Muslim populations around the world will grow by 25% in the next two decades, according to new research by the US-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
This is the second time that Pew have studied global Muslim populations before - we wrote about it last year.
The data is very detailed - it shows population by country, and Muslim populations as the percentage of each country's population
Pew have produced a great interactive visualisation of there own here too.
The key findings of the Pew research are:
• If current trends continue, Muslims will make up 26.4% of the world's total projected population of 8.3bn in 2030, up from 23.4% of the estimated 2010 world population of 6.9bn
• From 1990 to 2010, the global Muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2.2%, compared with the projected rate of 1.5% for the period from 2010 to 2030
• 79 countries will have a million or more Muslim inhabitants in 2030, up from 72 countries today
• In the US the population projections show the number of Muslims more than doubling over the next two decades, rising from 2.6m in 2010 to 6.2m in 2030
• In Europe, the Muslim share of the population is expected to grow by nearly one-third over the next 20 years, rising from 6% of the region's inhabitants in 2010 to 8% in 2030
• The UK's Muslim population is set to rise from 2.9m now to 5.6m in 2030 - up from 2% of the UK population to 4.6%
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Data summary
Order
|
Country
|
2010: est Muslim pop
|
% Muslim
|
2030: proj Muslim pop
|
Proj % Muslim
|
% proj change, 2010-2030 (where pop more than 1,000)
|
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1 | Asia-Pacific | 1,005,507,000 | 24.8 | 1,295,625,000 | 27.3 | 29 |
2 | Afghanistan | 29,047,000 | 99.8 | 50,527,000 | 99.8 | 74 |
3 | American Samoa | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
4 | Armenia | 1,000 | <0.1 | 1,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
5 | Australia | 399,000 | 1.9 | 714,000 | 2.8 | 79 |
6 | Azerbaijan | 8,795,000 | 98.4 | 10,162,000 | 98.4 | 16 |
7 | Bangladesh | 148,607,000 | 90.4 | 187,506,000 | 92.3 | 26 |
8 | Bhutan | 7,000 | 1 | 9,000 | 1 | 29 |
9 | Brunei | 211,000 | 51.9 | 284,000 | 51.9 | 35 |
10 | Burma (Myanmar) | 1,900,000 | 3.8 | 2,233,000 | 3.8 | 18 |
11 | Cambodia | 240,000 | 1.6 | 320,000 | 1.6 | 33 |
12 | China | 23,308,000 | 1.8 | 29,949,000 | 2.1 | 28 |
13 | Cook Islands | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
14 | Cyprus | 200,000 | 22.7 | 240,000 | 22.7 | 20 |
15 | Federated States of Micronesia | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
16 | Fiji | 54,000 | 6.3 | 58,000 | 6.3 | 7 |
17 | French Polynesia | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
18 | Guam | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
19 | Hong Kong | 91,000 | 1.3 | 105,000 | 1.3 | 15 |
20 | India | 177,286,000 | 14.6 | 236,182,000 | 15.9 | 33 |
21 | Indonesia | 204,847,000 | 88.1 | 238,833,000 | 88 | 17 |
22 | Iran | 74,819,000 | 99.7 | 89,626,000 | 99.7 | 20 |
23 | Japan | 185,000 | 0.1 | 171,000 | 0.1 | -8 |
24 | Kazakhstan | 8,887,000* | 56.4 | 9,728,000* | 56.4 | |
25 | Kiribati | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
