Adherents of Islam constitute the world's second largest and fastest growing major religious grouping, maintaining suggested 2017 projections in 2022.[2][3] As of 2020, Pew Research Centre (PEW) projections suggest there are a total of 1.9 billion adherents worldwide.[4][5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam.[3][6]

World Muslim population by percentage (Pew Research Center, 2012)[1]

Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches:

  • Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people)[7]
  • Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million people).[8]

In a 2010 publication, there were 50 Muslim-majority countries.[9][10] Islam is the majority religion in several subregions: Central Asia, Western Asia, North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, and the Middle East.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

The diverse Asia-Pacific region contains the highest number of Muslims in the world, surpassing the combined Middle East and North Africa (short: Mena).[18] Around 62% of the world's Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region (from Turkey to Indonesia), with over one billion adherents.[19] Asia hosts the world's top 4 largest domestic populations, starting with Indonesia at 12.7% of the world, followed by Pakistan—11.1%, then India—10.9%, and Bangladesh—9.2%.[11][20]

Africa has the 5th and 6th largest populations in Nigeria—5.3% and Egypt—4.9%.[11][20] The Middle East hosts 7th and 8th with both Iran and Turkey holding an estimated 4.6%. Only about 20% of Muslims live in the Arab world.[21]

Regional comparisons

South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia.[22][23][24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million adherents.[25]

The Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region[26] other than Israel.[12]

The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world's Muslims.[27] Together, the Muslims in the countries of Southeast Asia constitute the world's third-largest population of Muslims. In the countries of the Malay Archipelago, Muslims are in the majority in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

About 15% of Muslims reside in Sub-Saharan Africa,[28][page needed][13][29] and sizeable Muslim communities are also found in the Americas, Russia, China and Europe.[11]

Western Europe hosts many Muslim immigrant communities where Islam is the second-largest religion after Christianity, where it represents 6% of the total population or 24 million people.[30]

Denominations

Islam is divided into two major denominations, Sunni and Shi'a. Of the total Muslim population, 87–90% are Sunni and 10–13% are Shi'a. Most Shi'as (between 68% and 80%) live in mainly four countries: Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Iraq.[31] Furthermore, there are concentrated Shi'a populations in Lebanon, Russia, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and 10 sub-Saharan African countries.[32] The major surviving Imamah-Muslim Sects are Usulism (with around 8.5% of the total Muslim population), Nizari Ismailism (with around 1%) and Alevism (with slightly more than 0.5%[33] but less than 1%[34]). The other existing groups include Zaydi Shi'a of Yemen whose population is around 0.5% of the world's Muslim population, Musta’li Ismaili (with nearly 0.1%[35] whose Taiyabi adherents reside in Sindh and Gujarat in South Asia. There are also significant diaspora populations in Europe, North America, the Far East, and East Africa[36]), and Ibadis from the Kharijites whose population has diminished to a level below 0.15%.[37] (with around 1%),[38] non-denominational Muslims, Quranist Muslims and Wahhabis (with around 1–2%[39] of the world's total Muslim population) also exist.

A study from the Pew Research Center in 2012 found that many Muslims (one out of five in 22 Muslim majority countries) identify as non-denominational or "Just a Muslim".[32] This non-denominational affiliation is most common in Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia, with minority populations in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The study found that a median percentage of 74% of Muslims in Kazakhstan, 65% in Albania, 64% in Kyrgyzstan, 56% in Indonesia, 55% in Mali, and 40% in Cameroon identify this way.[32] However, it is much less common in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.[32]

Countries

Most of the percentages of Muslim populations of each country, if not stated otherwise, were taken from the study by the Pew Research Center report of 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe, 2017.[11][40]

Table

Country/Region Total Population Muslim Population Muslim percentage of total population Percentage of world (%) Sources
  Afghanistan 37,135,000 37,025,000 99.7 2.0 [41]
  Albania 2,402,113 1,217,362 50.7 0.1 [42]
  Algeria 44,178,884 43,737,096 99.0 2.7 [43]
  American Samoa 50,826 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [44]
  Andorra 85,708 2,228 2.6 < 0.1 [45][46]
  Angola 30,355,880 90,000 0.3 < 0.1 [47][48]
  Anguilla 17,422 < 1,000 0.6 < 0.1 [49]
  Antigua and Barbuda 95,882 < 1,000 0.3 < 0.1 [50]
  Argentina 44,694,198 400,000 0.9 < 1.0 [51][48]
  Armenia 3,038,217 1,038 0.03 < 0.1 [52]
  Aruba 116,576 < 1,000 0.4 < 0.1 [53][54]
  Australia 25,700,000 813,392 3.2 < 0.1 [55]
  Austria 8,935,800 745,600 8.3 < 0.1 [56]
  Azerbaijan 10,353,296 10,073,758 97.3 0.5 [57]
  Bahamas 332,634 < 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [58]
  Bahrain 1,442,659 1,063,239 73.7 < 0.1 [59]
  Bangladesh 165,200,000 150,800,000 91.0 9.2 [60][61]
  Barbados 293,131 4,396 1.5 < 0.1 [62]
  Belarus 9,527,543 45,000 – 100,000 0.5 – 1.0 < 0.1 [63][64][65]
  Belgium 11,570,762 879,377 7.6 < 0.1 [66][67]
  Belize 385,854 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [68][69]
  Benin 11,340,504 3,141,319 27.7 0.14 [70]
  Bermuda 71,176 < 1,000 1.0 < 0.1 [71]

