This map shows current muslim population in the world. A demographic assessment shows frances white, or native, birthrate at 1. The total population of this region increased from 16 million in 1870, to 49 million in 1950, to 65 million by 2020. Five charts that puncture the bogey of muslim population growth. In addition, this report provides updated global population estimates, as of 2015, for christians. With a projected population of 256 million in 2030, pakistan is expected to surpass indonesia as the country with the single largest muslim population. In order to examine variation between muslims and nonmuslims within countries, we exclude from our sample countries where less than one percent or more than 99 percent of the adult population selfidentifies as a muslim. The list of countries that make up each region can be found in the section titled world muslim population by region and country.
Researchers take that number, look at the muslim birthrate and constant migration, and conclude that the population now must be at least 10 percent. The future global muslim population pew research center. According to the report, the global muslim population is expected to grow twice as fast as the rest of the worlds population by 2050, mostly due to high fertility rates and a youthful population. According to the pew study, conversions to islam havent had a major impact on the size of the us muslim population, at least not yet. The report highlighted patterns in population data collected since the 1990s and presented population growth projections for the next 20 years. India will be home to worlds largest muslim population by. Finlands muslim population alone could increase by.
The number of muslims in the world is expected to nearly double between 2010 and 2050 and muslims are expected to lead the world in population growth compared with other religious groups. The future of the global muslim population started by wjfox, dec 20 2011 08. As we map the future, the prospects for increasing global prosperity and the limited likelihood of. Citing data from a landmark 2015 pew study showing that the number of muslims worldwide is expected to grow by 73 percent from 2010 to 2050, the head of the worlds mostpopulous muslimmajority. The average french citizen thought 31% of frances population was muslim against the recorded 8%, germans thought theirs was 19% against 6%, and in the uk the figures were 21% and 5%. Muslim population in india to rise by one percent by 2030. The muslim population in europe is extremely diverse with varied histories and origins. These are some of the key findings of mapping the global muslim population. The global muslim population population reference bureau.
In 2010, seven years ago, pew pegged frances muslim population at 7. This means that the worldwide muslim population would be growing about twice the. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. However, while the global muslim population is predicted to grow at a faster rate than the nonmuslim population, it is also expected to grow at a slower pace in the next 20 years than it did in the previous two decades. Currently, indonesia has the worlds largest muslim population. Muslim, the fastest growing religious community in the world, will constitute 29. By 2050, india will have the largest populations of two religions in the world. In 2050, indias muslim population will be largest globally.
And if current demographic trends continue, the muslim population is expected to exceed the number of christians by the end of this century, pew said. While 62% of the worlds muslims lived in asia and the pacific in. Contextualizing islam in europe and north america brookings. The future of the global muslim population culture. Over the same period, indias hindu population will likely slip from around 80% today to. Projected christian and muslim shares of the global population, 20102100 pew research center consider the situation in europe, where christianity has historically been dominant. Muslims projected to outnumber christians by 2100 the. From 1990 to 2010, the global muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2. Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is muslim, report says. The study, called the future of the global muslim population, projects that in 2030 muslims will make up 26. The primary researchers for the future of the global muslim population.
However, the share of the global muslim population living in several asian countries with large muslim populations such as indonesia, india and pakistan is anticipated to decline between 2010 and 2050. And by 2050, the us muslim population is projected to reach 8. The pew forum on religion and public life has just released a report that indicates that the global muslim population is now very close to a quarter of the estimated total population of humankind about 60% of this population resides in asia, with indonesia having the highest proportion with 12. Muslims make up only about 2% of the population in china, but because the country is so populous, its muslim population is expected to be the 19th largest in the world in. The future of the global muslim population pew research center. Percentage and size of muslim population by country. Pew research center estimated the population of each religious group in the global religious landscape2012. A report on the size and distribution of the worlds muslim population, a new study by. The perception that muslim populations are larger than they really are is widespread in europe, according to an analysis last year from ipsos mori. Global muslim population to increase approximately 35% in. Islamic finance and financial inclusion world bank. The world population of hindus will grow rapidly between now and 2050, based on a relatively high expansion rate and the youth profile of this.
Of the total muslim population, 10% are shia muslims and 8790% are sunni muslims. Indiana lawmakers alter religious freedom law under public pressure if current demographic trends continue, however, pew said that by midcentury, the muslim population is projected to increase by 73 percent and make up 30 percent of the worlds. Even though the muslim share of the population there will grow. Islam is the secondlargest religion in europe after christianity. Muslim population in some countries could triple by 2050. The corresponding individual data for each country in this region is discussed below and summarized in table 2. Mapping the global muslim population, the pew forum on. But muslims share of population will rise, pew expects, to around 18% in 2050 from about 15% today.
In percentage terms, muslims would rise from about 5% of europes overall population today to 7. The future of the global muslim population report also predicts that the muslim population worldwide will increase by 35 percent, or from 1. Five charts that puncture the bogey of muslim population. The related muslim population changed from 15% in 1870, to 8% in 1950, to 14% by 2020. The united nations also prepares supplementary world population projections. The presented data show that the percentage of world muslim population with respect to the total world population has increased steadily from 3% in 700ad or 100h to 7% in 800ad or 200h, to 11% in. Percentage of 1990 world population that is muslim. Indonesia is the largest muslim country in terms of population currently.
Babies born to muslims will begin to outnumber christian births by. By 2050, india will have most muslims in world, said the. Quarter of global population now muslim future conscience. We can find that more than eightinten people are affiliated to some religion and there are 23% of all population1. Europes misconceptions about its muslim population. Grim and others published the future of the global muslim population. Washington the worlds muslim population will grow twice as fast as nonmuslims over the next 20 years according to a new study, which predicted that muslims within a generation will make up more than a quarter of the global population. The first column is the worlds population growth, the second islams population growth, the third is the difference between the two growth rates, and the fourth column is the approximate time it would take for the muslim portion of the worlds population to double, for example, from 20 percent to 40 percent if both the total population and the. Muslims as a share of world population, 19902030 5. The rate of increase of the world muslim population is expected to slow down, increasing their percentage to 28% by 2050ad or 1470h, to 32% by 2100ad or 1520h, to 33% by 2200ad or 1630h, then to. Also available electronically at publishers website.
The future of the global muslim population the pew forum on religion and public life projects the worlds muslim population will increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, to more than 2 billion. The muslim population is growing rapidly and is expected to become 26. Muslims to be majority in europe within two generations. Most shias between 68% and 80% live in just four countries. Quarter of the world will be muslim by 2030 telegraph. We draw our dataset from the global financial inclusion global findex and gallup world poll databases. The muslim population in countries across europe could triple by 2050, a report has suggested. The actual number of muslims in india will be about 311 million in 2050, about 11 percent of the global muslim population. This is why india will have the worlds largest muslim.
The worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1. The future of the global muslim population the aha. What will the global population of muslims be by 2030. Estimated and projected muslim population, 19852025. Europes muslim population will continue to grow pew. The majority of the muslim population comes from some of the fastest growing economies.
The largest share of the world s muslims lived in the asiapacific region as of 2010 and will continue to live in this region in the decades ahead. The horizontal merger guidelines expressly mention innovation as one of the criteria against which to assess the likely effects of a merger, and in particular whether the merger eliminates an important competitive force. Muslims are projected to increase as a share of europes population even with no future migration book november 2017 with. The report said worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35 per cent in the next 20 years, rising from 1. Muslim population growth, worldwide trends and analysis.
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