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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,892,220,000

% of World Population

24.1 %

People Groups

3,821

Unreached Groups

3,251 (85.1 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Fulani, Fouta Tooro Senegal 705,000 Pulaar Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 14
Rangi Tanzania 700,000 Langi Islam ● 20.00 % 7.00 % Bible Portions -
Kanuri, Manga Niger 694,000 Kanuri, Manga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 14
Persian Turkey 690,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Musi Indonesia 687,000 Musi Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 14
Sri Lanka Moor Sri Lanka 679,000 Tamil Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Javanese, Orang Jawa Malaysia 679,000 Javanese Islam ● 17.00 % 7.00 % Complete Bible -
Persian Afghanistan 678,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Tanzania 667,000 Makhuwa-Meetto Islam ● 8.00 % 4.00 % Complete Bible -
Shirazi Tanzania 662,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 13
Kazakh Russia 660,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 13
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 655,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Arab, Egyptian Libya 654,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 8.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible -
Fulfulde, Borgu Benin 650,000 Fulfulde, Borgu Islam ● 1.40 % 0.80 % New Testament 13
Aringa Uganda 650,000 Aringa Islam ● 1.90 % 1.50 % New Testament 13
Dongxiang China 645,000 Dongxiang Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 13
Baggara, Messiria Sudan 642,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Dhund Pakistan 642,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 13
Mum, Bamun Cameroon 640,000 Bamun Islam ● 8.50 % 2.40 % Complete Bible -
Bedouin, Sanusi Libya 639,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 13
Arab, Syrian Jordan 635,000 Arabic, North Levantine Spoken Islam ● 6.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Berber, Tekna Morocco 632,000 Tachelhit Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 13
Yao, Muslim Tanzania 632,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 13
Ngindo Tanzania 630,000 Ngindo Islam ● 22.00 % 3.00 % New Testament -
Arab, Palestinian Lebanon 628,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 38.00 % 0.10 % Bible Portions -
Totals: 3,821 Peoples   1,892,220,000     3,251 ●       34,002
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