  Bhutan

766,397 ≤ 2,000 0.2 < 0.1 [72][73]
  Bolivia 11,306,341 2,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [74][75]
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,849,891 1,955,084 50.7 0.1 [76]
  Botswana 2,249,104 8,996 0.4 < 0.1 [77][78]
  Brazil 210,000,000 35,167 – 1,500,000 0.02 – 0.7 < 0.1 [79][80]
  British Virgin Islands 35,802 < 1,000 1.2 < 0.1 [81]
  Brunei 462,721 379,894 82.1 < 0.1 [82]
  Bulgaria 7,057,504 861,015 13.4 < 0.1 [83][84]
  Burkina Faso 21,382,659 13,513,840 63.8 0.6 [85]
  Burundi 11,844,520 1,184,452 10.0 < 0.1 [86][87]
  Cambodia 15,552,211 311,044 2.0 < 0.1 [88]
  Cameroon 25,640,965 7,692,289 30.0 0.4 [89][90]
  Canada 36,328,480 1,775,715 4.9 0.1 [91]
  Cape Verde 568,373 11,367 2.0 < 0.1 [92][93]
  Cayman Islands 59,613 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [94]
  Central African Republic 5,745,062 861,759 15.0 < 0.1 [95]
  Chad 15,833,116 9,183,207 58.0 0.4 [96][93]
  Chile 17,925,262 4,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [97][98]
  China 1,390,000,000 6,255,000 – 50,000,000 0.45 – 3.0 0.4 – 2.8 [99][100][101][102][103]
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands 593 389 66.0 < 0.1 [104]
  Colombia 48,168,996 96,337 0.2 < 0.1 [105][106]
  Comoros 821,164 807,204 98.3 < 0.1 [107]
  DR Congo 85,281,024 12,792,153 10.0 0.1 [108][109]
  Cook Islands 9,038 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [110]
  Costa Rica 4,987,142 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [111]
  Ivory Coast 26,260,582 11,265,789 42.9 0.5 [112]
  Croatia 3,871,833 50,981 1.3 < 0.1 [113]
  Cuba 11,116,396 11,116 0.1 < 0.1 [114]
  Cyprus 1,100,000 275,000 25.3 < 0.1 [115]
  Czech Republic 10,686,269 10,000 – 20,000 0.1 – 0.2 < 0.1 [116][67]
  Denmark 5,809,502 313,713 5.4 < 0.1 [117][67]
  Djibouti 884,017 857,496 97.0 0.1 [118][119]
  Dominica 74,027 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [120]
  Dominican Republic 10,298,756 2,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [121][122]
  Ecuador 16,498,502 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [123][124]
  Egypt 95,000,000 85,000,000 – 90,000,000 90.0 – 94.7 4.9 [125][126]
  El Salvador 6,187,271 18,000 0.28 < 0.1 [127][128][129]
  Equatorial Guinea 797,457 79,745 10.0 < 0.1 [130][131]
  Eritrea 6,000,000 2,160,000 – 3,100,000 36.0 – 51.6 0.1 [132][133][134]
  Estonia 1,244,288 1,508 < 0.1 < 0.1 [135]
  Eswatini 300,000 6000 2.0 < 0.1 [136]
  Ethiopia 110,871,031 34,702,632 31.3 1.8 [137]
  Faroe Islands 51,018 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [138]
  Falkland Islands 3,198 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [139]
  Micronesia 103,643 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [140]
  Fiji 926,276 58,355 6.3 < 0.1 [141]
  Finland 5,537,364 102,000 1.8 < 0.1 [142][67]
  France 67,000,000 6,700,000 10.0 0.3 [67][143]
  French Guiana 281,612 2,400 0.9 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  French Polynesia 290,373 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [144]
  Gabon 2,119,036 211,903 10.0 < 0.1 [145][146]
  Gambia 2,413,403 2,283,080 96.4 0.1 [147]
  Georgia 4,926,087 527,091 10.7 < 0.1 [148]
  Germany 83,100,000 5,300,000 – 5,600,000 6.4 – 6.7 0.2 [40][149][150]
  Ghana 32,372,889 6,442,205 19.9 0.2 [151][93][152]
  Gibraltar 29,461 1,150 4.0 < 0.1 [153][154]
  Greece 10,761,523 215,230 – 313,406 2.0 – 3.7 < 0.1 [155][67]
  Greenland 57,691 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [156]
  Grenada 112,207 < 1,000 0.3 < 0.1 [157]
  Guadeloupe 402,119 2,000 0.4 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Guam 167,772 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [158]
  Guatemala 16,581,273 1,200 < 0.1 < 0.1 [159][160]
  Guinea 11,855,411 10,563,171 89.1 0.5 [161]
  Guinea-Bissau 1,976,187 911,023 46.1 < 0.1 [162]
  Guyana 740,685 55,000 7.3 < 0.1 [163]
  Haiti 10,788,440 5,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [164][165]
  Honduras 9,182,766 30,000 0.3 < 0.1 [166]
  Hong Kong 7,213,338 295,746 4.1 < 0.1 [167][168]
  Hungary 9,825,704 40,000 – 60,000 0.4 – 0.6 < 0.1 [67][169][170]
  Iceland 343,518 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [171][172]
  India 1,370,000,000 200,000,000 14.6 10.9 [173]
  Indonesia 279,000,000 242,700,000 87.0 11.7 [174]
  Iran 83,000,000 82,500,000 99.4 4.6 [175]
  Iraq 40,462,701 38,439,566 – 39,653,447 95.0 – 98.0 1.9 [176]
  Ireland 5,068,050 70,952 1.4 < 0.1 [177][67]
  Isle of Man 89,407 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [178]
  Israel 8,424,904 1,516,482 18.0 0.1 [179][180]
  Italy 62,246,674 2,987,840 4.8 0.1 [181][67]
  Jamaica 2,812,090 5,624 0.2 < 0.1 [182][183]
  Japan 126,000,000 185,000 0.1 < 0.1 [184][185]
  Jordan 10,458,413 10,165,577 97.2 0.4 [186]
  Kazakhstan 18,744,548 13,158,672 70.2 0.5 [187]
  Kenya 48,397,527 5,500,000 11.2 0.2 [188]
  Kiribati 109,367 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [189]
  Kosovo 1,907,592 1,823,657 93.0 0.1 [190]
  Kuwait 2,916,467 2,175,684 74.6 0.2 [191]
  Kyrgyzstan 6,500,000 5,200,000 – 5,850,000 80.0 – 90.0 0.3 [192][193]
  Laos 7,234,171 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [194][195]
  Latvia 1,923,559 2,000 0.1 – 0.2 < 0.1 [196][197]
  Lebanon 5,261,372 3,567,211 67.8 0.2 [198]
  Lesotho 1,962,461 3,000 0.1 < 0.1 [199]
  Liberia 4,809,768 961,953 20.0 < 0.1 [200][201]
  Libya 6,754,507 6,551,871 97.0 0.4 [202][203]
  Liechtenstein 38,000 2,050 5.4 < 0.1 [204]
  Lithuania 2,793,284 3,000 0.1 < 0.1 [205][206]
  Luxembourg 640,000 15,000 2.3 < 0.1 [207][208]
  Macau 606,340 < 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [209][210]
  Madagascar 25,683,610 2,568,361 10.0 < 0.1 [211][212]
  Malawi 19,842,560 3,968,512 20.0 0.1 [213][214]
  Malaysia 32,730,000 20,063,500 63.5 1.1 [215][216]
  Maldives 374,775 374,775 100.0 < 0.1 [217]
  Mali 18,429,893 17,508,398 95.0 0.8 [218][93]
  Malta 449,043 11,675 2.6 < 0.1 [219][220]
  Marshall Islands 75,684 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [221]
  Martinique 385,551 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Mauritania 4,161,925 4,157,425 99.9 0.2 [222][223]
