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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,857,557,000

% of World Population

24.0 %

People Groups

3,758

Unreached Groups

3,220 (85.7 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language ▲ Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Arab, Bahraini Oman 19,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.00 % 1.00 % Unspecified 1
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 882,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Unspecified 18
Babalia Chad 12,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Baggara, Dekakire Chad 17,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 1
Mahamid Chad 29,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Massalat Chad 35,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Canada 700 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Chad 3,135,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 63
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Cameroon 190,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 4
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Central African Republic 107,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.11 % 0.05 % Complete Bible 2
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Niger 12,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 1
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Nigeria 205,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 4
Baggara, Shuwa Arab United States 2,400 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 5.00 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 1
Arab, Dhofari Oman 130,000 Arabic, Dhofari Spoken Islam ● 0.45 % 0.40 % Unspecified 3
Arab, Bedouin Jordan 1,381,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Bible Portions 28
Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi Egypt 1,166,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 23
Bedouin, Eastern Bedawi Israel 124,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 2
Bedouin, Levantine Lebanon 68,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.10 % Bible Portions 1
Bedouin, Levantine Syria 77,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 2
Bedouin, Levantine West Bank / Gaza 28,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ● 0.20 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Baharia, Wahati Egypt 30,000 Arabic, Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 1
Abaza, Arabized Egypt 14,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.00 % New Testament 1
Arab, Egyptian United Arab Emirates 1,009,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 12.00 % 3.90 % New Testament -
Arab, Egyptian Algeria 18,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 11.00 % 2.00 % New Testament -
Arab, Egyptian Australia 48,000 Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Islam ● 30.00 % 4.00 % New Testament -
Totals: 3,758 Peoples   1,857,557,000     3,220 ●       33,421
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