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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,456,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,757

Unreached Groups

3,220 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Mandingo, Mandinka Senegal 956,000 Mandinka Islam ● 0.70 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 19
Pare, Asu Tanzania 951,000 Asu Islam ● 40.00 % 12.00 % New Testament -
Rohingya Bangladesh 948,000 Rohingya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 19
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri Malaysia 943,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Batonu, Baruba Benin 928,000 Baatonum Islam ● 16.40 % 13.00 % Complete Bible -
Uzbek, Northern Kyrgyzstan 925,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.18 % 0.18 % Complete Bible 19
Mewati (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 924,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 18
Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 921,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 18
Kamboh (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 913,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 18
Oromo, Garre Kenya 906,000 Garre Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % Unspecified 18
Songhai-Koyraboro Niger 900,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 18
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 894,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 18
Khoja Pakistan 889,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 18
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 882,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Unspecified 18
Mwera Tanzania 874,000 Mwera Islam ● 31.00 % 9.00 % New Testament -
Khasonke Mali 865,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 2.50 % 0.63 % New Testament 17
Kanembu Chad 864,000 Kanembu Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 17
Indonesian Malaysia 833,000 Indonesian Islam ● 15.00 % 5.60 % Complete Bible -
Kulobi Tajikistan 830,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Kazakh Uzbekistan 828,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.20 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 17
Mewati (Muslim traditions) India 825,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Mbojo Indonesia 824,000 Bima Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % New Testament 16
Punjabi Saudi Arabia 821,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Oman 819,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 16
Zigua Tanzania 807,000 Zigula Islam ● 9.00 % 5.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 3,757 Peoples   1,857,456,000     3,220 ●       33,420
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