MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION

MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATIONA Report on the Size andDistribution of the World’sMuslim PopulationOctober 2009

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billionMuslims 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”

While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslimpopulation is in Asia ...

...and about 20% is in the Middle East and North Africa.


Muslim Population by Region

Asia-Pacific 61,9%

Middle East-North Africa

20,1%

Sub-Saharan Africa 15,3%

Europe 2,4%

Americas 0,3%

World Distribution of Muslim PopulationFigures are rounded to the nearest million.

This ‘weighted’ map of the world shows each country’s relative size based on itsMuslim population

World Distribution of Muslim Population


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.

living as minorities

20%living as

majorities80%

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.

India 160,945,000 13.40% 10.30%Ethiopia 28,063,000 33.9 1.8China 21,667,000 1.6 1.4Russia 16,482,000 11.7 1Tanzania 13,218,000 30.2 0.8Ivory Coast 7,745,000 36.7 0.5Mozambique 5,224,000 22.8 0.3Philippines 4,654,000 5.1 0.3Germany 4,026,000 ~5 <1 Uganda 3,958,000 12.1 0.3

Countries with the Largest Number of Muslims living

as Minorities

Estimated 2009 Muslim Population

Percentage of Population that is

Muslim

Percentage of World Muslim

Population


An overwhelming majority of Muslims are Sunnis, while an estimated 10-13% are Shias.


Sunni87%

Shia13%

Sunni and Shia Populations

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

2/3 of the total Muslim population lives in these 10 countries.

Countries with the Largest Number of MuslimsPercentage of World Muslim Population

Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life - Mapping the Global Muslim PopulationSome tables and graphics: IMF and World Bank.

2%

2,20%

4,70%

4,70%

5%

5%

9,30%

10,30%

11,10%

12,90%

Morocco

Algeria

Iran

Turkey

Egypt

Nigeria

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan

Indonesia

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.

Asia – Pacific

Asia-Pacific

61 countries61 countries

ASIA-PACIFIC: 972,537,000 24.1 61.90%

Percentage of World Muslim Population

RegionEstimated 2009 Muslim

PopulationPercentage of Population

that is Muslim


South Asia:Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and SriSoutheast-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 VietnamCentral-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


Pacific1% Central-Western

Asia23%

Southeast-East Asia26%

South Asia50%

235m

0.5million

489m

253m

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.

Indonesia 202,867,000 88.20% 12.91%Pakistan 174,082,000 96.3 11.08%India 160,945,000 13.4 10.24%Bangladesh 145,312,000 89.6 9.25%Iran 73,777,000 99.4 4.70%Turkey* 73,619,000 ~98 4.69%Afghanistan 28,072,000 99.7 1.79%Uzbekistan 26,469,000 96.3 1.68%China 21,667,000 1.6 1.38%Malaysia 16,581,000 60.4 1.06%Rest of region 49,148,000 7.1 3.13%Regional Total 972,537,000 24.1 61.90%World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100


Countries in Asia-Pacific with the Largest Number of Muslims


Percentage of Population that is Muslim




Asia-Pacific

56,460,4

67,284,1

86,388,289,6

93,196,396,3

9898,499,299,499,7

0 20 40 60 80 100

KazakhstanMalaysia

BruneiTajikistanKyrgyztanIndonesia

BangladeshTurkmenistan

UzbekistanPakistan

TurkeyMaldives

AzerbaijanIran

Afghanistan

Middle East and North Africa

Middle Eastand

North Africa



MIDDLE EAST-NOTH AFRICA 315,322,000 91.2 20.1%



that is MuslimPercentage of World Muslim Population

The Middle East / North Africa regionhas the highest percentage of Muslims living as majorities.


Comparing Continents

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NAME Asia SS Africa Europe AmericasCountries with more than 75% of Population that is Muslim ""

80%

20%

Middle East-North Africa

Countries with more than 75% of Population that is Muslim

Asia 20% 80,0%Middle East-North Africa 85% 15,0%Sub-Saharan Africa 20% 80,0%Europe 4% 96,0%Americas 0% 100%

RegionCountries with more

than 75% of Population that is

Countries with less than 75% of

Population that is

The Middle Eastand

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.


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.


