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Resources — March 22, 2017   

Muslim Demographics, Get The #Facts From PEW

Original article by Michael Lipka published in the PEW on 02/27/2017

Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world, Pew Research recently announced. With this in mind, here are some key facts on Muslim demographics, compiled from PEW:

– There were 1.6 billion Muslims in the world as of 2010 – roughly 23% of the global population.

– Though Islam is currently the world’s second-largest religion (after Christianity), it is the fastest-growing major religion.

– The number of Muslims is expected to exceed the number of Christians by the end of this century.

– Middle East-North Africa region is home to only 20% of the world’s Muslims.

– Indonesia is currently the country with the world’s largest Muslim population.

– By the year 2050, India is projected to be the country with the largest Muslim population (while remaining majority-Hindu), with more than 300 million Muslims.

– The Muslim population in Europe are also growing. In 2050, Pew projects that 10% of all Europeans will be Muslim.

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