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There are large communities of Hindus in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia who number over 3.1 Million and an estimated 902,890 Buddhists and 700,000 Yazidi and numerous other religions. Non Muslims are about 43 Million or 23% of the Middle East population, Muslims form the majority and the rest. # 1990 2008 2010 1990-2008 2016
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 ]
With about 1.8 billion followers (2015), almost a quarter of earth's population, [110] Islam is the second-largest and the fastest-growing religion in the world, [111] primarily due to the young age and high fertility rate of Muslims, [112] with Muslims having a rate of (3.1) compared to the world average of (2.5).
This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuing through to the present day.
Kazakhstan has the largest number of non-denominational Muslims, who constitute about 74% of the population. [215] Southeastern Europe also has a large number of non-denominational Muslims. [215] The Kharijite Muslims, who are less known, have their own stronghold in the country of Oman holding about 75% of the population. [216]
They are the largest subdivision of the Arab people and the largest ethnic group among Muslims globally, [2] followed by Bengalis [3] [4] [5] and Punjabis. [6] Likewise, they comprise the majority of the population of the Arab world. [7] [8] Currently, around 93% of Arabs are Muslims, while the rest are mainly Arab Christians, as well as Druze ...
Kazakhstan has the largest number of non-denominational Muslims, who constitute about 74% of the population. [146] While the majority of the population in the Middle East identify as either Sunni or Shi'a, a significant number of Muslims identify as non-denominational. [147] Southeastern Europe also has a large number of non-denominational ...
Many Muslims who convert to Christianity face social and governmental persecution. [45] According to 2015 Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background": A Global Census study published by Baylor University institute for studies of religion, an estimated 10.2 million Muslims have converted to Christianity based on global missionary data. [46]