26 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,927,000 | 88.8 | 6,140,000 | 93.8 | 25 |
27 | Laos | 1,000 | <0.1 | 2,000 | <0.1 | 100 |
28 | Macau | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
29 | Malaysia | 17,139,000 | 61.4 | 22,752,000 | 64.5 | 33 |
30 | Maldives | 309,000 | 98.4 | 396,000 | 98.4 | 28 |
31 | Marshall Islands | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
32 | Mongolia | 120,000 | 4.4 | 144,000 | 4.4 | 20 |
33 | Nauru | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
34 | Nepal | 1,253,000 | 4.2 | 1,705,000 | 4.2 | 36 |
35 | New Caledonia | 7,000 | 2.8 | 9,000 | 2.8 | 29 |
36 | New Zealand | 41,000 | 0.9 | 101,000 | 2 | 146 |
37 | Niue | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
38 | North Korea | 3,000 | <0.1 | 3,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
39 | Northern Mariana Islands | <1,000 | 0.7 | <1,000 | 0.7 | |
40 | Pakistan | 178,097,000 | 96.4 | 256,117,000 | 96.4 | 44 |
41 | Palau | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
42 | Papua New Guinea | 2,000 | <0.1 | 3,000 | <0.1 | 50 |
43 | Philippines | 4,737,000 | 5.1 | 7,094,000 | 5.7 | 50 |
44 | Pitcairn | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
45 | Samoa | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
46 | Singapore | 721,000 | 14.9 | 813,000 | 14.9 | 13 |
47 | Solomon Islands | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
48 | South Korea | 75,000 | 0.2 | 76,000 | 0.2 | 1 |
49 | Sri Lanka | 1,725,000 | 8.5 | 1,876,000 | 8.5 | 9 |
50 | Taiwan | 23,000 | 0.1 | 25,000 | 0.1 | 9 |
51 | Tajikistan | 7,006,000 | 99 | 9,525,000 | 99 | 36 |
52 | Thailand | 3,952,000 | 5.8 | 4,261,000 | 5.8 | 8 |
53 | Timor-Leste | 1,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 | 100 |
54 | Tokelau | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
55 | Tonga | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
56 | Turkey | 74,660,000 | 98.6 | 89,127,000 | 98.6 | 19 |
57 | Turkmenistan | 4,830,000 | 93.3 | 5,855,000 | 93.3 | 21 |
58 | Tuvalu | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
59 | Uzbekistan | 26,833,000 | 96.5 | 32,760,000 | 96.5 | 22 |
60 | Vanuatu | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
61 | Vietnam | 160,000 | 0.2 | 190,000 | 0.2 | 19 |
62 | Wallis and Futuna | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
63 | Middle East-North Africa | 321,869,000 | 91.2 | 439,453,000 | 91.4 | 37 |
64 | Algeria | 34,780,000 | 98.2 | 43,915,000 | 98.2 | 26 |
65 | Bahrain | 655,000 | 81.2 | 881,000 | 81.2 | 35 |
66 | Egypt | 80,024,000 | 94.7 | 105,065,000 | 94.7 | 31 |
67 | Iraq | 31,108,000 | 98.9 | 48,350,000 | 98.9 | 55 |
68 | Israel | 1,287,000 | 17.7 | 2,135,000 | 23.2 | 66 |
69 | Jordan | 6,397,000 | 98.8 | 8,516,000 | 98.8 | 33 |
70 | Kuwait | 2,636,000 | 86.4 | 3,692,000 | 86.4 | 40 |
71 | Lebanon | 2,542,000 | 59.7 | 2,902,000 | 59.7 | 14 |
72 | Libya | 6,325,000 | 96.6 | 8,232,000 | 96.6 | 30 |
73 | Morocco | 32,381,000 | 99.9 | 39,259,000 | 99.9 | 21 |
74 | Oman | 2,547,000 | 87.7 | 3,549,000 | 87.7 | 39 |
75 | Palestinian territories | 4,298,000 | 97.5 | 7,136,000 | 97.5 | 66 |
76 | Qatar | 1,168,000 | 77.5 | 1,511,000 | 77.5 | 29 |
