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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 the planet are Muslim (by birth or geographical reference).
Other statistics from the U.N.:
Islam in North America since 1989 increased 25%
Islam in Africa since 1989 increased 2.15%
Islam in Asia since 1989 increased 12.57%
Islam in Europe since 1989 increased 142.35%
Islam in Latin America since 1989 decreased -4.73%
and Islam in Australia and Oceania / Pacific since 1989 increased 257.01%
Major Religions of the World
Christian - 2,038,905,000 - 32% (dropping)
Roman Catholics - 1,076,951,000
Protestants - 349,792,000
Orthodox - 217,522,000
Anglicans - 81,663,000
Other - 537,135,000
Muslims - 1,226,403,000 - 21% (growing)
Hindus - 828,130,000 - 13% (stable)
Chinese folk religionists - 389,543,000 - 6%
Buddhists - 364,014,000 - 6% (stable)
Sikhs - 23,821,000 - < 1%
Jews - 14,535,000 - < 1%
External Links and Sources:
- Mapping the Global Muslim Population (Pew Forum)
- World Fact Book (CIA)
- Muslim Population Worldwide
- The Largest Muslim Communities
- Global Status of Evangelical Christianity Unengaged Unreached People Groups
- Unreached Ethnic People Group Listings (Joshua Project)
- and Wikipedia has several good links, maps and resources + World Religions: Britannica Book of the Year, ©2003
To Download:
- Global Status of Evangelical Christianity Unengaged Unreached Muslim People Groups 100,000 or more (xls file saved via MS Excel, 380 kb)
- 2010 World Muslim Population compiled by Houssain Kettani at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. 61 pages of interesting statistics on Muslim countries and the demographics of Muslim growth. (pdf, 788 kb)
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I want U.N survey the Muslim people in Cambodia
yes i join eith you
Here Yew go http://www.30-days.net/muslims/muslims-in/asia-east/cambodia-cham/
Sann, the Cambodia article is here :
Cambodia's Western Cham People
Hi , could you please provide reference to the post ... like where did you get the data from
thank you
curios, wikipedia has a number of good links. Also, the UN Statistics Division is helpful as is the World Fact Book. (click each name above to link - opens a new tab). Trust that helps. Admin-.
Thank you for your information. Personally, i would like to look at the U.N. statistics myself but cannot find them online. If you are using U.N. statistics, i think that it would be helpful---and make you appear to be more credible---if you provide a link to them.
Thanks again. jim
Did you know that Christianity is the fastest growing faith? its slightly declining in percentage because of lowerb brithrates compared to islam, but its growing faster by conversions!
no not really, people make it seems like Muslims have like 15 kids but now a days family's have an average of 3 - 4 kids. Christianity is has been declining in great amount for the past couple of decades
Islam Growing........ the day that Islam will be the majority on this planet, the Earth will become a living hell....
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com
Hi!
Remember Muslims did not destroy Maya and Inca people. Muslims did not start crusades wars. Muslims did not encourage Mongols to kill all people in Baghdad (except Christians of course!!). Muslims did not pray for the most violent act in the human history (using Nuke on the Hiroshima).... All these were done by the Religion of Love : Christianity.
I don't hate Christians or Christianity. I'm sorry for them and for myself as a human!
sorry, but Muslim's DID start the crusades. Start reading up on your history before you make outrageous claims. Look at the taking of Anne (an Armerian city) in 1050's, by MUSLIMS!! Look at the way they SLAUGHTERED Christians and Jews alike. The MUSLIMS took children from their mothers and threw them against ROCKS! Look at the taking of Antioch in 1074, by Muslims and how they nailed Christians to the Walls of the city, and dragged woman through the streets behind ox-carts. Look at the taking of Jerusalem in 1076, by MUSLIMS!!!! And how they burned houses with Children inside, and the mass murder of Christian Bishops inside of their temples, asking for mercy. The Muslims, as a fact (according to the History Department of Ivy League Schools, and Tulane University) STARTED THE CRUSADES!!! If you don't believe me....read "Arab Historians of the Crusades". These are PRIMARY SOURCES of MUSLIMS DESCRIBING THE CRUSADES!!!! They openly admit that THEY started the crusades. The Muslims were pillaging and destroying CHRISTIAN lands in the east, provoking the Crusades. Now if you even know your history, you would know that the Catholic Church called the crusades in 1096. Jerusalem was taken in 1076. The whole of Christendom did nothing for 20 years!! All they wanted was pilgrimage rights, but the Muslims MURDERED every single Christian Pilgrim that tried to enter into Jerusalem. For 20 YEARS CHRISTIANS DID NOTHING WHILE MUSLIMS SLAUGHTERED CHRISTIANS IN LANDS TAKEN FROM THE CHRISTIANS BY ISLAMIC CONQUERORS!!! After 3 pleas from Byzantium, Rome decided to act because of the assassination of a Royal member who took a pilgrimage and was assassinated during it. Christians did commit atrocities during the Crusades, but had every justification (human) possible. ALL CHRISTIANS WANTED WERE PILGRIMAGE RIGHTS, but the Muslims killed PEACEFUL pilgrims instead. Don't even try to pull that crap on anyone. Your wrong. History Departments say so, Ivy League Schools say so, as does the most respected mosque in Egypt, the homeland of Saladin. Next time, why don't you read up on your facts, and history before you make outrageous claims that make you look like not only an imbecile, but also ignorant.
