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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,934,195,000

% of World Population

24.5 %

People Groups

4,041

Unreached Groups

3,491 (86.4 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Kenyan Kenya 15,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Arab Tanzania 278,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 6
Bajuni Kenya 98,000 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 2
Bajuni Somalia 11,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Bajuni Tanzania 25,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili, Pemba Tanzania 55,000 Swahili Islam ● 0.30 % 0.20 % Complete Bible 1
Shirazi Tanzania 682,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Swahili United Arab Emirates 5,500 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Australia 12,000 Swahili Islam ● 3.00 % 0.60 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Burundi 14,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Congo, Democratic Republic of 57,000 Swahili Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Comoros 1,200 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Denmark 1,000 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Greece 5,700 Swahili Islam ● 5.00 % 0.30 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili, Coastal Kenya 119,000 Swahili Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 2
Swahili Libya 2,400 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Madagascar 5,900 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Mayotte 9,200 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Malawi 3,900 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Mozambique 24,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili New Zealand 1,600 Swahili Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Reunion 26,000 Swahili Islam ● 0.40 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Rwanda 6,200 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Swahili Saudi Arabia 420,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 8
Swahili South Africa 2,500 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,934,195,000     3,491 ●       35,387
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