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The Future of the Global Muslim Population
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GRAPHIC • January 2011
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Tables: Muslim Population by Country | Muslim Population Growth by Country
Muslim Population by Country
| Country | Estimated 1990 Muslim Population | Percentage of 1990 Population that is Muslim | Estimated 2010 Muslim Population | Percentage of 2010 Population that is Muslim | Projected 2030 Muslim Population* | Projected Percentage of 2030 Population that is Muslim* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 12,551,000 | 99.8 | 29,047,000 | 99.8 | 50,527,000 | 99.8 |
| Albania | 2,302,000 | 70.0 | 2,601,000 | 82.1 | 2,841,000 | 83.2 |
| Algeria | 24,860,000 | 98.3 | 34,780,000 | 98.2 | 43,915,000 | 98.2 |
| American Samoa | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Andorra | < 1,000 | 0.5 | 1,000 | 1.1 | 1,000 | 1.1 |
| Angola | 40,000 ^ | 0.4 ^ | 195,000 | 1.0 | 312,000 | 1.0 |
| Anguilla | < 1,000 | 0.4 | < 1,000 | 0.3 | < 1,000 | 0.3 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | < 1,000 | 0.5 | < 1,000 | 0.6 | < 1,000 | 0.6 |
| Argentina | 444,000 | 1.4 | 1,000,000 | 2.5 | 1,233,000 | 2.6 |
| Armenia | 128,000 | 3.6 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Aruba | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.4 | < 1,000 | 0.4 |
| Australia | 154,000 | 0.9 | 399,000 | 1.9 | 714,000 | 2.8 |
| Austria | 161,000 | 2.1 | 475,000 | 5.7 | 799,000 | 9.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 5,635,000 | 78.1 | 8,795,000 | 98.4 | 10,162,000 | 98.4 |
| Bahamas | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| Bahrain | 403,000 | 81.8 | 655,000 | 81.2 | 881,000 | 81.2 |
| Bangladesh | 102,103,000 | 88.3 | 148,607,000 | 90.4 | 187,506,000 | 92.3 |
| Barbados | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.9 | 2,000 | 0.9 |
| Belarus | 10,000 | 0.1 | 19,000 | 0.2 | 17,000 | 0.2 |
| Belgium | 266,000 | 2.7 | 638,000 | 6.0 | 1,149,000 | 10.2 |
| Belize | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| Benin | 982,000 | 20.5 | 2,259,000 | 24.5 | 3,777,000 | 24.5 |
| Bermuda | < 1,000 | 0.8 | < 1,000 | 0.8 | < 1,000 | 0.8 |
| Bhutan | 6,000 | 1.0 | 7,000 | 1.0 | 9,000 | 1.0 |
| Bolivia | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1,843,000 | 42.8 | 1,564,000 | 41.6 | 1,503,000 | 42.7 |
| Botswana | 3,000 | 0.2 | 8,000 | 0.4 | 10,000 | 0.4 |
| Brazil | 145,000 | 0.1 | 204,000 | 0.1 | 227,000 | 0.1 |
| British Virgin Islands | < 1,000 | 0.9 | < 1,000 | 1.2 | < 1,000 | 1.2 |
| Brunei | 173,000 | 67.2 | 211,000 | 51.9 | 284,000 | 51.9 |
| Bulgaria | 1,155,000 | 13.1 | 1,002,000 | 13.4 | 1,016,000 | 15.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,807,000 | 54.5 | 9,600,000 | 58.9 | 16,480,000 | 59.0 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 654,000 | 1.6 | 1,900,000 | 3.8 | 2,233,000 | 3.8 |
| Burundi | 90,000 | 1.6 | 184,000 | 2.2 | 258,000 | 2.2 |
| Cambodia | 233,000 | 2.4 | 240,000 | 1.6 | 320,000 | 1.6 |
| Cameroon | 2,691,000 | 22.0 | 3,598,000 | 18.0 | 5,481,000 | 19.2 |