Keep it Up Iraj.. ; ) , ALLAH Bless yew
Muslims didn't certainly begun crusades but centuaries before had begun war against christians in Spain, turning christian churchies to mosques as against Sicilie and Costandinople. Than the horrible turkish invasion of christian lands begun with crimes (the devsirme regime one of them) and ended with a genocide against the first christian nation Armenia.
Yea ummm you need to watch what you say. The ignorance of people like you is what causes pain and hate around the world. You cant take what a small group of people who arent even muslim, they are simply muslims by name, and go about making accusations and assumptions such as that. Guess what retard, Islam is growing rapidly so try not to cry yourself to sleep. Islam is growing because of it's great teachings and perfect balance. The balance of peace, and ignoring ingorant people like you is what makes this world better. Islam teaches us to turn the other cheek, forget the ignorant for they are fuckin blind. Your absolutely blinded by media that shows you nothing. Your blinded by a group of people ho call themselves muslims to attempt to stop its amazing growth around the world. Wake up and smell the coffee...Islam is going very far and until it becomes the main religion and people begin to open up there eyes and see that it turely is peaceful this world is always going to have ignorant assholes like yourself. So go kill yourself and save us one less ignorant thanks.
amanda, are you being sarcastic or are you that ignorant? wow, if you are serious, please stop calling people, 'retard', 'go kill yourself' etc. The moderator should have deleted your abusive post. you probably are a teenage muslim male who hates infidels. I suggest you go to Ali Sina's Faith Freedom and educate yourself. He is an ex-muslim originally from Iran who is now Canadian. He will expose you to the politically incorrect truth about Islam and its prophet. You might experience some cognitive dissonance. Peace.
excuse yourself on accusing me a teenage muslim male. Ima ctually a catholic. teenager yes. But im catholic. And unlike you im not at all ignorant. Look at you people trying to convince others to hate a religion that is so peaceful. Stop spreading bullcrap and stop believing some canadian who didnt like what the religion had to say so decided to leave. That HIS choice. just like it is all of our choices to choose our religion and live by it. There is no need for you to opint out any flaws if there are even any. Islam is peaceful, just like the catholic religion. Get over the fact that its a spreading religion and is being noticed all around the world. And Islam has no POLLITICAL untruth to it whatever that even means. Its a religion, way of life, and it seems to be spreading by millions so i dont find anything wrong with it. PEACE Ignorant.
islam is peacefull?? r u kidding me? would a peacefull religion condone terrorism.. wow.. granted.. not all muslims are violent.. and some are peacefull.. but they cannot even control their so called "leaders" from terrorizing others... why don't you wake up and smell the coffee.. they even stone to death many of their own... and that's peacefull?? wow you need a wake up call honey....
Ali Sina is a guy whose life story cannot be confirmed. Ali Sina is probably not even his real name. Ali Sina violates the rules of his own forum. Ali Sina writes "papers" in which pretends to cite sources. Ali Sina is probably an insane man.
The day Islam will become the dominant faith on the planet is the day when world peace will prevail.
