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PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE
Although a majority of the world’s Muslims live in Asia and the Paci c, only about one-in-four
people (
) in that region are Muslims. y contrast, the Middle East-North Africa region has
an overwhelmingly Muslim population (
), but they represent only about
of the world’s
Muslims. Muslims also make up about three-in-ten people in sub-Saharan Africa, 6 of those
who live in Europe,
of North Americans, and less than
of the population of Latin America
and the Caribbean.
World Muslim Population by Region
ESTIMATED 2010
MUSLIM POPUL ATION
ESTIMATED 2010
TOTAL POPUL ATION
Asia-Pacific
985,530,000
4,054,990,000
Middle East-North Africa
317,070,000
341,020,000
93.0
Sub-Saharan Africa
248,110,000
822,720,000
30.2
43,490,000
742,550,000
5.9
3,480,000
344,530,000
1.0
Europe
North America
Latin America-Caribbean
World Total
PERCENTAGE OF POPUL ATION
THAT IS MUSLIM
24.3 %
840,000
590,080,000
0.1
1,598,510,000
6,895,890,000
23.2
Population estimates are rounded to the ten thousands. Percentages are calculated from unrounded numbers. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
10 Countries with the Largest Number of Muslims
ESTIMATED 2010
MUSLIM POPUL ATION
PERCENTAGE OF POPUL ATION
THAT IS MUSLIM
PERCENTAGE OF WORLD
MUSLIM POPUL ATION
Indonesia
209,120,000
87.2 %
13.1 %
India
176,190,000
14.4
11.0
Pakistan
167,410,000
96.4
10.5
Bangladesh
133,540,000
89.8
8.4
Nigeria
77,300,000
48.8
4.8
Egypt
76,990,000
94.9
4.8
Iran
73,570,000
99.5
4.6
Turkey
71,330,000
98.0
4.5
Algeria
34,730,000
97.9
2.2
31,940,000
99.9
2.0
1,052,120,000
47.0
65.8
Morocco
Subtotal for the 10 Countries
Subtotal for Rest of World
World Total
546,400,000
11.7
34.2
1,598,510,000
23.2
100.0
Population estimates are rounded to the ten thousands. Percentages are calculated from unrounded numbers. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
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