| Canada | 313,000 | 1.1 | 940,000 | 2.8 | 2,661,000 | 6.6 |
| Cape Verde | 7,000 | 1.8 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| Cayman Islands | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 |
| Central African Republic | 234,000 | 8.0 | 403,000 | 8.9 | 550,000 | 8.9 |
| Chad | 3,291,000 | 53.9 | 6,404,000 | 55.7 | 10,086,000 | 53.0 |
| Channel Islands | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| Chile | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 4,000 | < 0.1 | 5,000 | < 0.1 |
| China | 16,839,000 | 1.5 | 23,308,000 | 1.8 | 29,949,000 | 2.1 |
| Colombia | 119,000 ^ | 0.4 ^ | 14,000 | < 0.1 | 17,000 | < 0.1 |
| Comoros | 431,000 | 98.4 | 679,000 | 98.3 | 959,000 | 98.3 |
| Congo | 473,000 | 1.3 | 969,000 | 1.4 | 1,552,000 | 1.4 |
| Cook Islands | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Costa Rica | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Croatia | 52,000 | 1.1 | 56,000 | 1.3 | 54,000 | 1.3 |
| Cuba | 6,000 | 0.1 | 10,000 | 0.1 | 10,000 | 0.1 |
| Cyprus | 2,000 ^ | 0.3 ^ | 200,000 | 22.7 | 240,000 | 22.7 |
| Czech Republic | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 4,000 | < 0.1 | 4,000 | < 0.1 |
| Denmark | 109,000 | 2.1 | 226,000 | 4.1 | 317,000 | 5.6 |
| Djibouti | 504,000 | 90.0 | 853,000 | 97.0 | 1,157,000 | 97.0 |
| Dominica | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 |
| Ecuador | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 |
| Egypt | 53,884,000 | 93.2 | 80,024,000 | 94.7 | 105,065,000 | 94.7 |
| El Salvador | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 11,000 | 2.8 | 28,000 | 4.1 | 43,000 | 4.1 |
| Eritrea | 1,219,000 | 38.6 | 1,909,000 | 36.5 | 2,955,000 | 36.5 |
| Estonia | 9,000 | 0.6 | 2,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 |
| Ethiopia | 15,827,000 | 32.8 | 28,721,000 | 33.8 | 44,466,000 | 33.8 |
| Faeroe Islands | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Fiji | 58,000 | 8.0 | 54,000 | 6.3 | 58,000 | 6.3 |
| Finland | 11,000 | 0.2 | 42,000 | 0.8 | 105,000 | 1.9 |
| France | 568,000 ^ | 1.0 ^ | 4,704,000 | 7.5 | 6,860,000 | 10.3 |
| French Guiana | 1,000 | 1.0 | 2,000 | 0.9 | 3,000 | 0.9 |
| French Polynesia | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Gabon | 31,000 ^ | 3.3 ^ | 145,000 | 9.7 | 244,000 | 11.9 |
| Gambia | 780,000 | 87.0 | 1,669,000 | 95.3 | 2,607,000 | 95.3 |
| Georgia | 625,000 ^ | 11.5 ^ | 442,000 | 10.5 | 433,000 | 11.5 |
| Germany | 2,506,000 | 3.2 | 4,119,000 | 5.0 | 5,545,000 | 7.1 |
| Ghana | 2,245,000 | 15.0 | 3,906,000 | 16.1 | 6,350,000 | 18.2 |
| Gibraltar | 2,000 | 6.9 | 1,000 | 4.0 | 1,000 | 4.0 |
| Greece | 254,000 | 2.5 | 527,000 | 4.7 | 772,000 | 6.9 |
| Greenland | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Grenada | < 1,000 | 0.3 | < 1,000 | 0.3 | < 1,000 | 0.3 |
| Guadeloupe | 3,000 | 0.7 | 2,000 | 0.4 | 2,000 | 0.4 |
| Guam | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Guatemala | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 |
| Guinea | 4,241,000 | 69.0 | 8,693,000 | 84.2 | 14,227,000 | 84.2 |
| Guinea Bissau | 388,000 | 38.0 | 705,000 | 42.8 | 1,085,000 | 42.8 |
| Guyana | 67,000 | 9.0 | 55,000 | 7.2 | 51,000 | 7.2 |
