Country | Muslim Population↓ | % of Population | Addtional Muslim Population Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 249.8M | 87.1% | ||
| Pakistan | 233M | 96.5% | ||
| India | 200M | 14.6% | ||
| Bangladesh | 150.8M | 91% | ||
| Nigeria | 96M | 48% | Population estimate is range: 95,000,000-97,000,000 | |
| Egypt | 87.5M | 92.35% | Population estimate is range: 85,000,000-90,000,000 | |
| Iran | 85.7M | 99.8% | ||
| Turkey | 81.2M | 94.5% | Population estimate is range: 78,000,000-84,400,000 | |
| Algeria | 43.7M | 99% | ||
| Iraq | 39M | 96.5% | Population estimate is range: 38,439,566-39,653,447 | |
| Sudan | 38.6M | 96% | ||
| Afghanistan | 37M | 99.7% | ||
| Morocco | 36.4M | 99% | ||
| Ethiopia | 34.7M | 31.3% | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 31.5M | 96.2% | ||
| Uzbekistan | 29.9M | 88.7% | ||
| China | 28.1M | 1.73% | Population estimate is range: 6,255,000-50,000,000 | |
| Yemen | 26.8M | 97.2% | ||
| Niger | 21.1M | 98.3% | ||
| Mali | 20.5M | 96.2% | ||
| Malaysia | 20.1M | 63.5% | ||
| Tanzania | 19.4M | 35.2% | ||
| Senegal | 17.4M | 97.2% | ||
| Russia | 15M | 11% | Population estimate is range: 14,000,000-16,000,000; Population estimate for Total Population is range: 144,350,000-146,750,000 | |
| Syria | 15M | 87% | ||
| Burkina Faso | 13.5M | 63.8% | ||
| Kazakhstan | 13.2M | 70.2% | ||
| Ivory Coast | 11.3M | 42.9% | ||
| Somalia | 11M | 99.8% | ||
| Guinea | 10.6M | 89.1% | ||
| Chad | 10.5M | 55.1% | ||
| Tunisia | 10.2M | 97.8% | ||
| Jordan | 10.2M | 97.2% | ||
| Azerbaijan | 10.1M | 97.3% | ||
| Cameroon | 9.5M | 30.6% | ||
| Tajikistan | 9.3M | 97.9% | ||
| France | 6.9M | 10.38% | ||
| Libya | 6.6M | 97% | ||
| Ghana | 6.4M | 19.9% | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 6.3M | 72% | ||
| Sierra Leone | 6.1M | 78.6% | ||
| Mozambique | 5.8M | 18.9% | ||
| Turkmenistan | 5.6M | 93.7% | ||
| Germany | 5.6M | 6.7% | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 5.5M | 90% | Population estimate is range: 5,200,000-5,850,000 | |
| Kenya | 5.5M | 11.2% | ||
| Philippines | 5.5M | 5% | ||
| Uganda | 5.4M | 14% | ||
| Palestine | 4.3M | 97.5% | ||
| Mauritania | 4.2M | 99.9% | ||
| United Kingdom | 4M | 6% | ||
| Malawi | 4M | 20% | ||
| Thailand | 3.6M | 5.4% | ||
| Lebanon | 3.6M | 67.8% | ||
| United States | 3.5M | 1.1% | ||
| Benin | 3.1M | 27.7% | ||
| Italy | 3M | 4.8% | ||
| Eritrea | 2.6M | 51.6% | Population estimate is range: 2,160,000-3,100,000 | |
| Madagascar | 2.6M | 10% | ||
| Spain | 2.5M | 5% | ||
| South Sudan | 2.5M | 20% | ||
| Oman | 2.4M | 86% | ||
| Myanmar | 2.4M | 4.3% | ||
| Gambia | 2.3M | 96.4% | ||
| Kuwait | 2.2M | 74.6% | ||
| Sri Lanka | 2.1M | 9.7% | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2M | 50.7% | ||
| DR Congo | 1.9M | 1.5% | ||
| Canada | 1.8M | 4.9% | ||
| Togo | 1.6M | 20% | ||
| Qatar | 1.6M | 77.5% | ||
| Israel | 1.5M | 18% | ||
| Nepal | 1.3M | 4.2% | ||
| Albania | 1.2M | 50.7% | ||
| Burundi | 1.2M | 10% | ||
| Bahrain | 1.1M | 74% | ||
| South Africa | 1.1M | 1.9% | ||
| Djibouti | 1M | 99.4% | ||
| Liberia | 962K | 20% | ||
| Singapore | 915.1K | 15.6% | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 911K | 46.1% | ||
| Belgium | 879.4K | 7.6% | ||
| Central African Republic | 861.8K | 15% | ||
| Bulgaria | 861K | 13.4% | ||
| Australia | 813.4K | 3.2% | ||
| Comoros | 807.2K | 98.3% | ||
| Brazil | 767.6K | 0.36% | Population estimate is range: 35,167-1,500,000 | |
| Austria | 745.6K | 8.3% | ||
| Sweden | 700K | 7.1% | ||
| Western Sahara | 599.6K | 99.4% | ||
| North Macedonia | 590.9K | 32.2% | ||
| Rwanda | 576.1K | 4.8% | ||
| Switzerland | 440K | 5.9% | ||
| Argentina | 400K | 0.9% | ||
| Ukraine | 400K | 1.05% | Population estimate is range: 390,000-410,000 | |
| Georgia | 398.7K | 10.7% | ||
| Netherlands | 387K | 5% | ||
| Brunei | 379.9K | 82.1% | ||
| Maldives | 374.8K | 100% | ||
| Denmark | 313.7K | 5.4% | ||
| Greece | 313.4K | 3.7% | ||
| Cambodia | 311K | 2% | ||
| Hong Kong | 295.7K | 4.1% | ||
| Serbia | 278.2K | 4.2% | ||