  Mauritius 1,364,283 236,020 17.3 < 0.1 [224]
  Mayotte 256,518 253,439 97.0 < 0.1 [225]
  Mexico 127,000,000 5,500 0.01 < 0.01 [226][227]
  Moldova 3,437,720 15,000 0.4 < 0.1 [228][229]
  Monaco 30,727 < 1,000 0.8 < 0.1 [230][231]
  Mongolia 3,103,428 150,000 5.0 < 0.1 [232][233]
  Montenegro 614,249 122,849 19.1 < 0.1 [234]
  Montserrat 5,315 < 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [235]
  Morocco 36,738,229 36,370,847 99.0 2.1 [236]
  Mozambique 30,888,034 5,837,839 18.9 0.3 [237][238]
  Myanmar 55,622,506 2,391,767 4.3 0.1 [239]
  Namibia 2,413,643 9,654 0.4 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Nauru 10,084 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Nepal 29,218,867 1,292,909 4.2 0.1 [240]
  Netherlands 17,400,000 387,000 5.0 0.1 [241]
  Netherlands Antilles 304,759 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  New Caledonia 278,500 7,000 2.8 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  New Zealand 4,903,800 41,000 0.9 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Nicaragua 6,284,757 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Niger 21,466,863 21,101,926 98.3 1.0 [242]
  Nigeria 200,000,000 95,000,000 – 97,000,000 47.0 – 49.0 5.3 [40][243]
  Niue 1,611 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  North Korea 25,610,672 3,000 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  North Macedonia 1,836,713 590,878 32.2 < 0.1 [244]
  Northern Mariana Islands 56,200 < 1,000 0.7 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Norway 5,328,212 175,507 3.2 < 0.1 [245]
  Oman 4,633,752 2,427,000 86.0 0.2 [246]
  Pakistan 241,500,000 233,000,000 96.5 11.79 [247][248]
  Palau 17,900 < 1,000 3.8 < 0.1 [249]
  Palestine 4,780,978 4,298,000 97.5 0.3 [citation needed]
  Panama 4,158,783 25,000 0.7 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Papua New Guinea 8,558,800 2,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Paraguay 7,052,983 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Peru 31,237,385 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Philippines 109,000,000 5,450,000 – 12,000,000 5.0 – 11.0 0.3 – 0.6 [250][251]
  Poland 38,430,000 6,796 0.02 < 0.1 [252]
  Portugal 10,291,027 65,000 0.4 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Puerto Rico 3,337,177 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Qatar 2,450,285 1,566,786 77.5 0.1 [253]
  Congo 5,399,895 107,997 2.0 < 0.1 [254]
  Réunion 865,826 36,364 4.2 < 0.1 [255]
  Romania 19,524,000 73,000 – 200,000 0.3 – 1.0 < 0.1 [256]
  Russia 144,350,000 – 146,750,000 14,000,000 – 16,000,000 10.0 – 12.0 1.7 [A] [257][258]
  Rwanda 12,001,136 576,054 4.8 < 0.1 [259]
  Saint Helena 4,534 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,204 < 1,000 0.3 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Saint Lucia 178,844 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 6,286 < 1,000 0.2 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109,557 2,000 1.7 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Samoa 199,052 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  San Marino 33,344 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  São Tomé and Príncipe 199,910 5,931 3.0 < 0.1 [260]
  Saudi Arabia 34,220,000 31,535,000 96.2 1.8 [citation needed]
  Senegal 17,923,036 17,421,191 97.2 0.8 [261]
  Serbia 6,647,003 278,212 4.2 < 0.1 [262]
  Seychelles 94,205 1,036 1.1 < 0.1 [263]
  Sierra Leone 7,719,729 6,067,706 78.6 0.3 [264]
  Singapore 5,866,139 915,118 15.6 < 0.1 [265][266]
  Slovakia 5,443,120 10,866 0.1 – 0.2 < 0.1 [67]
  Slovenia 2,066,880 73,568 3.6 < 0.1 [67]
  Solomon Islands 667,044 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Somalia 11,000,000 10,978,000 99.8 0.6 [267]
  South Africa 57,725,600 1,050,000 1.9 < 0.1 [268][269]
  South Korea 51,635,256 75,000 0.1 < 0.1 [48]
  South Sudan 12,323,419 2,464,683 20.0 < 0.1 [270]
  Spain 46,659,302 1,180,000 2.6 0.1 [67]
  Sri Lanka 21,700,000 2,105,000 9.7 0.1 [271]
  Sudan 40,825,770 38,585,777 96.0 1.9 [272]
  Suriname 600,000 85,800 14.3 < 0.1 [273]
  Sweden 10,182,291 700,000 7.1 < 0.1 [40][67]
  Switzerland 8,492,956 440,000 5.9 < 0.1 [274]
  Syria 18,000,000 15,000,000 87.0 1.0 [275][276]
  Taiwan 23,576,705 60,000 0.3 < 0.1 [277][278]
  Tajikistan 9,540,000 9,253,000 97.9 0.4 [279][280][281]
  Tanzania 54,199,163 19,426,814 35.2 0.8 [282]
  Thailand 70,000,000 3,640,000 5.4 0.2 [283][284]
  Timor-Leste 1,261,407 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Togo 7,352,000 1,593,011 20.0 0.1 [285]
  Tokelau 1,499 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Tonga 100,651 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Trinidad and Tobago 1,356,633 78,000 5.8 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Tunisia 11,446,300 10,190,000 97.8 0.6 [citation needed]
  Turkey 86,000,000 78,000,000 – 84,400,000 89.0 – 98.0 4.6 [286][287]
  Turkmenistan 6,031,187 5,610,000 93.7 0.3 [citation needed]
  Turks and Caicos Islands 37,910 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Tuvalu 10,640 < 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Uganda 38,823,100 5,435,234 14.0 0.3 [288]
  Ukraine 42,263,873 390,000 – 410,000 0.9 – 1.2 < 0.1 [289][290]
  United Arab Emirates 9,541,615 6,251,627 72.0 0.2 [291][292]
  United Kingdom 66,040,229 3,998,875 6.0 0.2 [67][293]
  United States 327,827,000 3,450,000 1.1 0.2 [294]
  U.S. Virgin Islands 104,914 < 1,000 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Uruguay 3,505,985 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Uzbekistan 34,036,800 29,920,000 88.7 1.7 [295]
  Vanuatu 304,500 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [citation needed]
  Vatican City 800 0 0.0 0.0 [citation needed]
  Venezuela 31,304,016 125,216 0.4 < 0.1 [296]
  Vietnam 96,160,163 96,160 0.1 < 0.1 [297]
  Wallis and Futuna 15,714 < 1,000 < 0.1 < 0.1 [298]
  Western Sahara 603,253 599,633 99.4 < 0.1 [299][300]
  Yemen 27,036,829 26,784,498 97.2 1.5 [301]
  Zambia 16,887,720 168,877 1.0 < 0.1 [93]
  Zimbabwe 14,000,000 100,000 0.7 < 0.1 [302]
  1. ^ Including citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as immigrants and migrants who live in Russia

