1. MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION
A Report on the Size and
Distribution of the World’s
Muslim Population
October 2009

2. A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world in the year 2009.
It represents 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

3. Muslim Population by Region
While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia ...
Muslim Population by Region
...and about 20% is in the Middle East and North Africa.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population” 3

7. World Distribution of Muslim Population
Figures are rounded to the nearest million.
This ‘weighted’ map of the world shows each country’s relative size based on its Muslim population

8. World Distribution of Muslim Population
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

9. 80% of the world’s Muslims live in countries where Muslims are in the majority
BUT, the minority populations are often quite large. For example, India, despite having a majority Hindu, is the country with the third-largest number of of Muslims in the world.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

10. Of the 317 million Muslims living as minorities, about 240 million live in five countries: India, Ethiopia , China, Russia and Tanzania.
In Europe: Russia and Germany have large Muslim populations living as minorities.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

11. An overwhelming majority of Muslims are Sunnis, while an estimated 10-13% are Shias.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

12. Most Shias (between 68% and 80%) live in four countries: Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq.

13. Some tables and graphics: IMF and World Bank.
2/3 of the total Muslim population lives in these 10 countries.
Countries with the Largest Number of Muslims
Percentage of World Muslim Population
Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life - Mapping the Global Muslim Population
Some tables and graphics: IMF and World Bank.

14. Asia dominates, with more than 60% of all Muslims.
The world’s 1.57 billion Muslims are scattered across 232 countries and Territories.
Ilustration: Metro UK, 9th October 2009, page 27.
Asia dominates, with more than 60% of all Muslims.

15. Asia – Pacific

16. Asia-Pacific 61 countries
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

17. Muslims in Asia-Pacific by Subregion
South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Southeast-East Asia: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam Central-Western Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Pacific: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna
Muslims in Asia-Pacific by Subregion
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

18. Countries in Asia-Pacific with the Largest Number of Muslims
2009 estimates
Indonesia is the country with the world’s largest Muslim population (203 million); about 13% of all Muslims in the world live in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s Muslim population accounts for about 80% of all Muslims living in Southeast-East Asia.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

19. Percentage of Population that is Muslim
Asia-Pacific
Percentage of Population that is Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population” 19

20. Middle East and North Africa

21. Middle East and North Africa 20 countries
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

22. The Middle East / North Africa region has the highest percentage of Muslims living as majorities.
Comparing Continents
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

23. The Middle East and North Africa More than half of the countries in this region have populations that are 95% Muslim or greater
The three largest Muslim populations in the Middle East / North Africa region: Egypt (79 million), Algeria (34 million) and Morocco (32 million).
The Palestinian territories are home to about 4 million Muslims.
Israel is home to roughly 1 million Muslims.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

24. Countries in the Middle East & North Africa with the Largest Number of Muslims
2009 estimates
25% of the Muslims in this region live in Egypt.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

25. Middle East & North Africa
Percentage of Population in each country of the Middle East & North Africa that is Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

26. Sub-Saharan Africa

27. Sub-Saharan Africa 50 countries
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

28. Sub-Saharan Africa: 241 million of muslims 15% of World Muslim population
Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in the region - one-in- three Muslims (about 32%) in Sub- Saharan Africa live in Nigeria.
Western Africa is the only area in Sub-Saharan Africa with a Muslim majority.
The southern part of Africa has the smallest Muslim population.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

29. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the Largest Number of Muslims 2009 estimates
Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

30. Percentage of Population that is Muslim
Sub-Saharan Africa
Percentage of Population that is Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

31. Europe

32. Europe 50 countries
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

33. Most European Muslims live in eastern and central Europe
Europe’s 38 million Muslims make up about 5% of its population
European Muslims make up slightly more than 2% of the world’s Muslim population
While most Muslims in western Europe are relatively recent immigrants(or children of immigrants) from Turkey, North Africa or South Asia, most of those in Russia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia- Herzegovina and Bulgaria belong to populations that are centuries old, meaning that more than six-in-ten European Muslims are indigenous.
Most European Muslims live in eastern and central Europe
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

34. France has a slightly higher percentage of Muslims than Germany
FRANCE – While France has a slightly higher percentage of Muslims than Germany, this study finds that it has slightly fewer Muslims overall.
UK - The United Kingdom is home to fewer than 2 million Muslims, about 2.7% of its total population
ITALY - Italy has one of the smallest populations of Muslims in Europe, with less than 1% of its population being Muslim
France has a slightly higher percentage of Muslims than Germany
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

35. More than four-in-ten European Muslims live in Russia
Germany is home to more than 4 million Muslims – almost as many as North and South America combined. This means that Germany has more Muslims than Lebanon (2.5 million) and more than any other country in western Europe.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

36. Percentage of Each Country’s Population which is Muslim
Europe
Percentage of Each Country’s Population which is Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

37. America

38. Americas 51 countries
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

39. There are approximately 4.6 million Muslims in the Americas
More than half of the Muslims in the Americas (about 2.5 million) live in the United States – thus 0.8% of the U.S. population is Muslim
Canada has more than twice the percentage of Muslims of the United States. Two percent of Canadians, about 700,000 people, are Muslim.
Suriname is the country in the region with the largest Muslim population percentage, at about 16%.
There are approximately 4.6 million Muslims in the Americas
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

40. Argentina is the country in South America with the largest number of Muslims
Brazil is the country with the fourth largest number of Muslims in the Americas, but this only represents 0.1% of its population.
Less than 1% of Mexico’s population is Muslim.
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

41. Americas Percentage of Population that is Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “ Mapping the Global Muslim Population”

42. Credits

43. Source of Data: Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life; “Mapping the World Muslim Population”, October 2009
Original Presentation in Brazilian Portuguese: Eunice Zillner
English Version: OC International Research Department
Bibliography

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