This report includes growth of Islam and the number of Muslims in each country
Islam
is the fastest growing religion and
the second largest religion in the world
This table below shows the growth of Islam
|
North America (1989-1998) |
25% |
|
Africa |
2.15% |
|
Asia |
12.57% |
|
Europe |
142.35% |
|
Latin America |
-4.73% |
|
Australia |
257.01% |
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 only 47 percent, Hinduism, 117 percent, and Buddhism by 63 percent. Islam is the second largest religious group in France, Great Britain and USA (Muslims in USA are 10 millions and Jews are 6 millions).
|
Country Name |
Total Population |
Muslims Percentage |
Number of Muslims |
|
Afghanistan |
22,664,136 |
100% |
22,664,136 |
|
Albania |
3,249,136 |
75% |
2,436,852 |
|
Algeria |
29,183,032 |
99% |
28,891,202 |
|
Angola |
10,342,899 |
25% |
2,585,725 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
65,647 |
n/a |
|
|
Argentina |
34,672,997 |
2 |
693,460 |
|
Aruba |
67,794 |
5 |
3,390 |
|
Australia |
18,260,863 |
2.09 |
382,000 |
|
Azerbaijan |
7,676,953 |
93.4 |
7,170,274 |
|
Bahrain |
590,042 |
100 |
590,042 |
|
Benin |
5,709,529 |
15 |
856,429 |
|
Bangladesh |
123,062,800 |
85 |
104,603,380 |
|
Bhutan |
1,822,625 |
5 |
91,131 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2,656,240 |
40 |
1,062,496 |
|
Botswana |
1,477,630 |
5 |
73,882 |
|
Brazil |
162,661,214 |
0.6 |
1,000,000 |
|
Brunei |
299,939 |
63 |
188,962 |
|
Bulgaria |
8,612,757 |
14 |
1,205,786 |
|
Burkina Faso |
10,623,323 |
50 |
5,311,662 |
|
Burma |
45,975,625 |
10 |
4,597,563 |
|
Burundi |
5,943,057 |
20 |
1,188,611 |
|
Cambodia |
10,861,218 |
1 |
108,612 |
|
Cameroon |
14,261,557 |
55 |
7,843,856 |
|
Canada |
28,820,671 |
1.48 |
400,000 |
|
Central African Republic |
3,274,426 |
55 |
1,800,934 |
|
Chad |
6,976,845 |
85 |
5,930,318 |
|
China |
1,210,004,956 |
11 |
133,100,545 |
|
Christmas Island |
813 |
10 |
81 |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Island |
609 |
57 |
347 |
|
Comoros |
569,237 |
86 |
489,544 |
|
Congo |
2,527,841 |
15 |
379,176 |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
14,762,445 |
60 |
8,857,467 |
|
Croatia |
5,004,112 |
1.2 |
60,049 |
|
Cyprus |
744,609 |
33 |
245,721 |
|
Djibouti |
427,642 |
94 |
401,983 |
|
Egypt |
63,575,107 |
94 |
59,760,601 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
431,282 |
25 |
107,821 |
|
Eritrea |
3,427,883 |
80 |
2,742,306 |
|
Ethiopia |
57,171,662 |
65 |
37,161,580 |
|
Fiji |
782,381 |
11 |
86,062 |
|
France |
58,317,450 |
7 |
4,082,222 |
|
Gabon |
1,172,798 |
1 |
11,728 |
|
Gambia |
1,204,984 |
90 |
1,084,486 |
|
Gaza Strip |
923,940 |
98.7 |
911,929 |
|
Georgia |
5,219,810 |
11 |
574,179 |
|
Germany |
83,536,115 |
3.4 |
2,840,228 |
|
Ghana |
17,698,271 |
30 |
5,309,481 |
|
Gibraltar |
28,765 |
8 |
2,301 |
|
Greece |
10,538,594 |
1.5 |
158,079 |
|
Guinea |
7,411,981 |
95 |
7,041,382 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
1,151,330 |
70 |
805,931 |
|
Guyana |
712,091 |
15 |
106,814 |
|
Hong Kong |
6,305,413 |
1 |
63,054 |
|
India |
952,107,694 |
14 |
133,295,077 |
|
Indonesia |
206,611,600 |
95 |
196,281,020 |
|
Iran |
66,094,264 |
99 |
65,433,321 |
|
Iraq |
21,422,292 |
97 |
20,779,623 |
|
Israel |
5,421,995 |
14 |
759,079 |
|
Italy |
57,460,274 |
1 |
574,603 |
|
Japan |
125,449,703 |
1 |
1,254,497 |
|
Jordan |
4,212,152 |
95 |
4,001,544 |
|
Kazakstan |
16,916,463 |
51.2 |
8,661,229 |
|
Kenya |
28,176,686 |
29.5 |
8,312,122 |
|
Kuwait |
1,950,047 |
89 |
1,735,542 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
4,529,648 |
76.1 |
3,447,062 |
|
Lebanon |
3,776,317 |
70 |
2,643,422 |
|
Liberia |
2,109,789 |
30 |
632,937 |
|
Libya |
5,445,436 |
100 |
5,445,436 |
|