Continents

Table

Region Muslims Muslim percentage (%) of total population Percentage (%) of World Muslim population
Asia 1,100,000,000 23.3 66.7
Central Asia 54,000,000[303] 81.0[304] 3.0
South Asia 600,000,000[305][306] 31.4[307][308] 30.6[22][309]
Southeast Asia 240,000,000[310] 40.0 13.3
East Asia 50,000,000[103] 3.1 2.8
Middle East-North Africa 315,322,000[26] – 488,603,838 91.2 27.1
Africa 550,000,000 47.0 30.6
Sub-Saharan Africa 283,302,393 29.6 15.7
North America 3,500,000 – 7,000,000[311] 1.0[312] 0.4
South America 791,000 0.2 0.04
Europe 44,138,000 6.0 2.7
Oceania 650,000 1.6 0.04
World 1,976,000,000[313] 24.9 100.0

Projected demographic changes

The Pew Research Center, has established a continued trend since it's 2017 report into 2022. Islam continues to close the gap between itself and Christianity, while constituting the world's second largest religious group it also continues to be the fastest-growing major religious grouping.[2][3]

A Pew Research Study in 2015 found that the Muslim population was expected to grow twice as fast (70%) as the world population by 2060 (1.8 billion in 2015 to 3 billion by 2060).[313] This expected growth is much larger than any other religious group.[313] Muslims are likely to constitute roughly 26.3% of the world's total population by 2030.[314] This expected growth is attributed to Muslim families generally having more children as well as the fact that the Muslim population has the youngest median age of any religion.[313] Furthermore, increased healthcare conditions in Muslim majority countries are currently increasing life expectancy and decreasing child mortality, which, if trends continue this way, will also contribute to the growth of the Muslim population more than any other religious group.[314] These trends are not for every region, however. In fact, Muslim population growth is expected to slow down in Asia (including the Middle East) and Africa, due to lower birth rates.[314]

The largest Muslim population growths are expected to be in the Middle East and Africa.[314] Furthermore, Pakistan is projected to be the country with the largest Muslim population by 2030.[314] Muslims are expected to grow to 8% (52.8 million) of the total population of Europe, and this growth is expected to be the largest in the western European countries.[314] Russia will have the largest total population of Muslims in Europe, however.[314] Most of these changes are expected to come from immigration.[314]

In the Americas, Canada’s Muslim population is expected to increase to 6.6% and United States' to 2% by 2030.[314] These increases, much like Europe, are expected to be driven mainly by immigration.[314]

See also

Islam:

By country:

General:

References

  1. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, in Percentages'". Pew Research. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nadeem, Reem (21 December 2022). "Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Why Muslims are the world's fastest-growing religious group". Pew Research Center. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population". 27 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Religion Information Data Explorer | GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "The Future of Global Muslim Population: Projections from 2010 to 2013" Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed July 2013.
  7. ^ *Islamic Beliefs, Practices, and Cultures. Marshall Cavendish Reference. 2010. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7614-7926-0. Retrieved 30 November 2019. Within the Muslim community, the percentage of Sunnis is generally thought to be between 85 percent, with the Shia accounting for 15.5 percent and with the wahabis controlling 5 percent, although some sources estimate their numbers at 20 percent. A common compromise figure ranks Sunnis at 90 percent and Shias at 10 percent.
  8. ^ See
    • "Shiʿi". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019. In the early 21st century some 10–13 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims were Shiʿi.
    • "Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population". Pew Research Center. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2013. The Pew Forum's estimate of the Shia population (10–13%) is in keeping with previous estimates, which generally have been in the range of 10–15%. Some previous estimates, however, have placed the number of Shias at nearly 20% of the world's Muslim population.
    • "Shia". Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011. Shi'a Islam is the second largest branch of the tradition, with up to 200 million followers who comprise around 15% of all Muslims worldwide...
    • Jalil Roshandel (2011). Iran, Israel and the United States. Praeger Security International. p. 15. ISBN 9780313386985. The majority of the world's Islamic population, which is Sunni, accounts for over 75 percent of the Islamic population; the other 10 to 20 percent is Shia.
  9. ^ Hackett, Conrad; Huynh, Timmy (22 June 2015). "What is each country's second-largest religious group?".
  10. ^ "Muslim-Majority Countries". The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Muslim Population by Country". The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Region: Middle East-North Africa". The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Region: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  14. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica Book of the Year 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica, (2003) ISBN 978-0-85229-956-2 p.306 According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, as of mid-2002, there were 376,453,000 Christians, 329,869,000 Muslims and 98,734,000 people who practiced traditional religions in Africa. Ian S. Markham, (A World Religions Reader. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1996.) is cited by Morehouse University as giving the mid-1990s figure of 278,250,800 Muslims in Africa, but still as 40.8% of the total population. These numbers are estimates, and remain a matter of conjecture. See Amadu Jacky Kaba. The spread of Christianity and Islam in Africa: a survey and analysis of the numbers and percentages of Christians, Muslims and those who practice indigenous religions. The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol 29, Number 2, June 2005. Discusses the estimations of various almanacs and encyclopedium, placing Britannica's estimate as the most agreed figure. Notes the figure presented at the World Christian Encyclopedia, summarized here, as being an outlier. On rates of growth, Islam and Pentecostal Christianity are highest, see: The List: The World's Fastest-Growing Religions Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Foreign Policy, May 2007.
  15. ^ Britannica Archived 14 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Think Quest Archived 18 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Wadsworth.com
  16. ^ Vellturo, Madeline (May 2021). "FACTSHEET: ISLAMISTS IN CENTRAL SAHEL" (PDF). UNITED STATES COMMISSION on INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Region: Sub-Saharan Africa". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Muslims". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Region: Asia-Pacific". The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Number of Muslim by country". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
  21. ^ See:
    • Esposito (2002b), p.21
    • Esposito (2004), pp.2,43
  22. ^ a b Pechilis, Karen; Raj, Selva J. (1 January 2013). South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today. Routledge. ISBN 9780415448512.
  23. ^ "10 Countries With the Largest Muslim Populations, 2010 and 2050". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  24. ^ Diplomat, Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The. "How South Asia Will Save Global Islam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 7 February 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "India invited as 'Guest of Honour' to OIC meet, Sushma Swaraj to attend". @businessline. 23 February 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Middle East-North Africa Overview". 7 October 2009.
  27. ^ Miller, Tracy (October 2009). "Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population" (PDF). Pew Research Center. pp. 8, 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  28. ^ Miller (2009)
  29. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica Book of the Year 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica, (2003) ISBN 978-0-85229-956-2 p.306 According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, as of mid-2002, there were 376,453,000 Christians, 329,869,000 Muslims and 98,734,000 people who practiced traditional religions in Africa. Ian S. Markham, (A World Religions Reader. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1996.) is cited by Morehouse University as giving the mid-1990s figure of 278,250,800 Muslims in Africa, but still as 40.8% of the total population. These numbers are estimates, and remain a matter of conjecture. See Amadu Jacky Kaba. The spread of Christianity and Islam in Africa: a survey and analysis of the numbers and percentages of Christians, Muslims and those who practice indigenous religions. The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol 29, Number 2, June 2005. Discusses the estimations of various almanacs and encyclopedium, placing Britannica's estimate as the most agreed figure. Notes the figure presented at the World Christian Encyclopedia, summarized here, as being an outlier. On rates of growth, Islam and Pentecostal Christianity are highest, see: The List: The World's Fastest-Growing Religions Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Foreign Policy, May 2007.
  30. ^ See:
  31. ^ "Mapping the Global Muslim Population". 7 October 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  32. ^ a b c d "The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity – Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". Pew Research Center. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  33. ^ According to David Shankland, 15% of Turkey's population. in Structure and Function in Turkish Society. Isis Press, 2006, p. 81.
  34. ^ According to Krisztina Kehl-Bodrogi, Syncretistic Religious Communities in the Near East edited by her, B. Kellner-Heinkele, & A. Otter-Beaujean. Leiden: Brill, 1997.
  35. ^ "Tehelka – India's Independent Weekly News Magazine". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  36. ^ Paul, Eva (2006). Die Dawoodi Bohras – eine indische Gemeinschaft in Ostafrika (PDF). Beiträge zur 1. Kölner Afrikawissenschaftlichen Nachwuchstagung.
  37. ^ Simon Ross Valentine (6 October 2008). Islam and the Ahmadiyya Jamaʻat: History, Belief, Practice. Columbia University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-231-70094-8.
  38. ^ Larry DeVries; Don Baker; Dan Overmyer (1 January 2011). Asian Religions in British Columbia. University of Columbia Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-1662-5. Retrieved 29 March 2014. The community currently numbers around 15 million spread around the world
  39. ^ Destined Encounters – Page 203, Sury Pullat – 2014
  40. ^ a b c d Hackett, Conrade (29 November 2017). "5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  41. ^ "South Asia :: Afghanistan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  42. ^ Census 2023
  43. ^ "Algeria", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 25 October 2022, retrieved 28 October 2022
