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 Among every four humans in the world, one of them is Muslim. Muslims have increased by over 235 percent in the last fifty years up to nearly 1.6 billion. By comparison, Christians have increased by 47 percent, Hinduism by 117 percent, and Buddhism by 63 percent. Islam is the second largest religious group in France, Great Britain and USA.
Islam is the fastest growing and the second largest religion in the world.
Source: http://islamicweb.com/begin/results.htm |
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Muslim Population Statistics |
Region |
# Muslims in region |
% region population |
% world Muslim pop |
Africa |
412,324,632 |
45.8% |
27.2% |
Asia/Middle East |
1,023,564,005 |
26.2% |
69.3% |
Europe |
44,090,366 |
6.1% |
3.0% |
North America |
5,115,892 |
1.12% |
0.35% |
South America* |
1,114,611 |
0.57% |
0.08% |
*includes Central, South America & Caribbean |
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country |
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An analysis of the World Muslim population by Country / Region |
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Region |
Country |
Total Population |
%age Muslim pop. |
Muslim Pop. |
Asia & Pacif. |
Afghanistan |
26,813,057 |
99.0% |
26,544,926 |
Eur |
Albania |
3,510,484 |
70.0% |
2,457,339 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Algeria |
30,791,000 |
99.0% |
30,483,090 |
Africa |
Angola |
10,366,031 |
25.0% |
2,591,508 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Antigua Barbuda |
66,970 |
0.0% |
- |
L.Am.&Carib |
Argentina |
37,384,816 |
2.1% |
785,081 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Armenia |
3,336,100 |
1.0% |
33,361 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Aruba |
70,007 |
5.0% |
3,500 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Australia |
19,357,594 |
0.1% |
19,358 |
Eur |
Austria |
8,150,835 |
2.2% |
181,764 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Azerbaijan |
7,771,092 |
93.4% |
7,258,200 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Bahamas, The |
297,852 |
0.0% |
- |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Bahrain |
645,361 |
100.0% |
645,361 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Bangladesh |
131,269,860 |
88.0% |
115,517,477 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Barbados |
275,330 |
0.0% |
817.00 |
Russian states |
Belarus |
10,350,194 |
5.0% |
517,510 |
Eur |
Belgium |
10,258,762 |
3.6% |
369,315 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Belize |
256,062 |
0.0% |
- |
Africa |
Benin |
6,590,782 |
20.0% |
1,318,156 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Bhutan |
2,049,412 |
5.0% |
102,471 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Bolivia |
8,300,463 |
0.0% |
- |
Eur |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3,922,205 |
60.0% |
2,353,323 |
Africa |
Botswana |
1,586,119 |
5.0% |
79,306 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Brazil |
174,468,575 |
1.1% |
1,919,154 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Brunei |
343,653 |
67.0% |
230,248 |
Eur |
Bulgaria |
7,707,495 |
11.9% |
914,880 |
Africa |
Burkina-Faso |
12,272,289 |
50.0% |
6,136,145 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Burma |
41,994,678 |
4.0% |
1,679,787 |
Africa |
Burundi |
6,223,897 |
20.0% |
1,244,779 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Cambodia |
12,491,501 |
1.0% |
124,915 |
Africa |
Cameroon |
15,803,220 |
55.0% |
8,691,771 |
N. Amer. |
Canada |
31,592,805 |
1.5% |
473,892 |
Atlantic Ocean |
Cape Verde |
405,163 |
0.0% |
0 |
Africa |
Central African Republic |
3,576,884 |
55.0% |
1,967,286 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Chad |
8,707,078 |
85.0% |
7,401,016 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Chile |
15,328,467 |
1.0% |
153,285 |
Asia & Pacif. |
China |
1,273,111,290 |
3.0% |
38,193,339 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Christmas Island |
2,771 |
10.0% |
277 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Cocos (Keeling) Island |
633 |
57.0% |
361 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Colombia |
40,349,388 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Comoros |
596,202 |
98.0% |