77 | Saudi Arabia | 25,493,000 | 97.1 | 35,497,000 | 97.1 | 39 |
78 | Sudan | 30,855,000 | 71.4 | 43,573,000 | 71.4 | 41 |
79 | Syria | 20,895,000 | 92.8 | 28,374,000 | 92.8 | 36 |
80 | Tunisia | 10,349,000 | 99.8 | 12,097,000 | 99.8 | 17 |
81 | United Arab Emirates | 3,577,000 | 76 | 4,981,000 | 76 | 39 |
82 | Western Sahara | 528,000 | 99.6 | 816,000 | 99.6 | 55 |
83 | Yemen | 24,023,000 | 99 | 38,973,000 | 99 | 62 |
84 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 242,544,000 | 29.6 | 385,939,000 | 31 | 59 |
85 | Angola | 195,000 | 1 | 312,000 | 1 | 60 |
86 | Benin | 2,259,000 | 24.5 | 3,777,000 | 24.5 | 67 |
87 | Botswana | 8,000 | 0.4 | 10,000 | 0.4 | 25 |
88 | Burkina Faso | 9,600,000 | 58.9 | 16,480,000 | 59 | 72 |
89 | Burundi | 184,000 | 2.2 | 258,000 | 2.2 | 40 |
90 | Cameroon | 3,598,000 | 18 | 5,481,000 | 19.2 | 52 |
91 | Cape Verde | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
92 | Central African Republic | 403,000 | 8.9 | 550,000 | 8.9 | 36 |
93 | Chad | 6,404,000 | 55.7 | 10,086,000 | 53 | 57 |
94 | Comoros | 679,000 | 98.3 | 959,000 | 98.3 | 41 |
95 | Congo | 969,000 | 1.4 | 1,552,000 | 1.4 | 60 |
96 | Djibouti | 853,000 | 97 | 1,157,000 | 97 | 36 |
97 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,000 | 4.1 | 43,000 | 4.1 | 54 |
98 | Eritrea | 1,909,000 | 36.5 | 2,955,000 | 36.5 | 55 |
99 | Ethiopia | 28,721,000 | 33.8 | 44,466,000 | 33.8 | 55 |
100 | Gabon | 145,000 | 9.7 | 244,000 | 11.9 | 68 |
101 | Gambia | 1,669,000 | 95.3 | 2,607,000 | 95.3 | 56 |
102 | Ghana | 3,906,000 | 16.1 | 6,350,000 | 18.2 | 63 |
103 | Guinea | 8,693,000 | 84.2 | 14,227,000 | 84.2 | 64 |
104 | Guinea-Bissau | 705,000 | 42.8 | 1,085,000 | 42.8 | 54 |
105 | Ivory Coast | 7,960,000 | 36.9 | 12,977,000 | 39.9 | 63 |
106 | Kenya | 2,868,000 | 7 | 5,485,000 | 8.7 | 91 |
107 | Lesotho | 1,000 | <0.1 | 1,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
108 | Liberia | 523,000 | 12.8 | 825,000 | 12.8 | 58 |
109 | Madagascar | 220,000 | 1.1 | 309,000 | 1 | 40 |
110 | Malawi | 2,011,000 | 12.8 | 3,326,000 | 12.8 | 65 |
111 | Mali | 12,316,000 | 92.4 | 18,840,000 | 92.1 | 53 |
112 | Mauritania | 3,338,000 | 99.2 | 4,750,000 | 99.2 | 42 |
113 | Mauritius | 216,000 | 16.6 | 236,000 | 16.6 | 9 |
114 | Mayotte | 197,000 | 98.8 | 298,000 | 98.8 | 51 |
115 | Mozambique | 5,340,000 | 22.8 | 7,733,000 | 22.8 | 45 |
116 | Namibia | 9,000 | 0.4 | 12,000 | 0.4 | 33 |
117 | Niger | 15,627,000 | 98.3 | 32,022,000 | 98.3 | 105 |
118 | Nigeria | 75,728,000 | 47.9 | 116,832,000 | 51.5 | 54 |
119 | Republic of Congo | 60,000 | 1.6 | 88,000 | 1.6 | 47 |
120 | Reunion | 35,000 | 4.2 | 42,000 | 4.2 | 20 |
121 | Rwanda | 188,000 | 1.8 | 363,000 | 2.3 | 93 |
122 | Sao Tome and Principe | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
123 | Senegal | 12,333,000 | 95.9 | 18,739,000 | 95.9 | 52 |
124 | Seychelles | <1,000 | 1.1 | <1,000 | 1.1 | |
125 | Sierra Leone | 4,171,000 | 71.5 | 6,527,000 | 73 | 56 |
126 | Somalia | 9,231,000 | 98.6 | 15,529,000 | 98.6 | 68 |
127 | South Africa | 737,000 | 1.5 | 799,000 | 1.5 | 8 |
128 | St. Helena | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
129 | Swaziland | 2,000 | 0.2 | 2,000 | 0.2 | 0 |
130 | Tanzania | 13,450,000 | 29.9 | 19,463,000 | 25.8 | 45 |
