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 *
	Mewati (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	937,000	Sindhi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	19
	Batonu, Baruba	Benin	953,000	Baatonum	Islam	5 ●	16.40 %	13.00 %	5 Complete Bible	-1 -
	Minangkabau, Orang Negeri	Malaysia	955,000	Malay	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	19
	Uzbek, Northern	Kyrgyzstan	964,000	Uzbek, Northern	Islam	1 ●	0.18 %	0.18 %	5 Complete Bible	19
	Mewati (Muslim traditions)	India	964,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	19
	Khorasani Turk	Iran	969,000	Khorasani Turkish	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	1 Translation Needed	19
	Pare, Asu	Tanzania	979,000	Asu	Islam	5 ●	40.00 %	12.00 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Mandingo, Mandinka	Senegal	981,000	Mandinka	Islam	1 ●	0.70 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Qashqai, Kashkai	Iran	1,002,000	Kashkay	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	20
	Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions)	Pakistan	1,003,000	Punjabi, Western	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	20
	Pashtun Yusafzai	India	1,007,000	Urdu	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Saudi Arabia	1,009,000	Arabic, Gulf Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	20
	Bederia	Sudan	1,010,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	20
	Shaikh Qureshi	Pakistan	1,010,000	Sindhi	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Arab, Egyptian	United Arab Emirates	1,019,000	Arabic, Egyptian Spoken	Islam	4 ●	12.00 %	3.90 %	4 New Testament	-1 -
	Mandingo, Mandinka	Gambia	1,020,000	Mandinka	Islam	1 ●	1.10 %	0.97 %	5 Complete Bible	20
	Luri, Southern	Iran	1,032,000	Luri, Southern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	21
	Jambi	Indonesia	1,041,000	Malay, Jambi	Islam	0 ☀	0.06 %	0.01 %	3 Bible Portions	21
	Kawahia, Fezara	Sudan	1,041,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.01 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	21
	Gawamaa	Sudan	1,045,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	21
	Shaikia, Arabized	Sudan	1,053,000	Arabic, Sudanese Spoken	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.05 %	4 New Testament	21
	Songhai-Koyraboro	Mali	1,081,000	Songhay, Koyraboro Senni	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	22
	Qassab	Pakistan	1,099,000	Saraiki	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	22
	Pashtun Mohmand	Pakistan	1,105,000	Pashto, Northern	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	5 Complete Bible	22
	Hausa	Benin	1,114,000	Hausa	Islam	1 ●	0.10 %	0.05 %	5 Complete Bible	22
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%