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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 *
Nyamwezi, Nyanyembe Tanzania 1,804,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Bedouin, Tajakant Algeria 1,801,000 Hassaniyya Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 36
Serer-Sine Senegal 1,798,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.81 % Complete Bible -
Arab, Sudanese Egypt 1,790,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.26 % New Testament 36
Soninke Mali 1,787,000 Soninke Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 36
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,784,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 36
Maninka, Western Senegal 1,756,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 0.50 % 0.13 % Bible Portions 35
Zaza-Dimli Turkey 1,754,000 Zazaki, Southern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Moghal India 1,753,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 35
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,750,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,727,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Teli (Muslim traditions) India 1,703,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 34
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,702,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 34
Tajik Uzbekistan 1,696,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 34
Deaf Pakistan 1,684,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam ● 2.45 % Translation Needed 34
Albanian Kosovo 1,678,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % New Testament 34
Berber, Imazighen Algeria 1,675,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.09 % Unspecified 34
Bosniak Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,641,000 Bosnian Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.03 % Complete Bible 33
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,632,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 33
Bashkir Russia 1,616,000 Bashkort Islam ● 4.00 % 1.10 % New Testament 32
Arab, Libyan Libya 1,611,000 Arabic, Libyan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.04 % Bible Portions 32
Malinke, Ivorian Côte d'Ivoire 1,603,000 Jula Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 32
Berber, Rif Morocco 1,589,000 Tarifit Islam ☀ 0.03 % 0.02 % New Testament 32
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,589,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 3.00 % 0.88 % Complete Bible 32
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,573,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 31
Totals: 4,036 Peoples   1,893,485,000     3,468 ●       34,031
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