131 | Togo | 827,000 | 12.2 | 1,234,000 | 12.2 | 49 |
132 | Uganda | 4,060,000 | 12 | 6,655,000 | 10.9 | 64 |
133 | Zambia | 59,000 | 0.4 | 94,000 | 0.4 | 59 |
134 | Zimbabwe | 109,000 | 0.9 | 155,000 | 0.9 | 42 |
135 | Europe | 44,138,000 | 6 | 58,209,000 | 8 | 32 |
136 | Albania | 2,601,000 | 82.1 | 2,841,000 | 83.2 | 9 |
137 | Andorra | <1,000 | 1.1 | 1,000 | 1.1 | |
138 | Austria | 475,000 | 5.7 | 799,000 | 9.3 | 68 |
139 | Belarus | 19,000 | 0.2 | 17,000 | 0.2 | -11 |
140 | Belgium | 638,000 | 6 | 1,149,000 | 10.2 | 80 |
141 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1,564,000 | 41.6 | 1,503,000 | 42.7 | -4 |
142 | Bulgaria | 1,002,000 | 13.4 | 1,016,000 | 15.7 | 1 |
143 | Channel Islands | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
144 | Croatia | 56,000 | 1.3 | 54,000 | 1.3 | -4 |
145 | Czech Republic | 4,000 | <0.1 | 4,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
146 | Denmark | 226,000 | 4.1 | 317,000 | 5.6 | 40 |
147 | Estonia | 2,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 | 0 |
148 | Faeroe Islands | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
149 | Finland | 42,000 | 0.8 | 105,000 | 1.9 | 150 |
150 | France | 4,704,000 | 7.5 | 6,860,000 | 10.3 | 46 |
151 | Georgia | 442,000 | 10.5 | 433,000 | 11.5 | -2 |
152 | Germany | 4,119,000 | 5 | 5,545,000 | 7.1 | 35 |
153 | Gibraltar | 1,000 | 4 | 1,000 | 4 | 0 |
154 | Greece | 527,000 | 4.7 | 772,000 | 6.9 | 46 |
155 | Hungary | 25,000 | 0.3 | 24,000 | 0.3 | -4 |
156 | Iceland | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
157 | Ireland | 43,000 | 0.9 | 125,000 | 2.2 | 191 |
158 | Isle of Man | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
159 | Italy | 1,583,000 | 2.6 | 3,199,000 | 5.4 | 102 |
160 | Kosovo | 2,104,000 | 91.7 | 2,100,000 | 93.5 | -0 |
161 | Latvia | 2,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 | 0 |
162 | Liechtenstein | 2,000 | 4.8 | 2,000 | 4.8 | 0 |
163 | Lithuania | 3,000 | 0.1 | 2,000 | 0.1 | -33 |
164 | Luxembourg | 11,000 | 2.3 | 14,000 | 2.3 | 27 |
165 | Malta | 1,000 | 0.3 | 1,000 | 0.3 | 0 |
166 | Moldova | 15,000 | 0.4 | 13,000 | 0.4 | -13 |
167 | Monaco | <1,000 | 0.5 | <1,000 | 0.5 | |
168 | Montenegro | 116,000 | 18.5 | 136,000 | 21.5 | 17 |
169 | Netherlands | 914,000 | 5.5 | 1,365,000 | 7.8 | 49 |
170 | Norway | 144,000 | 3 | 359,000 | 6.5 | 149 |
171 | Poland | 20,000 | 0.1 | 19,000 | 0.1 | -5 |
172 | Portugal | 65,000 | 0.6 | 65,000 | 0.6 | 0 |
173 | Republic of Macedonia | 713,000 | 34.9 | 812,000 | 40.3 | 14 |
174 | Romania | 73,000 | 0.3 | 73,000 | 0.4 | 0 |
175 | Russia | 16,379,000 | 11.7 | 18,556,000 | 14.4 | 13 |
176 | San Marino | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
177 | Serbia | 280,000 | 3.7 | 377,000 | 5.1 | 35 |
178 | Slovakia | 4,000 | 0.1 | 4,000 | 0.1 | 0 |
179 | Slovenia | 49,000 | 2.4 | 49,000 | 2.4 | 0 |
180 | Spain | 1,021,000 | 2.3 | 1,859,000 | 3.7 | 82 |
181 | Sweden | 451,000 | 4.9 | 993,000 | 9.9 | 120 |
182 | Switzerland | 433,000 | 5.7 | 663,000 | 8.1 | 53 |
183 | Ukraine | 393,000 | 0.9 | 408,000 | 1 | 4 |
184 | United Kingdom | 2,869,000 | 4.6 | 5,567,000 | 8.2 | 94 |
185 | Vatican City | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
186 | Americas | 5,256,000 | 0.6 | 10,927,000 | 1 | 108 |