  44. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: American Samoa — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  45. ^ "Europe :: Andorra — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  46. ^ "Andorra". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  47. ^ "Africa :: Angola — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  48. ^ a b c "Table: Muslim Population by Country". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  49. ^ "Central America :: Anguilla — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  50. ^ "Central America :: Antigua and Barbuda — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  51. ^ "South America :: Argentina — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  52. ^ "Middle East :: Armenia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  53. ^ "Central America :: Aruba — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  54. ^ "Muslim Population in the World, 2010-2030 - knoema.com". Knoema. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  55. ^ "Census 2021, G14 Religious affiliation by sex, Main Statistical Areas Level 2 and up (SA2+)". explore.data.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  56. ^ "Religionsbekenntnis". STATISTIK AUSTRIA (in Austrian German). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  57. ^ "Azerbaijan", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 19 October 2022, retrieved 27 October 2022
  58. ^ "Central America :: Bahamas, The — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  59. ^ "Middle East :: Bahrain — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  60. ^ "South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  61. ^ "BANGLADESH 2015 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF).
  62. ^ "Central America :: Barbados — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  63. ^ "Europe :: Belarus — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  64. ^ "BELARUS with VNESHINTOURIST Travel Agency -> MOHAMMEDANISM". 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  65. ^ Svanberg, Ingvar; Westerlund, David (1999). Islam Outside the Arab World. Routledge. p. 404. ISBN 9781136113222.
  66. ^ "Europe :: Belgium — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  67. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  68. ^ "Central America :: Belize — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  69. ^ "2010 PoPulation and Housing Census" (PDF). 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  70. ^ "Africa :: Benin — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  71. ^ "North America :: Bermuda — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  72. ^ "South Asia :: Bhutan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  73. ^ Pew Research Center – Global Religious Landscape 2010 – religious composition by country.[dead link]
  74. ^ "South America :: Bolivia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  75. ^ "Bolivia | The World Almanac of Islamism". almanac.afpc.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  76. ^ "Europe :: Bosnia and Herzegovina — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  77. ^ "Africa :: Botswana — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  78. ^ "Botswana" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  79. ^ "South America :: Brazil — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  80. ^ "Brazil". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  81. ^ "Central America :: British Virgin Islands — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  82. ^ "Brunei — The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 22 August 2024.
  83. ^ "Europe :: Bulgaria — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  84. ^ "Table: Muslim Population by Country". Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  85. ^ Aib, Az (1 July 2022). "Burkina : 48,1% de la population du Sud-ouest pratique l'Animisme (officiel)". AIB - Agence d'Information du Burkina (in French). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  86. ^ "Africa :: Burundi — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  87. ^ "Religions – Burundi". nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  88. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics (Cambodia). 2019.
  89. ^ "Africa :: Cameroon — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  90. ^ "Cameroon Muslims". insamer.com. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  91. ^ "North America :: Canada — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  92. ^ "Africa :: Cabo Verde — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  93. ^ a b c d e "Numbers and Percentage of Muslims in African Countries". Research on Islam and Muslims in Africa. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  94. ^ "Central America :: Cayman Islands — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  95. ^ "Africa :: Central African Republic — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  96. ^ "Africa :: Chad — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  97. ^ "South America :: Chile — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  98. ^ "Islam alive in Chile". Voice of the Cape. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  99. ^ For China Family Panel Studies 2017 survey results see release #1 (archived) and release #2 (archived). The tables also contain the results of CFPS 2012 (sample 20,035) and Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) results for 2006, 2008 and 2010 (samples ~10.000/11,000). Also see, for comparison CFPS 2012 data in Lu 卢, Yunfeng 云峰 (2014). "卢云峰:当代中国宗教状况报告——基于CFPS(2012)调查数据" [Report on Religions in Contemporary China – Based on CFPS (2012) Survey Data] (PDF). World Religious Cultures (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. p. 13, reporting the results of the CGSS 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011, and their average (fifth column of the first table).
  100. ^ Data from: Yang Zongde, Study on Current Muslim Population in China, Jinan Muslim, 2, 2010.
  101. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: China — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  102. ^ "China Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  103. ^ a b United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld – 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". Refworld. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  104. ^ "Census All PErsons Quick Stats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  105. ^ "South America :: Colombia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  106. ^ "Colombia's religious minorities: the growing Muslim community". Colombia News – Colombia Reports. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  107. ^ "Africa :: Comoros — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  108. ^ "Africa :: Congo, Democratic Republic of the — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  109. ^ "Muslims of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)". insamer.com. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  110. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Cook Islands — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  111. ^ "Central America :: Costa Rica — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  112. ^ "Africa :: Cote d'Ivoire — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  113. ^ "Europe :: Croatia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  114. ^ "Central America :: Cuba — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  115. ^ "Cyprus". globalreligiousfutures.org. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  116. ^ "Europe :: Czechia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  117. ^ "Europe :: Denmark — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  118. ^ "Africa :: Djibouti — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  119. ^ "Africa :: Djibouti — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  120. ^ "Central America :: Dominica — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  121. ^ "Central America :: Dominican Republic — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  122. ^ "Islam in the Dominican Republic". dr1.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  123. ^ "South America :: Ecuador — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  124. ^ "Islam in Ecuador [wiki]". muslimpopulation.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
