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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,984,162,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,057

Unreached Groups

3,487 (86.0 %)

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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 1,978,000 Nyamwezi Islam ● 34.00 % 8.00 % New Testament -
Jula Côte d'Ivoire 1,968,000 Jula Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 39
Arab, Omani Oman 1,967,000 Arabic, Omani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Translation Needed 39
Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 39
Fulani, Fulakunda Senegal 1,963,000 Pulaar Islam ● 0.80 % 0.01 % New Testament 39
Nupe Nigeria 1,956,000 Nupe-Nupe-Tako Islam ● 5.00 % 2.21 % Complete Bible -
Arab, Sudanese Egypt 1,935,000 Arabic, Sudanese Spoken Islam ● 1.40 % 0.26 % New Testament 39
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Iraq 1,934,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 39
Malay, Riau Indonesia 1,908,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.04 % Complete Bible 38
Kurd, Kurmanji Syria 1,882,000 Kurdish, Northern Islam ● 0.13 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 38
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Egypt 1,867,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 1.10 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 37
Kazakh China 1,862,000 Kazakh Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 37
Bengali Muslim Sayyid Bangladesh 1,844,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 37
Deaf Pakistan 1,798,000 Pakistan Sign Language Islam ● 2.45 % Unspecified 36
Tajik Uzbekistan 1,757,000 Tajik Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.07 % Complete Bible 35
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Syria 1,752,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Muhamasheen, Akhdam Yemen 1,735,000 Arabic, Taizzi-Adeni Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 35
Aimaq Afghanistan 1,730,000 Aimaq Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 35
Serer-Sine Senegal 1,715,000 Serer-Sine Islam ● 22.00 % 0.81 % Complete Bible -
Berber, Imazighen Algeria 1,712,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 34
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 1,699,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 34
Silt'e Ethiopia 1,689,000 Silt'e Islam ● 2.00 % 0.09 % Bible Portions 34
Fulani, Adamawa Nigeria 1,683,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 34
Alawite Syria 1,674,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Bible Portions 33
Sindhi Sama Pakistan 1,621,000 Sindhi Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 32
Totals: 4,057 Peoples   1,984,162,000     3,487 ●       36,168
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