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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,898,606,000

% of World Population

24.2 %

People Groups

4,037

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 *
Shaikh Siddiqi India 7,577,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 152
Somali Ethiopia 7,464,000 Somali Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 149
Baloch Pakistan 7,380,000 Balochi, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 148
Kanuri, Yerwa Nigeria 7,370,000 Kanuri, Yerwa Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 147
Oromo, Hararghe Ethiopia 7,214,000 Oromo, Eastern Islam ● 5.00 % 0.05 % New Testament 144
Tajik Tajikistan 7,201,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 144
Minangkabau Indonesia 6,886,000 Minangkabau Islam ● 0.26 % 0.01 % New Testament 138
Arab, Yemeni Yemen 6,872,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 137
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) India 6,722,000 Kashmiri Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 134
Oromo, Arsi Ethiopia 6,469,000 Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji Islam ● 10.00 % 3.80 % Complete Bible -
Kurd, Turkish-speaking Turkey 6,354,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 127
Berber, Kabyle Algeria 6,329,000 Amazigh Islam ● 0.25 % 0.24 % Complete Bible 127
Bambara Mali 6,206,000 Bamanankan Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % Complete Bible 124
Amhara, Wollo Ethiopia 6,049,000 Amharic Islam ● 2.90 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 121
Fula Jalon Guinea 5,919,000 Pular Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 118
Wolof Senegal 5,772,000 Wolof Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % New Testament 115
Betawi Indonesia 5,725,000 Betawi Islam ● 2.23 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 114
Bugis Indonesia 5,725,000 Bugis Islam ● 0.55 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 114
Tatar Russia 5,415,000 Tatar Islam ● 3.00 % 0.49 % Complete Bible 108
Sayyid Pakistan 5,354,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 107
Awan Pakistan 5,229,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 105
Java Pesisir Kulon Indonesia 5,204,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.00 % 0.11 % Complete Bible 104
Kyrgyz Kyrgyzstan 4,804,000 Kyrgyz Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 96
Kurd, Central Iraq 4,763,000 Kurdish, Central Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 95
Turkmen Turkmenistan 4,643,000 Turkmen Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 93
Totals: 4,037 Peoples   1,898,606,000     3,468 ●       34,099
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