Top Ten Countries with Largest Muslim Population 1 Indonesia Jakarta 209,120,000 13.1 2 India New Delhi 176,190,000 11 3 Pakistan Islamabad 167,410,000 10.5 4 Bangladesh Dhaka 133,540,000 8.4 5 Nigeria Abuja 77,300,000 4.8 6 Egypt Cairo 76,990,000 4.8 7 Iran Teheran 73,570,000 4.6 8 Turkey Ankara 71,330,000 4.5 9 Algeria Algiers 34,730,000 2.2 10 Morocco Rabat 31,940,000 2 The second largest religion in the world, Islam has a total of about 1.62 billion members, or 23 percent of the entire worlds population. About 49 countries have a Muslim majority, although Africa is the only continent with a Muslim majority. Most of the worlds Muslim population lives in South Asia, particularly the countries of Indonesia, Pakistan, and India. Over 88 percent of Indonesias population follows Islam, and 96.4 percent of the population of Pakistan is Muslim. Countries nearing 100 percent Islamic populations include Morocco, Somalia, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Iran, and Western Sahara.
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 12:53:17 +0000
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