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Muslims of the world
Islam is considered the fastest growing religion in the world.
There are approximately 1.3 billion Muslims constituting a fifth of
humanity. Most are under 25.
 Around 85 per cent of Muslims belong to the majority Sunni sect. The minority
Shi’a Muslims are concentrated in Iran and Iraq.
Less than 20 per cent of Muslims are Arabs. Almost half of the world’s Muslims live
in South and Southeast Asia.
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World’s most Muslim nations
The populations of the following countries are almost entirely Muslim. That is, about
99.5% or more of the native populations, and nearly all of the foreign workers, are
Muslim.
Bahrain
Comoros
Kuwait
Maldives
Mauritania
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Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Somalia
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia |
United Arab Emirates
Western Sahara
Yemen |
| Largest national Muslim populations |
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Number of Muslims
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| Indonesia |
170,310,000
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| Pakistan |
136,000,000
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| Bangladesh |
106,050,000
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| India |
103,000,000
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| Turkey |
62,410,000
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| Iran |
60,790,000
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| Egypt |
53,730,000
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| Nigeria |
47,720,000
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| China |
37,108,000
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Refugees
The majority of the world’s estimated 12 million refugees are Muslim. And most of
them take refuge in other Muslim countries.
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Sources:
www.newint.org
According to Indian Government the total percentage of Muslim in India is in between 11% to 12%. Since the independence of India in 1947 the percentage of Muslim in government census has remained same, i,e, 12% or less. In an interview with a well circulated newspaper of India "The Hindu", Mr. Justice K. M. Yusuf, a retired Judge from Calcutta High Court and chairman of West Bengal Minority Commission, says that in his view the total percentage of Muslims in India is at least 20 percentage.
The total muslim population worldwide is estimated around 1.5 billion.
Courtesy: www.islamicpopulation.com
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