Egypt 78,513,000 94.60% 5.00%Algeria 34,199,000 98 2.2%Morocco 31,993,000 ~99 2.0%Iraq 30,428,000 ~99 2.0%Sudan 30,121,000 71.3 1.9%Saudi Arabia 24,949,000 ~97 2.0%Yemen 23,363,000 99.1 1.5%Syria 20,196,000 92.2 1.3%Tunisia 10,216,000 99.5 0.7%Libya 6,203,000 96.6 0.4%Jordan 6,202,000 98.2 0.4%Regional Total 18,937,000 65.7 1.2%Region 315,322,000 91.2 20.1%World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100.0%

CountryEstimated 2009 Muslim



Percentage of Population in each country of the Middle East & North Africa that is Muslim


Middle East & North Africa

16,759,3

71,376,277,5

81,287,7

92,294,695

96,697989898,2999999,199,499,5

0 20 40 60 80 100

IsraelLebanon

SudanUAE

QatarBahrain

OmanSyrianEgypt

KuwaitLibia

Saudi ArabiaPalestine

AlgeriaJordan

MorrocoIraq

YemenWestern Sahara

Tunisia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa



SUB-SAHARA AFRICA 240,632,000 30.1 15.3




Sub-Saharan Africa:

241 million 241 million of muslims

15% 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.


Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with the Largest Number of Muslims

2009 estimates

Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in Sub-Saharan Africa.


Nigeria 78,056,000 50.40% 5.00%Ethiopia 28,063,000 33.9 1.8Niger 15,075,000 98.6 1Tanzania 13,218,000 30.2 0.8Mali 12,040,000 92.5 0.8Senegal 12,028,000 96 0.8Burkina Faso 9,292,000 59 0.6Somalia 8,995,000 98.5 0.6Guinea 8,502,000 84.4 0.5Ivory Coast 7,745,000 36.7 0.5Rest of region 47,618,000 11.3 3Regional Total 240,632,000 30.1 15.3World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100

CountriesEstimated 2009 Muslim





Sub-Saharan Africa

30,2

33,9

36,7

50,4

59

84,4

92,5

96

98,5

98,6

0 20 40 60 80 100

Tanzania Ethiopia

Ivory Coast Nigeria

Burkina Faso Guinea

Mali Senegal Somalia

Niger

Europe

Europe



Europe 38,112,000 5.2 2.4




Most EuropeanMuslims 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.


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


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.


Russia 16,482,000 11.70% 1.00%Germany 4,026,000 ~5 <1 France 3,554,000 ~6 <1 Albania 2,522,000 79.9 0.2Kosovo 1,999,000 89.6 0.1United Kingdom 1,647,000 2.7 0.1Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,522,000 ~40 <1 Netherlands 946,000 5.7 0.1Bulgaria 920,000 12.2 0.1Republic of Macedonia 680,000 33.3 <0.1 Rest of region 3,814,000 1.1 0.2Europe 38,112,000 5.2 2.4World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100




Percentage of Each Country’s Populationwhich is Muslim


Europe

2,7

5

5,7

6

11,7

12,2

33,3

40

79,9

89,6

0 20 40 60 80 100

UKGermany

NetherlandsFranceRussia

BulgariaMacedoniaBosnia_Her…

AlbaniaKosovo

America

Americas



Americas 4,596,000 0.5 0.3




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%.


Argentina is the country in South America with the largest number of

MuslimsBrazil 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.


United States 2,454,000 0.80% 0.20%Argentina 784,000 1.9 0.1Canada 657,000 2 <0.1 Brazil 191,000 0.1 <0.1 Mexico 110,000 <1 <1 Venezuela 94,000 0.3 <0.1 Suriname 83,000 15.9 <0.1 Trinidad and Tobago 78,000 5.8 <0.1 Guyana 55,000 7.2 <0.1 Panama 24,000 0.7 <0.1 Rest of region 67,000 <0.1 <0.1 Regional Total 4,596,000 0.5 0.3World Total 1,571,198,000 22.9 100

Countries in the Americas with the Largest Number of

Muslims






Americas

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0,3

0,7

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0,9

1,9

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5,8

7,2

15,9

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Brazil Venezuela

Panama United States

MexicoArgentina

Canada Trinidad and Tobago

Guyana Suriname

Credits

Bibliography

• 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 ([email protected])

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