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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,557,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,758

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 *
Shaikh Faruqi India 793,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Dar Hamid Sudan 789,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 16
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Spain 780,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.05 % New Testament 16
Shaikh Nepal 780,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 16
Avar, Dagestani Russia 779,000 Avar Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 16
Somali Bantu Somalia 769,000 Maay Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Bible Portions 15
Deaf Egypt 767,000 Egyptian Sign Language Islam ● 12.83 % Bible Portions -
Urdu Saudi Arabia 764,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Jatt (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 763,000 Saraiki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 761,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 15
Swahili Tanzania 759,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 15
Turkmen Iran 759,000 Turkmen Islam ● 0.30 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 15
Baloch, Western Iran 750,000 Balochi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Hasania Sudan 749,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.10 % New Testament 15
Shaikh Qureshi Pakistan 747,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Karakalpak, Black Hat Uzbekistan 731,000 Karakalpak Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 15
Tanaoli Pakistan 731,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 15
Besemah Indonesia 731,000 Malay, Central Islam ● 1.50 % 0.01 % New Testament 15
Qazi India 725,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Tigre, Eritrean Eritrea 716,000 Tigre Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 14
Berber, Kabyle France 714,000 Kabyle Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 14
Arab, Egyptian Sudan 712,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 9.00 % 3.00 % New Testament -
Dayak, Malayic Indonesia 704,000 Malayic Dayak Islam ● 20.00 % 5.00 % Bible Portions -
Fulani, Fouta Tooro Senegal 686,000 Pulaar Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 14
Persian Turkey 685,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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