187 | Anguilla | <1,000 | 0.3 | <1,000 | 0.3 | |
188 | Antigua and Barbuda | <1,000 | 0.6 | <1,000 | 0.6 | |
189 | Argentina | 1,000,000 | 2.5 | 1,233,000 | 2.6 | 23 |
190 | Aruba | <1,000 | 0.4 | <1,000 | 0.4 | |
191 | Bahamas | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
192 | Barbados | 2,000 | 0.9 | 2,000 | 0.9 | 0 |
193 | Belize | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
194 | Bermuda | <1,000 | 0.8 | <1,000 | 0.8 | |
195 | Bolivia | 2,000 | <0.1 | 3,000 | <0.1 | 50 |
196 | Brazil | 204,000 | 0.1 | 227,000 | 0.1 | 11 |
197 | British Virgin Islands | <1,000 | 1.2 | <1,000 | 1.2 | |
198 | Canada | 940,000 | 2.8 | 2,661,000 | 6.6 | 183 |
199 | Cayman Islands | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
200 | Chile | 4,000 | <0.1 | 5,000 | <0.1 | 25 |
201 | Colombia | 14,000 | <0.1 | 17,000 | <0.1 | 21 |
202 | Costa Rica | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
203 | Cuba | 10,000 | 0.1 | 10,000 | 0.1 | 0 |
204 | Dominica | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
205 | Dominican Republic | 2,000 | <0.1 | 3,000 | <0.1 | 50 |
206 | Ecuador | 2,000 | <0.1 | 2,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
207 | El Salvador | 2,000 | <0.1 | 2,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
209 | French Guiana | 2,000 | 0.9 | 3,000 | 0.9 | 50 |
210 | Greenland | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
211 | Grenada | <1,000 | 0.3 | <1,000 | 0.3 | |
212 | Guadeloupe | 2,000 | 0.4 | 2,000 | 0.4 | 0 |
213 | Guatemala | 1,000 | <0.1 | 2,000 | <0.1 | 100 |
214 | Guyana | 55,000 | 7.2 | 51,000 | 7.2 | -7 |
215 | Haiti | 2,000 | <0.1 | 3,000 | <0.1 | 50 |
216 | Honduras | 11,000 | 0.1 | 15,000 | 0.1 | 36 |
217 | Jamaica | 1,000 | <0.1 | 1,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
218 | Martinique | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
219 | Mexico | 111,000 | 0.1 | 126,000 | 0.1 | 14 |
220 | Montserrat | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
221 | Netherlands Antilles | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
222 | Nicaragua | 1,000 | <0.1 | 1,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
223 | Panama | 25,000 | 0.7 | 32,000 | 0.7 | 28 |
224 | Paraguay | 1,000 | <0.1 | 2,000 | <0.1 | 100 |
225 | Peru | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
226 | Puerto Rico | 1,000 | <0.1 | 1,000 | <0.1 | 0 |
227 | St. Kitts and Nevis | <1,000 | 0.3 | <1,000 | 0.3 | |
228 | St. Lucia | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
229 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | <1,000 | 0.2 | <1,000 | 0.2 | |
230 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,000 | 1.7 | 2,000 | 1.7 | 0 |
231 | Suriname | 84,000 | 15.9 | 96,000 | 15.9 | 14 |
232 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78,000 | 5.8 | 80,000 | 5.8 | 3 |
233 | Turks and Caicos Islands | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
234 | U.S. Virgin Islands | <1,000 | 0.1 | <1,000 | 0.1 | |
235 | United States | 2,595,000 | 0.8 | 6,216,000 | 1.7 | 140 |
236 | Uruguay | <1,000 | <0.1 | <1,000 | <0.1 | |
237 | Venezuela | 95,000 | 0.3 | 121,000 | 0.3 | 27 |
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