| Haiti | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 |
| Honduras | 6,000 | 0.1 | 11,000 | 0.1 | 15,000 | 0.1 |
| Hong Kong | 57,000 | 1.0 | 91,000 | 1.3 | 105,000 | 1.3 |
| Hungary | 17,000 | 0.2 | 25,000 | 0.3 | 24,000 | 0.3 |
| Iceland | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| India | 100,873,000 | 11.7 | 177,286,000 | 14.6 | 236,182,000 | 15.9 |
| Indonesia | 154,680,000 | 87.2 | 204,847,000 | 88.1 | 238,833,000 | 88.0 |
| Iran | 56,506,000 | 99.6 | 74,819,000 | 99.6 | 89,626,000 | 99.7 |
| Iraq | 17,356,000 | 96.0 | 31,108,000 | 98.9 | 48,350,000 | 98.9 |
| Ireland | 15,000 | 0.4 | 43,000 | 0.9 | 125,000 | 2.2 |
| Isle of Man | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 |
| Israel | 634,000 | 14.1 | 1,287,000 | 17.7 | 2,135,000 | 23.2 |
| Italy | 858,000 | 1.5 | 1,583,000 | 2.6 | 3,199,000 | 5.4 |
| Ivory Coast | 4,880,000 | 38.7 | 7,960,000 | 36.9 | 12,977,000 | 39.9 |
| Jamaica | 3,000 | 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Japan | 118,000 | 0.1 | 185,000 | 0.1 | 171,000 | 0.1 |
| Jordan | 3,149,000 | 96.8 | 6,397,000 | 98.8 | 8,516,000 | 98.8 |
| Kazakhstan | 8,391,000 | 50.8 | 8,887,000 | 56.4 | 9,728,000 | 56.4 |
| Kenya | 1,406,000 | 6.0 | 2,868,000 | 7.0 | 5,485,000 | 8.7 |
| Kiribati | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Kosovo | 1,955,000 | 87.8 | 2,104,000 | 91.7 | 2,100,000 | 93.5 |
| Kuwait | 1,966,000 | 91.7 | 2,636,000 | 86.4 | 3,692,000 | 86.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,449,000 | 55.7 | 4,927,000 | 88.8 | 6,140,000 | 93.8 |
| Laos | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 |
| Latvia | 3,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 |
| Lebanon | 1,784,000 | 60.0 | 2,542,000 | 59.7 | 2,902,000 | 59.7 |
| Lesotho | < 1,000 | 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Liberia | 312,000 | 14.4 | 523,000 | 12.8 | 825,000 | 12.8 |
| Libya | 4,278,000 | 98.0 | 6,325,000 | 96.6 | 8,232,000 | 96.6 |
| Liechtenstein | < 1,000 | 2.4 | 2,000 | 4.8 | 2,000 | 4.8 |
| Lithuania | 7,000 | 0.2 | 3,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 |
| Luxembourg | 3,000 | 0.7 | 11,000 | 2.3 | 14,000 | 2.3 |
| Macau | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Madagascar | 106,000 | 0.9 | 220,000 | 1.1 | 309,000 | 1.0 |
| Malawi | 1,512,000 | 16.0 | 2,011,000 | 12.8 | 3,326,000 | 12.8 |
| Malaysia | 8,870,000 | 49.0 | 17,139,000 | 61.4 | 22,752,000 | 64.5 |
| Maldives | 216,000 | 99.9 | 309,000 | 98.4 | 396,000 | 98.4 |
| Mali | 8,104,000 | 93.6 | 12,316,000 | 92.4 | 18,840,000 | 92.1 |
| Malta | < 1,000 | 0.2 | 1,000 | 0.3 | 1,000 | 0.3 |
| Marshall Islands | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Martinique | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 |
| Mauritania | 1,968,000 | 99.0 | 3,338,000 | 99.2 | 4,750,000 | 99.2 |
| Mauritius | 172,000 | 16.3 | 216,000 | 16.6 | 236,000 | 16.6 |
| Mayotte | 90,000 | 98.0 | 197,000 | 98.8 | 298,000 | 98.8 |
| Mexico | 60,000 | 0.1 | 111,000 | 0.1 | 126,000 | 0.1 |
| Moldova | 4,000 | 0.1 | 15,000 | 0.4 | 13,000 | 0.4 |
| Monaco | < 1,000 | 0.3 | < 1,000 | 0.5 | < 1,000 | 0.5 |
| Mongolia | 211,000 ^ | 9.5 ^ | 120,000 | 4.4 | 144,000 | 4.4 |