I doubt that the Islamic religion becoming the largest in the world would result in peace. If we look at many of the Islamic countries in the world, we see that they are also where huge amounts of both juvilanty and government fighting is occurring. The islamic religion has not brought peace to these countries, but rather war, just as it would as the dominant faith in the world.
as for your knowledge,not a single muslim country is following islam............not even saudi arab..only a part of a shariah law is there i.e criminal law...and u can see the results there,it has a very low crime rate as compared to the other countries of the world
Argentina has the population of muslims in latin america, 800 thousand -1.1million muslims live in argentina, which makes 2.5% -3% of the countries population
The peoples says muslims have growing because of birth rate i ask them a question if muslim growing by birth rate in germany they r not germans? in france the muslims not belong to france ?peoples in whole europe u will see europe will became muslims continent in 50 yrs but no one stop it because european christian peoples dont have faith in christainity the peoples of europe agree that there are more errors in bibles they have no answer of that errors thats why people converting to islam because they see the truth in islam . In 2006 in spain more than 3 lakh peoples convert to islam, in africa continet counry like tanzania more than 50% are muslims because of converts, see the difference before all non-muslims comments.
You need to get facts straight. According to World Christian Encyclopedia, CNN, BBC, Times and Britannica Muslims are not converting people. The by far majority of the growing muslim population is because of reproduction. The world is not facing a growth in converts to Islam, rather a lot of children being born. Muslim families have more children then other families in the world. Christians are converting more then twice the number as muslims. In Africa, Asia, South America Muslims, Hindus, Confucists and all sorts of other religions are converting in droves. Sorry, but Islam is just not converting anyone. Get your facts straight.
The muslim holy scripture says that Islam shall become a dominant faith in the world.Therefore Islam being the fastest growing religion in the world now is a confirmation of the authenticity of the divinity of the quran.
Again muslims being relatively lower in economic,infrastructural&technological development compared to christians, Islam continue to grow rapidly indicating emerging of truthfulness of the Islamic faith.
But for peace to rein in the world the muslims & christians must learn to respect and be tolerant of eachother.
GOD BLESS THE WORLD
The prophet's assassinations of anyone who mocked him (Abu Afak, Asma Bint Marwan), rapes of jewish sex slaves (Rayhanah, Safiyah, etc) shortly after he ordered their male relatives slaughtered, thievery, genocide of 3,000 Jews, tortures, sex with a 9 year old girl Aisha when he was in his 50's, etc. etc. ARE NOT ROLE MODELS for spiritual behaviour. He even thighed Aisha when she was 6 years old, ie. rubbing his male member along her inner thighs and ejaculating. What kind of adult gets sexually aroused by a 6 year old? A pedophile. Hmm, I'm not religious but at least Jesus and Buddha didn't screw a child. Disgusting, Barbaric.
Why aren't you concerned for Hector Aleem, Aisha Bibi, two innocent christians who are in jail in Pakistan for 'blasphemy' against Islam? You don't find muslims in the west in jail for criticizing christianity. it is MUSLIMS that need to be respectful and tolerant of non-muslims. This isNOT happening in Thailand, Indonesia, Phillipines, Pakistan...gee any country where the muslim population increases.
GOD SAVE THE WORLD FROM ISLAM.
In Islam, marriage cab only be solemnized when both male and female agrees and the girl reaches her puberty. So why are you feeling discomfort when Mohammad(PBUH) Married Aiasha (RA). May be Aiasha (RA) and her guardian had not found a better match comparing to the piety in Mohammad(PBUH). And from the history we have not found any objection from Aiasha (RA)'s side. Aiasha (RA) was his only virgin wife. But his other wives were either widow or divorcee.
lol. no facts in your comment at all.
Ms. Blue you are absolutely wrong. Muslims never raped jewish girls. They only got married with them. The jews were killed according to the order of Torah.
Prophet Muhammad ( Peace Be Upon Him ) married Hazrat Ayesha ( May God Bless Her ) on the request of her father. She was also willing to merry to Prophet ( Peace Be Upon Him ).
I think you are misguided by some irrelevant persons ( how do not know a single word of Islam ). You should study Islam yourself. You can study Islamic books or can research from internet to know actually what is Islam ? I assure you that you will note the blessings of Islam. You will find that Islam is totally peaceful religion. If you have any misperception against Islam , please write to me at mujeeb.pak@gmail.com, I'll guide you.
Regards ,
Mujeeb Malik
Barkallahu fii as u enlighened her about wat she is ignorant of about ISLAM.many of the westerners are blind folded.sincerely speaking most of the so-called terrorist are the better muslims since they reject the paving of way for the antichrist,most of them do nt knw that their EU/UN government are enemies of CHRIST jus as they belied him then. Do they knw wat evil america/EU r perpetrating in iraq&mid-east generally b4 JULIAN ASSANGE exposes them,all wat they knw is party&watching celebrities.may allah from his infinite mercy help us all...frm southern nigeria.
Islam is simply awesome!