  125. ^ "Africa :: Egypt — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  126. ^ "Table: Muslim Population by Country". Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  127. ^ "Central America :: El Salvador — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  128. ^ "El Salvador Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  129. ^ Orantes, Diana (21 September 2019). ""Los árabes son una raza, musulmán es el que acepta el islam"". Elsalvador.com. El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  130. ^ "Africa :: Equatorial Guinea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  131. ^ "Muslims of Equatorial Guinea". insamer.com. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  132. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010–2050". Pew Research Center. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  133. ^ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  134. ^ "Eritrea" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  135. ^ "Europe :: Estonia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  136. ^ "Eswatini". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  137. ^ "Ethiopia— The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  138. ^ "Europe :: Faroe Islands — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  139. ^ "South America :: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  140. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Micronesia, Federated States of — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  141. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Fiji — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  142. ^ "Europe :: Finland — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  143. ^ "Religious diversity in France: intergenerational transmissions and practices by origins − Immigrants and descendants of immigrants | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  144. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: French Polynesia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  145. ^ "Africa :: Gabon — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  146. ^ "Gabon". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  147. ^ "Africa :: Gambia, The — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  148. ^ "Middle East :: Georgia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  149. ^ "BAMF – Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge – Publikationen – Wie viele Muslime leben in Deutschland?" (PDF). bamf.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  150. ^ "BAMF – Kurzfassung zur Studie 'Muslimisches Leben in Deutschland 2020'". bamf.de. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  151. ^ "Africa :: Ghana — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  152. ^ "Ghana Statistical Services". Statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  153. ^ "Europe :: Gibraltar — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  154. ^ "Gibraltar" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  155. ^ "Europe :: Greece — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  156. ^ "North America :: Greenland — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  157. ^ "Central America :: Grenada — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  158. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Guam — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  159. ^ "Central America :: Guatemala — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  160. ^ prensalibre.com Archived 27 September 2007 at archive.today (in Spanish)
  161. ^ "Africa :: Guinea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  162. ^ "Africa :: Guinea-Bissau — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  163. ^ Benjamin, Lennox (2002). "The Republic of Guyana: The Census Road" (PDF). Bureau of Statistics. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2017.
  164. ^ "Central America :: Haiti — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  165. ^ "Islam and Muslims in Haiti". islamawareness.net. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  166. ^ "Central America :: Honduras — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  167. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Hong Kong — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  168. ^ "Hong Kong" (PDF).
  169. ^ "Europe :: Hungary — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  170. ^ "Hungary Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  171. ^ "Europe :: Iceland — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  172. ^ "Populations by religious organizations 1998–2013". Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland.
  173. ^ "Muslim Population in India – Muslims in Indian States". www.indiaonlinepages.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  174. ^ "Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020. Muslim 231 Million (86.7), Christian 20.45 Million (7.6), Catholic 8.43 million (3.12), Hindu 4.65 million (1.74), Buddhist 2.03 million (0.77), Confucianism 76.630 (0.03), Others/Traditional faiths 126.51 (0.04), Total 266.5 Million
  175. ^ "Middle East :: Iran — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  176. ^ "Iraq", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 26 October 2022, retrieved 28 October 2022
  177. ^ "Europe :: Ireland — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  178. ^ "Europe :: Isle of Man — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  179. ^ "Middle East :: Israel — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  180. ^ "Israel and The Occupied Territories". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  181. ^ "Europe :: Italy — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  182. ^ "Central America :: Jamaica — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  183. ^ "Jamaica Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  184. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Japan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  185. ^ "Table: Muslim Population by Country". Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  186. ^ "Middle East :: Jordan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  187. ^ "Central Asia :: Kazakhstan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  188. ^ "Africa :: Kenya — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  189. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Kiribati — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  190. ^ "Kosovo". United States Department of State. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  191. ^ "Middle East :: Kuwait — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  192. ^ "Central Asia :: Kyrgyzstan — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  193. ^ "Kyrgyzstan". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  194. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Laos — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  195. ^ "Laos Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  196. ^ "Europe :: Latvia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  197. ^ "Latvia Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  198. ^ "Middle East :: Lebanon — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  199. ^ "Africa :: Lesotho — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  200. ^ "Africa :: Liberia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  201. ^ "Liberia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  202. ^ "Africa :: Libya — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  203. ^ "Libya". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  204. ^ "Volkszählung 2010". Llv.li. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  205. ^ "Europe :: Lithuania — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  206. ^ "Sunni Islam in Lithuania | True Lithuania". truelithuania.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  207. ^ "Europe :: Luxembourg — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  208. ^ "Luxembourg" (PDF).
  209. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Macau — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  210. ^ "Mosques in Macau". muslim2china.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  211. ^ "Africa :: Madagascar — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  212. ^ "Madagascar". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  213. ^ "Africa :: Malawi — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  214. ^ "Malawi Facts and Figures | RIPPLE Africa". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  215. ^ "Demographic Statistics First Quarter 2020, Malaysia". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  216. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Malaysia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  217. ^ "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project - Research and data from Pew Research Center". Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  218. ^ "Africa :: Mali — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  219. ^ "Europe :: Malta — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  220. ^ "MaltaToday Easter survey". MaltaToday. 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  221. ^ "Australia – Oceania :: Marshall Islands — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  222. ^ "Mauritania", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 20 October 2022, retrieved 28 October 2022
  223. ^ Taylor & Francis Group (September 2004). Europa World Year Book 2. Taylor & Francis. p. 2851. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  224. ^ "Africa :: Mauritius — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  225. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  226. ^ "North America :: Mexico — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  227. ^ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population – Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life". 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  228. ^ "Europe :: Moldova — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  229. ^ "Moldova Religion Facts & Stats". nationmaster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  230. ^ "Europe :: Monaco — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  231. ^ "Religion in Monaco". Studycountry. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  232. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Mongolia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  233. ^ "Mongolia". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  234. ^ "Europe :: Montenegro — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  235. ^ "Central America :: Montserrat — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  236. ^ "Morocco", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 20 October 2022, retrieved 28 October 2022
