Global Muslim Demographics
Asslamo Allaikum,
First of all let me start out by saying that I am a Pakistani [South-Asian roughly 30% of the Muslims in the world live here), Non-Arab (roughly 80% of the Muslims in the world), Sunni (roughly 85% of the Muslims of the world are Sunnees) but that is simply my identity (& origin) and I hope to acquire Taqwa (Fear of Allah) so I can get closer to Allah (SWT) because the best in the eyes of Allah (SWT) are the ones with Taqwa and Nationality, colour, sex & origin are not of importance in Islam in fact it is HARAM (forbidden) to be proud of any of these.
I make dua that Allah (SWT) grants me & all of us Taqwa (Ameen) and abstain from racism, Nationalism which is discarded in Islam as follows:
"And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur'ân), and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allâh's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allâh makes His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided."
Q.3:105
"And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment."
Q.6:159
"Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects), you (O Muhammad SAW) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with Allâh, Who then will tell them what they used to do."
Q.23:52:
"And verily this Ummah of yours IS A SINGLE UMMAH and I am your Lord and Cherisher: Therefore Fear Me (and no other)."
Q.23:53:
Now to the point…
It appears that the poll is gradually getting closer to what the Muslim population demographics are in the world, so I will Insha’Allah attempt to summarise it:
Total Muslim Population: 1.6 Billion (far higher then 1.2 or 1.3 billion as generally portrayed in the Media
Source:
http://www.islamicpopulation.com/
Estimated growth in Muslim Population:In 2000 there were roughly 29.9% Christians in the world & 19.2% Muslim, the projected growth puts the Muslims at 30% and Christians at 25% in 2025.
Source:
http://muslim-canada.org/muslimstats.html
Sunni/Shia distribution: The overwhelming majority of Muslims in the world are Sunni approximately 85%. Shias make up the rest, about 15% of overall Muslim population. Among the countries with Shi'a majority of Muslim population are Iraq (66%), Bahrain (70%), Lebanon (50%), Iran (90%), and Azerbaijan (80%).
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_world
Arab/Non-Arab distribution: 20% of the Muslim population is Arab and around 80% Non-Arab.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
Most Muslim by region: 30% of the Muslims live in South Asia for the rest please see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Islam_-_Data_by_Country_Name
That’s because I can’t seem to cut & paste tables into this forum…
Top Sixty Muslim countries and Top Sixty with percentage of Muslim population:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Islam_-_Data_by_Country_Name
That’s because I can’t seem to cut & paste tables into this forum…
By population the top 6 are:
1) Indonesia
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
5) Egypt
6) Turkey
By percentage of population being Muslim the top 6 are:
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Somalia
3) Afghanistan
4) Maldives
5) Western Sahara
6) Turkey