Lesotho |
1,970,781 |
10 |
197,078 |
|
Macedonia |
2,104,035 |
30 |
631,211 |
|
Madagascar |
13,670,507 |
20 |
2,734,101 |
|
Malawi |
9,452,844 |
35 |
3,308,495 |
|
Malaysia |
19,962,893 |
52 |
10,380,704 |
|
Maldives |
270,758 |
100 |
270,758 |
|
Mali |
9,653,261 |
90 |
8,687,935 |
|
Malta |
375,576 |
14 |
52,581 |
|
Mauritania |
2,336,048 |
100 |
2,336,048 |
|
Mauritius |
1,140,256 |
19.5 |
222,350 |
|
Mayotte |
100,838 |
99 |
99,830 |
|
Mongolia |
2,496,617 |
4 |
99,865 |
|
Morocco |
29,779,156 |
98.7 |
29,392,027 |
|
Mozambique |
17,877,927 |
29 |
5,184,599 |
|
Namibia |
1,677,243 |
5 |
83,862 |
|
Nepal |
22,094,033 |
4 |
883,761 |
|
Netherlands |
15,568,034 |
3 |
467,041 |
|
Niger |
9,113,001 |
91 |
8,292,831 |
|
Nigeria |
103,912,489 |
75 |
77,934,367 |
|
Norway |
4,438,547 |
1.5 |
66,578 |
|
Oman |
2,186,548 |
100 |
2,186,548 |
|
Pakistan |
129,275,660 |
97 |
125,397,390 |
|
Panama |
2,655,094 |
4 |
106,204 |
|
Philippines |
74,480,848 |
14 |
10,427,319 |
|
Qatar |
547,761 |
100 |
547,761 |
|
Reunion |
679,198 |
20 |
135,840 |
|
Romania |
21,657,162 |
20 |
4,331,432 |
|
Russia |
148,178,487 |
18 |
26,672,127 |
|
Rwanda |
6,853,359 |
1 |
68,534 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
19,409,058 |
100 |
19,409,058 |
|
Senegal |
9,092,749 |
95 |
8,638,112 |
|
Serbia and Montenegro |
10,614,558 |
19 |
2,016,766 |
|
Sierra Leone |
4,793,121 |
65 |
3,115,529 |
|
Singapore |
3,396,924 |
17 |
577,477 |
|
Slovenia |
1,951,443 |
1 |
19,514 |
|
Somalia |
9,639,151 |
100 |
9,639,151 |
|
South Africa |
41,743,459 |
2 |
834,869 |
|
Sri Lanka |
18,553,074 |
9 |
1,669,777 |
|
Sudan |
31,547,543 |
85 |
26,815,412 |
|
Suriname |
436,418 |
25 |
109,105 |
|
Swaziland |
998,730 |
10 |
99,873 |
|
Sweden |
9,800,000 |
3.6 |
320,000 |
|
Syria |
15,608,648 |
90 |
14,047,783 |
|
Tajikistan |
5,916,373 |
85 |
5,028,917 |
|
Tanzania |
29,058,470 |
65 |
18,888,006 |
|
Thailand |
58,851,357 |
14 |
8,239,190 |
|
Togo |
4,570,530 |
55 |
2,513,792 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
1,272,385 |
12 |
152,686 |
|
Tunisia |
9,019,687 |
98 |
8,839,293 |
|
Turkey |
62,484,478 |
99.8 |
62,359,509 |
|
Turkmenistan |
4,149,283 |
87 |
3,609,876 |
|
Uganda |
20,158,176 |
36 |
7,256,943 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
3,057,337 |
96 |
2,935,044 |
|
United Kingdom |
58,489,975 |
2.7 |
1,579,229 |
|
United States |
266,476,278 |
3.75 |
9,992,860 |
|
Uzbekistan |
23,418,381 |
88 |
20,608,175 |
|
West Bank |
1,427,741 |
75 |
1,070,806 |
|
Western Sahara |
222,631 |
100 |
222,631 |
|
Yemen |
13,483,178 |
99 |
13,348,346 |
|
Zaire |
46,498,539 |
10 |
4,649,854 |
|
Zambia |
9,159,072 |
15 |
1,373,861 |
|
Zimbabwe |
11,271,314 |
15 |
1,690,697 |
In 1986, the Muslim Education Trust organization (MET) located in the United Kingdom and directed by Ghulam Sarwar, obtained the 1971 census and information given by Embassies of the respective countries in London. The 1971 census showed the Independent Muslim countries population was around 784.5 Million and the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.
|
Muslims in Asia (1996) |
1,022,692,000 (30%) |
|
Muslims in Africa (1996) |
426,282,000 (59%) |
|
Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1996) |
1,482,596,925 |
|
Total Number of People on the Earth (1996) |
5,771,939,007 |
|
Percentage of Muslims (1996) |
26% |
|
Islam annual growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. |
6.40% |
|
Christianity growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. |
1.46% |
|
Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1998) |
1,678,442,000 |
|
Expected Number of Muslims on the Earth (2000) |
1,902,095,000 |
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