Islam people group listing

Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,986,367,000

% of World Population

24.8 %

People Groups

4,060

Unreached Groups

3,492 (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 *
	Arab	Malaysia	16,000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab	Nicaragua	700	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	2 ●	30.00 %	1.00 %	3 Bible Portions	-1 -
	Arab	Pakistan	6,100	Arabic, Mesopotamian	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab	Philippines	35,000	Arabic, Mesopotamian	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.20 %	4 New Testament	1
	Arab	Rwanda	2,900	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab	Somalia	7,200	Arabic, Levantine	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.50 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab	Tanzania	296,000	Swahili	Islam	1 ●	5.00 %	0.60 %	5 Complete Bible	6
	Arab, Emirati	United Arab Emirates	1,099,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.40 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	22
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Iraq	88,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.90 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	2
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Kuwait	1,358,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	2.00 %	0.53 %	3 Bible Portions	27
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Oman	744,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.35 %	0.30 %	3 Bible Portions	15
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Qatar	532,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.08 %	3 Bible Portions	11
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Saudi Arabia	1,055,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.20 %	0.10 %	3 Bible Portions	21
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	United States	21,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	4.00 %	2.00 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab, Arabic Gulf Spoken	Yemen	18,000	Arabic, Gulf	Islam	1 ●	0.60 %	0.20 %	3 Bible Portions	1
	Arab, Omani	United Arab Emirates	292,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	6
	Arab, Omani	Djibouti	91,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	0.60 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Arab, Omani	Kenya	28,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Omani	Kuwait	21,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.09 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Omani	Oman	1,967,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	0 ☀	0.00 %	0.00 %	0 Unspecified	39
	Arab, Omani	Saudi Arabia	145,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	0.30 %	0.10 %	0 Unspecified	3
	Arab, Omani	Somalia	102,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	0.50 %	0.20 %	0 Unspecified	2
	Arab, Omani	United Kingdom	2,200	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Omani	United States	1,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	1 ●	3.00 %	1.50 %	0 Unspecified	1
	Arab, Omani	Yemen	174,000	Arabic, Omani	Islam	0 ☀	0.10 %	0.08 %	0 Unspecified	3
Totals:	4,060 Peoples		1,986,367,000			3,492 ●				36,117

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%