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https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/countries-with-the-largest-muslim-populations
number 1.8 billion people worldwide (2015), representing 24% of global population. The overwhelming majority (87-90%) of Muslims are ; about 10-13% are Muslims.
The countries with the five highest Muslim populations are all in South and Southeast Asia or in sub-Saharan Africa, rather than the Middle East. In , which has the second-largest Muslim population, Islam is a minority religion (making up 15% of the country’s population) and Hinduism is the majority faith.
| 2015 Muslim Population | % of Country that is Muslim | % of World's Muslim Population | ||
1 | Indonesia | 219,960,000 | 87% | 13% |
2 | India | 194,810,000 | 15% | 11% |
3 | Pakistan | 184,000,000 | 96% | 11% |
4 | Bangladesh | 144,020,000 | 91% | 8% |
5 | Nigeria | 90,020,000 | 50% | 5% |
6 | Egypt | 83,870,000 | 95% | 5% |
7 | Iran | 77,650,000 | 100% | 4% |
8 | Turkey | 75,460,000 | 98% | 4% |
9 | Algeria | 37,210,000 | 98% | 2% |
10 | Iraq | 36,200,000 | 99% | 2% |
| Subtotal | 1,143,200,000 | 65% | ||
| Subtotal Rest of the World | 609,420,000 | 35% | ||
| World Total | 1,752,620,000 | 100% | ||
*Muslim population figures are notoriously inaccurate; Muslims cover a broad range of ancestries, such as Asian, African and Middle Eastern and they all have different practices and political outlooks.
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