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Data from the 2000s for the rates of growth of Islam in Europe showed that the growing number of Muslims was due primarily to immigration and higher birth rates. [108] In 2017, the Pew Research Center projected that the Muslim population of Europe would reach a level between 7% and 14% by 2050. The projections depend on the level of migration.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
World Muslim population by percentage (Pew Research Center, 2014) Between 2015 and 2060, Muslim population is projected to increase by 70%, from 1.76 billion to 3 billion. [1] This compares with the 32% growth of world population during the same period. [2]
The Middle East-North Africa region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [26] other than Israel. [12] The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world's Muslims. [27]
From Sunni vs. Shiite to Muslim vs. Islam, here's a look at the second most popular religion and a list of every Muslim-majority nation in the world. Iran, Syria among Muslim-majority nations in ...
The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Kosovo, and Azerbaijan.As well as Muslim majority regions in Europe, including western parts of North Macedonia, Sandžak region within Serbia and Montenegro, Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, [1] and many Muslim majority republics within Russia such as Kabardino ...
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2016 found that Muslims make up 4.9% of all of Europe's population. [79] According to a same study conversion does not add significantly to the growth of the Muslim population in Europe, with roughly 160,000 more people leaving Islam than converting into Islam between 2010 and 2016. [79]
The absolute number of Muslims is also expected to increase in regions with smaller Muslim populations such as Europe and North America, [365] due to young age & relatively high fertility rate. [332] In Europe Muslim population will be nearly double (from 5.9% to 10.2%). [365] In North America, it will grow 1% to 2%. [365]