| Montenegro | 94,000 | 16.0 | 116,000 | 18.5 | 136,000 | 21.5 |
| Montserrat | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 | < 1,000 | 0.1 |
| Morocco | 24,560,000 | 99.0 | 32,381,000 | 99.9 | 39,259,000 | 99.9 |
| Mozambique | 1,761,000 ^ | 13.0 ^ | 5,340,000 | 22.8 | 7,733,000 | 22.8 |
| Namibia | 4,000 | 0.3 | 9,000 | 0.4 | 12,000 | 0.4 |
| Nauru | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Nepal | 688,000 | 3.6 | 1,253,000 | 4.2 | 1,705,000 | 4.2 |
| Netherlands | 344,000 | 2.3 | 914,000 | 5.5 | 1,365,000 | 7.8 |
| Netherlands Antilles | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 | < 1,000 | 0.2 |
| New Caledonia | 6,000 | 3.7 | 7,000 | 2.8 | 9,000 | 2.8 |
| New Zealand | 7,000 | 0.2 | 41,000 | 0.9 | 101,000 | 2.0 |
| Nicaragua | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Niger | 7,801,000 | 98.7 | 15,627,000 | 98.3 | 32,022,000 | 98.3 |
| Nigeria | 46,302,000 | 47.6 | 75,728,000 | 47.9 | 116,832,000 | 51.5 |
| Niue | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| North Korea | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | < 1,000 | 0.5 | < 1,000 | 0.7 | < 1,000 | 0.7 |
| Norway | 54,000 | 1.3 | 144,000 | 3.0 | 359,000 | 6.5 |
| Oman | 1,616,000 | 87.7 | 2,547,000 | 87.7 | 3,549,000 | 87.7 |
| Pakistan | 112,303,000 | 97.0 | 178,097,000 | 96.4 | 256,117,000 | 96.4 |
| Palau | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Palestinian territories | 2,111,000 | 98.0 | 4,298,000 | 97.5 | 7,136,000 | 97.5 |
| Panama | 109,000 ^ | 4.5 ^ | 25,000 | 0.7 | 32,000 | 0.7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 | 3,000 | < 0.1 |
| Paraguay | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 2,000 | < 0.1 |
| Peru | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Philippines | 2,872,000 | 4.6 | 4,737,000 | 5.1 | 7,094,000 | 5.7 |
| Pitcairn Islands | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Poland | 6,000 | < 0.1 | 20,000 | 0.1 | 19,000 | 0.1 |
| Portugal | 10,000 | 0.1 | 65,000 | 0.6 | 65,000 | 0.6 |
| Puerto Rico | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 | 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Qatar | 423,000 | 90.6 | 1,168,000 | 77.5 | 1,511,000 | 77.5 |
| Republic of Congo | 26,000 | 1.1 | 60,000 | 1.6 | 88,000 | 1.6 |
| Republic of Macedonia | 441,000 | 23.1 | 713,000 | 34.9 | 812,000 | 40.3 |
| Reunion | 14,000 | 2.4 | 35,000 | 4.2 | 42,000 | 4.2 |
| Romania | 46,000 | 0.2 | 73,000 | 0.3 | 73,000 | 0.4 |
| Russia | 13,634,000 | 9.2 | 16,379,000 | 11.7 | 18,556,000 | 14.4 |
| Rwanda | 170,000 | 2.4 | 188,000 | 1.8 | 363,000 | 2.3 |
| Samoa | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| San Marino | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 | < 1,000 | < 0.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16,096,000 | 99.0 | 25,493,000 | 97.1 | 35,497,000 | 97.1 |
| Senegal | 7,086,000 | 94.0 | 12,333,000 | 95.9 | 18,739,000 | 95.9 |
| Serbia | 412,000 | 5.6 | 280,000 | 3.7 | 377,000 | 5.1 |
| Seychelles | < 1,000 | 0.5 | < 1,000 | 1.1 | < 1,000 | 1.1 |
| Sierra Leone | 2,042,000 | 50.0 | 4,171,000 | 71.5 | 6,527,000 | 73.0 |
| Singapore | 464,000 | 15.4 | 721,000 |