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4 July 2014

WORLD - Top Ten Countries with Largest Muslim Population







Top Ten Countries with Largest Muslim Population

RankCountryCapitalEstimated 2010 Muslim Population% of World Muslim Population
1IndonesiaJakarta209,120,00013.1
2IndiaNew Delhi176,190,00011
3PakistanIslamabad167,410,00010.5
4BangladeshDhaka133,540,0008.4
5NigeriaAbuja77,300,0004.8
6EgyptCairo76,990,0004.8
7IranTeheran73,570,0004.6
8TurkeyAnkara71,330,0004.5
9AlgeriaAlgiers34,730,0002.2
10MoroccoRabat31,940,0002


(Population estimates are rounded to the ten thousands. Percentages are calculated from unrounded numbers. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding).

SOURCE: Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life •Global Religious Landscape, December 2012.


The second largest religion in the world, Islam has a total of about 1.62 billion members, or 23 percent of the entire world's population. About 49 countries have a Muslim majority, although Africa is the only continent with a Muslim majority. Most of the world's Muslim population lives inSouth Asia, particularly the countries of Indonesia, Pakistan, and India.

Over 88 percent of Indonesia's population follows Islam, and 96.4 percent of the population of Pakistan is Muslim. Countries nearing 100 percent Islamic populations include Morocco, Somalia, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Iran, and Western Sahara.

Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-countries-with-largest-muslim-populations-map.htm


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