Much before muslims become 25% of india, they would have already become a troubling majority with massive 4050% population in places like kerala, west bengal and west uttar pradesh. From 1990 to 2000, the muslim population grew at an average annual rate of 2. South asia contains the largest population of muslims in the world. The worlds islamic population is growing so rapidly that by 2050, the number of muslims will be nearly equal to the number of christians across the planet, a new study by the pew research. Executive summary the worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1. Both reports share the same demographic projection models, but the fi gures on births and deaths in this analysis have not been previously released. Muslim populations around the world and their size in 2030 have been calculated by a respected us thinktank. Global muslim population to match christian by 2060 the. The study, called the future of the global muslim population, projects that in 2030 muslims will make up 26. The future of the global muslim population culture. Muslims projected to outnumber christians by 2100 the.
In 2006, countries with a muslim majority population growth rate of 1. These are some of the key findings of mapping the global muslim population. Of the total muslim population, 10% are shia muslims and 8790% are sunni muslims. Most shias between 68% and 80% live in mainly four countries. It further stated, it will be a muslim state by the year 2050. Grim and others published the future of the global muslim population. The future of the global muslim population started by wjfox, dec 20 2011 08. There are many similar questions to this one with better answers than i can provide.
In belgium, 50% newborns are muslim and reportedly its muslim population is around 25%. Muslim population growth to be twice as fast as non. Muslim population growth is due to the young average population of muslims and the fact that muslims have the highest fertility rate in the world 2. By 2060, when the worlds population is expected to number 9. In addition, this report provides updated global population estimates, as of. Muslim population projected to nearly match christian by. The middle east population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. The major surviving imamahmuslim sects are usulism with nearly more than 10%, nizari ismailism with nearly more than 1% and alevism with. The middle east is used to describe a region of countries that is located in west asia and extends into africa. The growth rate for the muslim population in russia is projected to be 0.
Muslim population increased in number but decreased in percentage from 172,052 or 96. This compares with a world population growth rate of 1. Global muslim population to increase approximately 35% in. The total population of this region increased from 16 million in 1870, to 49 million in 1950, to 65 million by 2020. Mapping the global muslim population linkedin slideshare. The future of the global muslim population pew research center. How left is destroying india by hiding muslim population. Most shias between 68% and 80% live in just four countries. According to pew research, conversion from other reasons to islam does not.
Citing data from a landmark 2015 pew study showing that the number of muslims worldwide is expected to grow by 73 percent from 2010 to 2050, the head of the worlds mostpopulous muslimmajority. In recent years, 33% of the world s babies were born to christians, which is slightly greater than the christian share of the world s population in 2015 31%. Muslim population growth is the population growth of muslims worldwide. Adherents of islam constitute the worlds second largest religious group. A 20 pew research center report estimated that the muslim share of immigrants granted permanent residency status green cards increased from about 5% in 1992 to roughly 10% in 2012, representing about 100,000 immigrants in that year. As a result, large young muslim populations are entering their childbearing years and will support additional future population growth, even as the. Keeping the demographic decline in view, the german government reported that, the fall in the german population can no longer be stopped. The world s christian population also has continued to grow, but more modestly. From 1990 to 2010, the global muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2. The presented data show that the percentage of world muslim population with respect to the total world population has increased steadily from 3% in 700ad or 100h to 7% in 800ad or 200h, to 11% in. The muslim population, for example, is expected to grow twice as fast as the rest of the worlds population between now and 2050, largely because muslims tend.
Looking to the future, the asiapacific region is expected to remain the home of a majority of the worlds muslims. These are among the key findings of the future of the global muslim population, which seeks to provide uptodate estimates of the number of muslims around the world in 2010 and to project the growth of the muslim population from 2010 to 2030 the reports projections are based both on past demographic trends and on assumptions about how these trends will play out in future years. What will the global population of muslims be by 2030. Related pew research muslim population by percentage. Even though the muslim share of the population there will grow slightly faster than the christian share. If current trends continue,muslims will make up 26. The future global muslim population pew research center.
By 2050, four of 10 christians in the world are expected to live in subsaharan africa. Globally, the muslim population is forecast to grow at about twice the rate of the nonmuslim population over the next two. The future of the global muslim population the aha. The report highlighted patterns in population data collected since the 1990s and presented population growth projections for the next 20 years. The future of the global muslim population pew research. Nevertheless, the muslim population is mainly growing due to high birth rates and high immigration. The future of the global muslim population the muslim times. What effect will a rapidly increasing muslim population.
Islam is divided into two major religious denominations. Now you can link the phenomenon of azad kerala to the muslim population of 25% there. As of 2011, it was predicted that the worlds muslim population will grow twice as fast as nonmuslims over the next. The corresponding individual data for each country in this region is discussed below and summarized in table 2. Of the total muslim population, 8790% are sunni and 10% are shia. In the next two decades,the muslim population globally is expected to grow about twice the rate of the nonmuslims,the study,the future of the global muslim population,released yesterday said. The future of the global muslim population for 2030. The worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1. Assams muslim population, for example, grew at the same rate as indias muslim population between 1991 and 2001 and west bengals muslim population, in fact, grew slower. Such a chant was unimaginable even in 1947 but it is a shocking reality today. Muslim, the fastest growing religious community in the world, will constitute 29.
The middle east has many different ethnic groups sprawled across its countries, including arabs, bengalis, egyptians, filipinos, jews, hindus, greeks, sri lankans, sikhs and pakistanis, just to name a few. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The future of the global muslim population the pew forum on religion and public life projects the worlds muslim population will increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, to more than 2 billion. However, the share of the global muslim population living in several asian countries with large muslim populations such as indonesia, india and pakistan is. The summary of the future of the global muslim population. The rate of increase of the world muslim population is expected to slow down, increasing their percentage to 28% by 2050ad or 1470h, to 32% by 2100ad or 1520h, to 33% by 2200ad or 1630h, then to. The global muslim population population reference bureau. The primary researchers for the future of the global muslim population. Population growth projections, 20102050 pdf report. The growth of the global muslim population, however, should not obscure another important demographic trend. Between 2010 and 2015, an estimated 31% of babies born in the world were to muslim parents, far exceeding the 24% share of the worlds population held by muslims.