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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,893,485,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,036

Unreached Groups

3,468 (85.9 %)

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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 981,000 Mandinka Islam ● 0.70 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 20
Pare, Asu Tanzania 979,000 Asu Islam ● 40.00 % 12.00 % New Testament -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) India 972,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Khatri (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 972,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 19
Khorasani Turk Iran 969,000 Khorasani Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 19
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 969,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Uzbek, Northern Kyrgyzstan 964,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ● 0.18 % 0.18 % Complete Bible 19
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 957,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri Malaysia 955,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Pashtun Mohmand Pakistan 954,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Batonu, Baruba Benin 953,000 Baatonum Islam ● 16.40 % 13.00 % Complete Bible -
Qassab Pakistan 947,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 19
Songhai-Koyraboro Niger 934,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 19
Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 933,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 19
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 906,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Unspecified 18
Mwera Tanzania 899,000 Mwera Islam ● 31.00 % 9.00 % New Testament -
Khasonke Mali 891,000 Xaasongaxango Islam ● 2.50 % 0.63 % New Testament 18
Kanembu Chad 890,000 Kanembu Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 18
Shaikh Qureshi Pakistan 869,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Pashtun Yusafzai India 862,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Kulobi Tajikistan 848,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Indonesian Malaysia 844,000 Indonesian Islam ● 15.00 % 5.60 % Complete Bible -
Kazakh Uzbekistan 840,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.20 % 0.15 % Complete Bible 17
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Oman 837,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.35 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 17
Punjabi Saudi Arabia 834,000 Punjabi, Eastern Islam ● 1.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 17
Totals: 4,036 Peoples   1,893,485,000     3,468 ●       34,031
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