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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,958,193,000

% of World Population

24.7 %

People Groups

4,054

Unreached Groups

3,505 (86.5 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
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Swahili, Zanzibari Tanzania 746,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 15
Yao Tanzania 775,000 Yao Islam ● 2.00 % 1.20 % Complete Bible 15
Tigre, Eritrean Eritrea 743,000 Tigre Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.06 % Complete Bible 15
Karakalpak, Black Hat Uzbekistan 756,000 Karakalpak Islam ● 0.40 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 15
Arab, Bahraini Bahrain 763,000 Arabic, Baharna Spoken Islam ● 3.40 % 0.90 % Translation Needed 15
Avar, Dagestani Russia 773,000 Avar Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % New Testament 15
Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken Oman 734,000 Arabic, Gulf Spoken Islam ● 0.35 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 15
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) India 702,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Kuchi Afghan refugee Pakistan 724,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Musi Indonesia 685,000 Musi Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 14
Memon India 718,000 Gujarati Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Badhai (Muslim traditions) India 698,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Shirazi Tanzania 705,000 Swahili Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 14
Persian Afghanistan 700,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % Complete Bible 14
Kanuri, Manga Niger 724,000 Kanuri, Manga Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 14
Berber, Kabyle France 707,000 Amazigh Islam ● 3.00 % 1.50 % Complete Bible 14
Fulani, Toukaleur Senegal 705,000 Pulaar Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.01 % New Testament 14
Fulfulde, Borgu Benin 697,000 Fulfulde, Borgu Islam ● 1.40 % 0.80 % New Testament 14
Fulani, West Niger Niger 626,000 Fulfulde, Western Niger Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 13
Pashtun Ghilzai Pakistan 643,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 13
Pashtun Durrani Pakistan 631,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 13
Pashtun Afridi Pakistan 633,000 Pashto, Central Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 13
Aringa Uganda 652,000 Aringa Islam ● 1.90 % 1.50 % New Testament 13
Dongxiang China 636,000 Dongxiang Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 13
Manihar India 673,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 13
Totals: 4,054 Peoples   1,958,193,000     3,505 ●       35,737
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