Countries around the world with Muslim populations of at least 10% or with more than 1 million. Countries with a * have a Muslim majority or at least 50% Muslim. Unless otherwise noted, these are July 2010 estimates.About the Wikipedia Map above: Nations with a Muslim majority appear in green, while nations that are approximately 50% Muslim appear yellow. (Click to enlarge) Country | Population |... [Read more]
30-Days booklet cover for the 2010 pray for Muslims event Order your "30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World" prayer guide here. Our booklet is translated into some 42 languages available from some 32 distribution centers. A Kids / Family edition is also available! The annual, worldwide, 30-Days Muslim Prayer Focus is for Christians to humbly learn about Islam and pray for Muslims during Ramadan (Islam's... [Read more]
936,269,259 million people or about 14% of the world's population live in 61 countries and territories throughout Africa. Pray with us for these African countries. Muslims represent 41.3% of the population in Africa, growing at a rate of 2.5% per year (mainly as a result of having large families). Islam first spread from the Middle East to North Africa and then eventually towards the south. Islam... [Read more]
The largest and most populous continent or region is Asia. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.4% of its land area, and it contains more than 60% of the world's population. Most of the world's Muslims live in Asia. After Indonesia (240,271,522 | 86.1% Muslim), India (1,156,897,766 | 13.4% Muslim), Pakistan (174,578,558 | 95% Muslim) and Bangladesh (156,050,883 | 83% Muslim) have... [Read more]
Middle East Population (estimate - 2009) (An often used version of Middle East, includes Cyprus and Egypt. In some cases, the Middle East is extended to include countries in North Africa with clear connection to Islam, like Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. We do not use the extended version on our site - check the Africa categories for more details.) ... [Read more]
The name Oceania is used because, unlike the other regional groupings, it is the Pacific ocean and adjacent seas rather than a continent that link the lands together. It includes some 25,000 islands and usually includes Australia depending on the geopolitical definition. By current estimates, there are 500,000 Muslims in Oceania (340 000 in Australia, 36 000 in New Zealand, 62 500 in Fiji, 6 350 in... [Read more]
The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions including 35 independent countries. The Americas cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area (28.4% of its land area) and contain about 14% of the population. South America has an area of 17,840,000 sq kilometer (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost... [Read more]
Europe comprises 55 countries and territories; some 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population with probably 94 major languages. There are 12 countries with significant Muslim populations and another 5 with a well-established Islam presence. About 5% of the EU (25 countries in the European Union which alone have 21 official languages) identify themselves as Muslims. The U.N. estimates Europe... [Read more]
(This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License.) According to statistics from the U.N., Islam is now the worlds second largest religion after Christianity. The U.N. statistics state that the Islam annual growth rate of Islam is around 6.40% compared to 1.46% during the same time period for Christianity. Also according to these statistics, one in five people on... [Read more]
World Statistics - World's Population by ContinentsWorld = 6,790,062,216 Asia = 3,785,470,000 Africa = 841,628,000 Europe = 728,950,000 North America = 491,519,000 South America = 355,068,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) = 31,617,000 Antarctica = no permanent population Overall, there are 268 nations, dependent areas, and other entities according to the World Fact-book. Age Structure 0-14 years: 27.4%... [Read more]