584,278 |
Africa |
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the |
53,624,718 |
10.0% |
5,362,472 |
Africa |
Congo, Republic of the |
2,894,336 |
15.0% |
434,150 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Costa Rica |
3,773,057 |
0.0% |
0 |
Africa |
Cote d'-voire |
14,762,445 |
60.0% |
8,857,467 |
Eur |
Croatia |
5,004,112 |
1.2% |
60,049 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Cuba |
11,184,023 |
0.0% |
0 |
Eur |
Cyprus |
744,609 |
33.0% |
245,721 |
Eur |
Czech Republic |
10,264,212 |
2.0% |
205,284 |
Eur |
Denmark |
5,352,815 |
2.0% |
107,056 |
Africa |
Djibouti |
427,642 |
94.0% |
401,983 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Dominican Republic |
8,581,477 |
0.0% |
0 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Ecuador |
13,183,978 |
0.0% |
0 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Egypt |
69,536,644 |
94.0% |
65,364,445 |
L.Am.&Carib |
El Salvador |
6,237,662 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Equatorial Guinea |
431,282 |
25.0% |
107,821 |
Africa |
Eritrea |
3,427,883 |
80.0% |
2,742,306 |
Eur |
Estonia |
1,423,316 |
0.7% |
9,963 |
Africa |
Ethiopia |
57,171,662 |
65.0% |
37,161,580 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Fiji |
782,381 |
11.0% |
86,062 |
Eur |
Finland |
5,175,783 |
0.2% |
9,316 |
Eur |
France |
59,551,227 |
10.0% |
5,955,123 |
Africa |
Gabon |
1,172,798 |
1.0% |
11,728 |
Africa |
Gambia |
1,204,984 |
90.0% |
1,084,486 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Gaza Strip |
923,940 |
98.7% |
911,929 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Georgia |
5,219,810 |
11.0% |
574,179 |
Eur |
Germany |
83,536,115 |
3.7% |
3,090,836 |
Africa |
Ghana |
17,698,271 |
30.0% |
5,309,481 |
Eur |
Gibraltar |
28,765 |
8.5% |
2,445 |
Eur |
Greece |
10,538,594 |
1.5% |
158,079 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Guatemala |
12,974,361 |
0.0% |
0 |
Africa |
Guinea |
7,411,981 |
95.0% |
7,041,382 |
Africa |
Guinea Bissau |
1,151,330 |
70.0% |
805,931 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Guyana |
712,091 |
15.0% |
106,814 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Haiti |
6,964,549 |
0.0% |
0 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Honduras |
6,406,052 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Hong Kong |
6,305,413 |
1.0% |
63,054 |
Eur |
Hungary |
10,106,017 |
6.0% |
606,361 |
Eur |
Iceland |
277,906 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
India |
1,029,991,145 |
14.0% |
144,198,760 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Indonesia |
228,437,870 |
88.0% |
201,025,326 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Iran |
66,094,264 |
99.0% |
65,433,321 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Iraq |
21,422,292 |
97.0% |
20,779,623 |
Eur |
Ireland |
3,840,838 |
2.0% |
76,817 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Israel |
5,421,995 |
14.0% |
759,079 |
Eur |
Italy |
57,460,274 |
2.4% |
1,379,047 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Jamaica |
2,665,636 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Japan |
125,449,703 |
1.0% |
1,254,497 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Jordan |
4,212,152 |
95.0% |
4,001,544 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Kazakstan |
16,916,463 |
51.2% |
8,661,229 |
Africa |
Kenya |
28,176,686 |
29.5% |
8,312,122 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Korea, North |
21,968,228 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Korea, South |
47,904,370 |
1.0% |
479,044 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Kuwait |
1,950,047 |
89.0% |
1,735,542 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Kyrgyzstan |
4,529,648 |
76.1% |
3,447,062 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Laos |
5,635,967 |
2.0% |
112,719 |
Eur |
Latvia |
2,385,231 |
0.4% |
9,064 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Lebanon |
3,776,317 |
70.0% |
2,643,422 |
Africa |
Mozambique |
17,877,927 |
29.0% |
5,184,599 |
Africa |
Namibia |
1,677,243 |
5.0% |
83,862 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Nepal |
22,094,033 |
4.0% |
883,761 |
Eur |
Netherlands |
15,568,034 |
5.4% |
840,674 |
Asia & Pacif. |
New Zealand |
3,864,129 |
1.0% |