| Cyprus | 275K | 25.3% | ||
| Mayotte | 253.4K | 97% | ||
| Mauritius | 236K | 17.3% | ||
| Gabon | 211.9K | 10% | ||
| Japan | 185K | 0.1% | ||
| Norway | 175.5K | 3.2% | ||
| Zambia | 168.9K | 1% | ||
| Mongolia | 150K | 5% | ||
| Finland | 140K | 2.5% | ||
| Romania | 136.5K | 0.65% | Population estimate is range: 73,000-200,000 | |
| Venezuela | 125.2K | 0.4% | ||
| Montenegro | 122.8K | 19.1% | ||
| Republic of the Congo | 108K | 2% | ||
| Zimbabwe | 100K | 0.7% | ||
| Colombia | 96.3K | 0.2% | ||
| Angola | 90K | 0.3% | ||
| Suriname | 85.8K | 14.3% | ||
| New Zealand | 75.1K | 1.5% | ||
| South Korea | 75K | 0.1% | ||
| Slovenia | 73.6K | 3.6% | ||
| Belarus | 72.5K | 0.75% | Population estimate is range: 45,000-100,000 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 71.8K | 4% | ||
| Ireland | 71K | 1.4% | ||
| Vietnam | 70.9K | 0.07% | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 65.7K | 5% | ||
| Taiwan | 60K | 0.3% | ||
| Fiji | 58.4K | 6.3% | ||
| Guyana | 55K | 7.3% | ||
| Croatia | 51K | 1.3% | ||
| Hungary | 50K | 0.5% | Population estimate is range: 40,000 – 60,000 | |
| Portugal | 36.5K | 0.4% | ||
| Honduras | 30K | 0.3% | ||
| Timor-Leste | 26K | 2.05% | Population estimate is range: 3,202-48,709 | |
| Panama | 25K | 0.7% | ||
| El Salvador | 18K | 0.28% | ||
| Czechia | 15K | 0.15% | Population estimate is range: 10,000-20,000 | |
| Moldova | 15K | 0.4% | ||
| Luxembourg | 15K | 2.3% | ||
| Malta | 11.7K | 2.6% | ||
| Cape Verde | 11.4K | 2% | ||
| Cuba | 11.1K | 0.1% | ||
| Slovakia | 10.9K | 0.2% | ||
| Namibia | 9.7K | 0.4% | ||
| Botswana | 9K | 0.4% | ||
| New Caledonia | 7K | 2.8% | ||
| Poland | 6.8K | 0.02% | ||
| Eswatini | 6K | 2% | ||
| Jamaica | 5.6K | 0.2% | ||
| Mexico | 5.5K | 0.01% | ||
| Haiti | 5K | 0.1% | ||
| Barbados | 4.4K | 1.5% | ||
| Chile | 4K | 0.1% | ||
| North Korea | 3K | 0.1% | ||
| Lithuania | 3K | 0.1% | ||
| Lesotho | 3K | 0.1% | ||
| French Guiana | 2.4K | 0.9% | ||
| Andorra | 2.2K | 2.6% | ||
| Liechtenstein | 2K | 5.4% | ||
| Bolivia | 2K | 0.1% | ||
| Dominican Republic | 2K | 0.1% | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 2K | 0.1% | ||
| Latvia | 2K | 0.2% | ||
| Bhutan | 2K | 0.2% | Population estimate. Actual population may be lower. | |
| Guadeloupe | 2K | 0.4% | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2K | 1.7% | ||
| Estonia | 1.5K | 0.1% | ||
| Costa Rica | 1.5K | 0.1% | ||
| Guatemala | 1.2K | 0.1% | ||
| Gibraltar | 1.2K | 3.6% | ||
| Uruguay | 1.1K | 0.1% | Population estimate is range: 700- 1,500 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1.1K | 1% | ||
| Armenia | 1K | 0.03% | ||
| Seychelles | 1K | 1.1% | ||
| Peru | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Ecuador | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Laos | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Nicaragua | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Paraguay | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Macau | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Bahamas | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Iceland | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Vanuatu | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Martinique | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| French Polynesia | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Guam | 1K | 0.1% | ||
| Kiribati | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Grenada | 1K | 0.3% | ||
| Micronesia | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Aruba | 1K | 0.4% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1K | 0.2% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Dominica | 1K | 0.2% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Bermuda | 1K | 1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Greenland | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1K | 0.3% | Population less than 1000 | |
