These are some of the key findings of mapping the global muslim population. A report on the size and distribution of the world s muslim population, a new study b y the p ew researc h centers. Islam is the only religion growing faster than the world s population, and it will be the largest in the world by 2070, research has found. World population in 1900 and 2000 and percentage of jews, christians, muslims and atheists 1900 2000 estimated population 1,610,625,741 6,055,049,000. More than 300 million muslims, or onefifth of the worlds muslim population, live in countries where islam is not the majority religion. Previously published estimates of the size of the global muslim population have ranged widely from 1 billion to 1. The largest muslim country is indonesia, where an estimated 229 million muslims are. The world muslim population is currently estimated at 1. A report on the size and distribution of the worlds muslim population, 2009. The terms muslim world and islamic world commonly refer to the islamic community ummah. Sectarian map of the islamic world and distribution of the muslim population article pdf available september 2018 with 2,918 reads.
World muslim population by percentage pew research center, 2014. All data collected from authentic sources and calculated the muslim population in each countries and continents. India, for example, has the thirdlargest population of muslims worldwide. Need for ramadan guidelines in various aspects of health ncbi. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. These minority muslim populations are often quite large.
World distribution of muslim population this weighted map of the world shows each countrys relative size based on its muslim population. Mapping the global muslim population pew research center. While muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60 % of the global muslim population is in asia and about 20 % in the middle east and north africa. Of the roughly 31 7 million muslims living as minorities, about 240. More than 300 million muslims, or onefifth of the world s muslim population, live in countries where islam is not the majority religion. Islam will be largest religion in the world by 2070, says. Mapping the global muslim population download ebook pdf.
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