There are more than two billion Muslims worldwide, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity. Yet many researchers project that Muslims will outnumber Christians by the year 2050.
Surprisingly some expected countries such as Saudi Arabia are not in the top 10. Despite having a vast majority of Islam followers, their total population is not as significant as their Asian counterparts.Â
1. Indonesia
- Total Population: 266,500,000
- Muslim Population: 231,000,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 86.7%
2. Pakistan
- Total Population: 220,000,000
- Muslim Population: 212,300,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 96.5%
3. India
- Total Population: 1,370,000,000
- Muslim Population: 200,000,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 14.6%
4. Bangladesh
- Total Population: 165,200,000
- Muslim Population: 150,800,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 91.0%
5. Nigeria
- Total Population: 200,000,000
- Muslim Population: 95,000,000–103,000,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 53.5%
6. Egypt
- Total Population: 101,000,000
- Muslim Population: 94,000,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 94.7%
7. Iran
- Total Population: 83,000,000
- Muslim Population: 82,500,000
- Percentage of Muslim population: 99.4%
8. Turkey
- Total Population: 83,155,000
- Muslim Population: 74,423,725
- Percentage of Muslim population: 89.5%
9. Algeria
- Total Population: 41,657,488
- Muslim Population: 41,240,913
- Percentage of Muslim population: 99.7%
10. Sudan
- Total Population: 40,825,770
- Muslim Population: 39,585,777
- Percentage of Muslim population: 97%
