Marwat (Lohani) Pakistan 417,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 8
Bade Nigeria 418,000 Bade Islam ● 2.00 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 8
Tatar Uzbekistan 419,000 Tatar Islam ● 0.30 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 8
Afghan, Tajik Iran 422,000 Dari Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 8
Gera, Gerawa Nigeria 423,000 Gera Islam ● 1.60 % 1.40 % Translation Needed 8
Ingush, Galgai Russia 426,000 Ingush Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 9
Takistani Iran 426,000 Takestani Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 9
Swahili Saudi Arabia 427,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 9
Deaf Turkey 427,000 Turkish Sign Language Islam ● 0.21 % Translation Needed 9
Lezgin Russia 428,000 Lezgi Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % New Testament 9
Arab, Sudanese Yemen 428,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % New Testament 9
Darzi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 429,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 9
Pashtun Ghauri India 429,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 9
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,957,933,000     3,492 ●       35,771
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