  237. ^ "Africa :: Mozambique — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  238. ^ "Mozambique fears growth of Islam". The M&G Online. 5 July 1996. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  239. ^ "East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Burma — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  240. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  241. ^ "CBS Religieuze betrokkenheid; persoonskenmerken". Het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 1 August 2019.
  242. ^ Dominique Lewis (May 2013). "Nigeria Round 5 codebook (2012)" (PDF). Afrobarometer. p. 62. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  243. ^ "Africa :: Nigeria — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  244. ^ "Europe :: Macedonia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  245. ^ "Religion". ssb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  246. ^ "Middle East OMAN". CIA The World Factbook. 14 February 2022.
  247. ^ "RESULTS OF CENSUS – 2017 - Population Census – Census Tables Reports – Table 9 – Population by sex, religion and rural/urban". pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  248. ^ Ahmed, Shakeel (22 May 2023). "Pakistan population increased by approx 25% in six years". Samaa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  249. ^ 2020 Census of Population and Housing of the Republic of Palau (PDF) (Report). Vol. I Basic Tables. Koror, Palau: Office of Planning and Statistics. August 2022. p. 68. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  250. ^ Philippines. 2013 Report on International Religious Freedom (Report). United States Department of State. 28 July 2014. SECTION I. RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHY. The 2000 survey states that Islam is the largest minority religion, constituting approximately 5 percent of the population. A 2012 estimate by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), however, states that there are 10.7 million Muslims, which is approximately 11 percent of the total population.
  251. ^ "Table 1.10; Household Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex; 2010" (PDF). 2015 Philippine Statistical Yearbook. East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority: 1–30. October 2015. ISSN 0118-1564. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  252. ^ "Mały Rocznik Statystyczny Polski 2018" (PDF). stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  253. ^ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  254. ^ "REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2015 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF).
  255. ^ "Religious Intelligence – Country Profile: Reunion (Department of Reunion)". 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  256. ^ Johnstone, Patrick (17 January 2014). The Future of the Global Church: History, Trends and Possibilities. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830856954.
  257. ^ "Islam in Russia". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  258. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  259. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  260. ^ "Sao Tome and Principe". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  261. ^ "Africa :: Senegal — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  262. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 6 June 2022.
  263. ^ "Africa :: Seychelles — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  264. ^ "Sierra Leone". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  265. ^ "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  266. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020 – Religion (Singapore)" (PDF). Department of Statistics Singapore. 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  267. ^ "The Global Religious Landscape" (PDF). Pew Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  268. ^ "General Household Survey 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  269. ^ "Africa :: South Africa — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  270. ^ "South Sudanese Muslims". insamer.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  271. ^ "A3 : Population by religion according to districts, 2012". Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  272. ^ "Sudan Overview". UNDP. Retrieved 2 April 2013.[dead link]
  273. ^ "Religions in Suriname | PEW-GRF". Globalreligiousfutures.org. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  274. ^ "Population résidante permanente âgée de 15 ans ou plus selon l'appartenance religieuse" (XLS) (official site) (in German, French, and Italian). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Federal Statistical Office FSO. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  275. ^ "Syria", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 7 August 2024, retrieved 10 August 2024
  276. ^ "The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010–2050". Pew Research Center. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  277. ^ "- Taiwan Government Entry Point". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  278. ^ "Halal Restaurants & Food in Taiwan – Crescentrating". Crescentrating. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  279. ^ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  280. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010–2050". 2 April 2015.
  281. ^ "Religions in Tajikistan – PEW-GRF". globalreligiousfutures.org.
  282. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  283. ^ "Population by religion, region and area, 2018". NSO. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  284. ^ "Population by religion, region and area, 2015" (PDF). NSO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  285. ^ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  286. ^ "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project - Research and data from Pew Research Center". Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  287. ^ "Optimar'dan din-inanç anketi: Yüzde 89 Allah'ın varlığına ve birliğine inanıyor" (in Turkish). T24.com.tr. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  288. ^ "UGANDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2017.
  289. ^ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population". 27 January 2011.
  290. ^ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population". 27 January 2011.
  291. ^ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  292. ^ "United Arab Emirates International Religious Freedom Report". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  293. ^ "Religion by age and sex, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  294. ^ "New estimates show U.S. Muslim population continues to grow". Pew Research Center. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  295. ^ "State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Demographic situation in Uzbekistan (March 2020)".
  296. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  297. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  298. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  299. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  300. ^ "Western Sahara". Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project. Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  301. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  302. ^ Inter Censal Demography Survey 2017 Report, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (2017)
  303. ^ "Region: Asia-Pacific". 27 January 2011.
  304. ^ electricpulp.com. "CENTRAL ASIA ii. Demography – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  305. ^ "Sense and sensibility in South Asia". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  306. ^ "The Muslim question". The Times of India Blog. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  307. ^ "Region: South Asia". 27 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  308. ^ Burke, Daniel. "The moment American Muslims were waiting for". CNN. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  309. ^ "10 Countries With the Largest Muslim Populations, 2010 and 2050date=2015-04-02". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  310. ^ Yusuf, Imtiyaz. "The Middle East and Muslim Southeast Asia: Implications of the Arab Spring". Oxford Islamic Studies. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
  311. ^ Ghazali, Abdus Sattar. "The Politics of American Muslim demographics". milligazette.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  312. ^ "THE GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE: Muslims". pewforum. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  313. ^ a b c d "Religion of the World". Pew Research Centre. October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  314. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Projections fro 2010 to 2030". assets.pewresearch.org/. Pew Research Center. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

Further reading