38,641 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Nicaragua |
4,918,393 |
0.0% |
0 |
Africa |
Niger |
9,113,001 |
91.0% |
8,292,831 |
Africa |
Nigeria |
126,635,626 |
75.0% |
94,976,720 |
Eur |
Norway |
4,438,547 |
1.0% |
46,161 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Oman |
2,186,548 |
100.0% |
2,186,548 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Pakistan |
144,616,639 |
97.0% |
140,278,140 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Panama |
2,655,094 |
4.0% |
106,204 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Papua New Guinea |
5,049,055 |
0.0% |
0 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Paraguay |
5,734,139 |
0.0% |
0 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Peru |
27,483,864 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Philippines |
74,480,848 |
14.0% |
10,427,319 |
Eur |
Poland |
38,633,912 |
2.0% |
772,678 |
Eur |
Portugal |
10,066,253 |
0.5% |
50,331 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Puerto Rico |
3,937,316 |
0.0% |
0 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Qatar |
547,761 |
100.0% |
547,761 |
Africa |
Reunion |
679,198 |
20.0% |
135,840 |
Eur |
Romania |
21,657,162 |
1.0% |
216,572 |
Russian states |
Russia |
145,470,197 |
10.2% |
14,837,960 |
Africa |
Rwanda |
7,312,756 |
14.0% |
1,023,786 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Saudi Arabia |
19,409,058 |
100.0% |
19,409,058 |
Africa |
Senegal |
9,092,749 |
95.0% |
8,638,112 |
Africa |
Sierra Leone |
4,793,121 |
65.0% |
3,115,529 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Singapore |
3,396,924 |
17.0% |
577,477 |
Eur |
Slovakia |
5,414,937 |
0.2% |
10,830 |
Eur |
Slovenia |
1,951,443 |
1.6% |
30,247 |
Africa |
Somalia |
9,639,151 |
100.0% |
9,639,151 |
Africa |
South Africa |
41,743,459 |
2.0% |
834,869 |
Eur |
Spain |
40,037,995 |
1.2% |
480,456 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Sri Lanka |
18,553,074 |
9.0% |
1,669,777 |
Africa |
Sudan |
31,547,543 |
85.0% |
26,815,412 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Suriname |
436,418 |
25.0% |
109,105 |
Africa |
Swaziland |
998,730 |
10.0% |
99,873 |
Eur |
Sweden |
9,800,000 |
3.1% |
303,800 |
Eur |
Switzerland |
7,283,274 |
3.1% |
225,781 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Syria |
15,608,648 |
90.0% |
14,047,783 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Taiwan |
22,370,461 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Tajikistan |
5,916,373 |
85.0% |
5,028,917 |
Africa |
Tanzania |
29,058,470 |
65.0% |
18,888,006 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Thailand |
58,851,357 |
14.0% |
8,239,190 |
Africa |
Togo |
4,570,530 |
55.0% |
2,513,792 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1,272,385 |
12.0% |
152,686 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Tunisia |
9,019,687 |
98.0% |
8,839,293 |
Eur |
Turkey |
66,493,970 |
99.6% |
66,254,592 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Turkmenistan |
4,149,283 |
87.0% |
3,609,876 |
Africa |
Uganda |
20,158,176 |
36.0% |
7,256,943 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Ukraine |
48,760,474 |
0.5% |
219,422 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
United Arab Emirates |
3,057,337 |
96.0% |
2,935,044 |
Eur |
United Kingdom |
58,489,975 |
2.0% |
1,169,800 |
N. Amer. |
United States |
278,058,881 |
3.5% |
9,732,061 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Uruguay |
3,360,105 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Uzbekistan |
23,418,381 |
88.0% |
20,608,175 |
L.Am.&Carib |
Venezuela |
23,916,810 |
0.0% |
0 |
Asia & Pacif. |
Vietnam |
79,939,014 |
1.0% |
799,390 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
West Bank |
2,090,713 |
75.0% |
1,568,035 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Western Sahara |
222,631 |
100.0% |
222,631 |
N.Af. & M.E. |
Yemen |
13,483,178 |
99.0% |
13,348,346 |
Eur |
Yugoslavia |
10,677,290 |
19.0% |
2,028,685 |
Africa |
Zambia |
9,159,072 |
15.0% |
1,373,861 |
Africa |
Zimbabwe |
11,271,314 |
15.0% |
1,690,697 |
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Total |
6,036,972,881 |
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1,480,083,062 |
Source: factbook.net |
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