| American Samoa | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 1K | 1.2% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Monaco | 1K | 0.8% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| San Marino | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Anguilla | 1K | 0.6% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Cook Islands | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Nauru | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Tuvalu | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1K | 0.2% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Montserrat | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Falkland Islands | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Niue | 1K | 0.1% | Population less than 1000 | |
| Palau | 500 | 3.8% | ||
| Belize | 484 | 0.1% | ||
| Isle of Man | 393 | 0.5% | ||
| Saint Lucia | 292 | 0.2% | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 208 | 0.25% | ||
| Tonga | 60 | 0.1% | ||
| Samoa | 52 | 0.03% | ||
| Faroe Islands | 23 | 0.06% | ||
| Tokelau | 10 | 0.1% | Population less than 10 | |
| Total | 1.9B |
Islam, with over two billion followers, is the second-largest religion globally and projected to outnumber Christians by 2050.
Majority of Muslims reside in northern and central Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
Islam includes major denominations like Sunni and Shi'a, and internal conflicts, particularly between these sects, have led to armed conflicts in several regions.
Muslims are followers of the religion Islam, who believe in and live by the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. There are more than two billion Muslims worldwide, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, exceeded only by Christianity. In fact, many researchers project that Muslims will outnumber Christians by the year 2050.
Although Muslims can be found all over the world, the majority live in northern and central Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Many countries in these regions are more than 90% Muslim, including Egypt, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran. Any country in which Muslims make up 50% or more of the population is considered a Muslim majority country.
The country with the largest number of Muslims overall is Indonesia, which is home to over 242 million Muslims. This is about 87% of the Indonesian population and 11.7% of the world’s total population of Muslims. In Indonesia, Islam can be broadly categorized into “modernism,” which follows orthodox theology while embracing modern learning, or “traditionalism,” which follows the interpretations of local religious leaders.
While the previously mentioned countries possess the highest total number of Muslims, several smaller nations have larger percentages of Muslim inhabitants.
*Note: At 99.4% Muslim, the disputed territory Western Sahara would rank at #8–but as it has not yet been recognized as a country by the United Nations, it was disqualified.
Many Westerners might be surprised to learn that Islam is an Abrahamic religion, meaning Muslims worship the same God as Christians, Jews, and the Bahá’í Faith—though obviously with significant differences in scripture, theology, doctrine, and application.
Just as Christianity encompasses multiple denominations (Catholic, Lutheran, Mormon, Baptist, etc.), Islam includes two major denominations: Sunni (75-90%) and Shi’a (10-13%), as well as a number of smaller branches. For example, Muslims in Indonesia are approximately 99% Sunni, 0.5% Shia, and 0.3% Ahmadi.
The division between Sunni and Shi’a is nearly as old as Islam itself, having stemmed from a disagreement in AD 632 about who should succeed Muhammad as the leader of the faith. In the centuries since that time, additional theological differences have arisen.
The tension between various Muslim groups, particularly Shi’a vs Sunni, has occasionally led to armed conflict and terrorist activity. Muslim extremists are responsible for insurgencies in several African nations, and violence between Muslim sects has escalated into full-blown civil war in countries including Iraq, Yemen, and Syria.