Why would you say that, I'm gonna guess your Muslim. I just want to say, you don't know Awesome until you have met Jesus Christ or have had a revival in your Christian faith as I have had. Jesus Christ be with you.
You said that a muslim doesn't know awesome until they have met Jesus Christ
I will tell you something, I was a catholic for 21 years of my life. I used to go to church every sunday and sometimes I went to church (to pray and read bible) 4 times per week. I felt very good during that time.
Then one day I met muslims and for my surprise they were more devoted to God than me and than all the catholics that I knew. I started wondering about that. I started reading more the bible so I could teach my arab friends about Jesus.
Then before I started preaching to them about Christianity I decided to read the Qur'an to understand a little bit of their faith. And here was the miracle.
When I started reading the Qur'an I felt an immense peace in my heart. I couldn't understand why I was feeling so peaceful. Then I continued reading the Qur'an for various days, months. And I truly tell you, I now believe that There is no God but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.
ISLAM is Great no argue about that
and Muhammad (pbuh) is the last messenger of God
GOD is Great!
ALLAH AKBAR!!!!!
May God guide all humanity through ISLAM (insha'allah)
PEACE!
Advise: don't try to learn about ISLAM in anti-islamic webpages (they know nothing)
I learned about Islam through the Koran, and thats more then enough for me, I didnt need to go to the anti-islamic webpages to know the truth behind it.
have you read the whole koran?
Can I ask you a few questions? If the Lord was murdered by some peoples' act, what kind of a god is this? Was he okay with them crucifying him? If yes, then his killers must have been blessed because they fulfilled his desire! If no...then their power subjugated his! If the Lord was killed, then who sustained the heavens and the earth? Who answered the prayers? And if Christ was God, then if he died, how did he revive himself...or was the reviver another God?! How could the cross bear the might of the True Lord? How could the metal pierce his skin and hurt him? And what is even more amazing is the belly that contained him! For 9 months, he sustained by his mother's blood! And when he was born, small and weak, he was wanted to be sustained by breastmilk, and ended up growing naturally! He ate and he grew. What kind of a god is this?! If the Lord was crucified, then why do you revere the Cross that he was killed on? Surely it is a cursed thing, for God was killed on it! Break it and crush it with your foot! If you revere the cross that God was killed on, are you then not His enemies? If Christ is God, then why did the Earth exist for billions of years before God? The Creation existed before the Creator? And if you say that Christ is fully God, then how did God die? And if you say that he is separate from God, is this not polytheism?
Islam is a peaceful religion. We have great love and respect for Jesus (May God Bless Him). But he dont believe that he is god. He used to eat and drink like us. He shows miracles like Prophet Moses (May God Bless Him). He is alive like Prophet Elisha (May God Bless Him). He born without father like Prophet Adam (May God Bless Him). He has nothing different than other Prophets (which shows that he is God). And in the last, Jesus (May Allah Bless Him) is a great Prophet indeed. We love him like you. Thanks
hi bro.dont say likethis.
JESUS IS FIRST AND LAST it is clearly quoted in reveletion in the holy bible.
Please dont see the religion mujeeb u want to change ur mind and accept jesus as ur saviour.
JESUS IS ALLAH
ALLAH IS JESUS
Gospel of John chapter 16 verse 12-14:
"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you unto all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me".
I Do not understand who is The Sprit of Truth, spoken about here??????
Could you pls tell me ?
Spirit of Truth The LAst Prophet..! The Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h) The Bible itself Told About Him..!
There is nothing else that shocks me more then people thinking that the Bible talks about Mohammed. All those references that they think is about him, is about the Holy Spirit, read the Bible before you misquote it!!!!
the Bible talks about false prophets coming into the world and millions of people being deceived by them... that's just about the only place in the Bible that refers to Mohammed.
I am currently studying the Koran, because of the hundreds of claims that I hear from Muslims that Islam IS a religion of peace.
my question to you is... have YOU read the Koran?
if u say jesus is allah how can he be killed by people
So let me get this straight. The Creator is actually a guy who was born billions of years after the Earth was Created? And the Creator was killed by people he Created?
HALF THE BIBLE WAS MADE UP THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. lets be real, every bible is different than the other. Every bible contradicts the other. The bible is not the revelation, its not the truth and jesus is not Allah. Allah is GOD. Why the hell would God with all his power and abilities put himself through pain and suffering? For us? To teach us? To teach us what....to forgive? Christians do not forgive, catholics do not forgive, muslims are taught the same thing, to forgive and they are more forgiving than any people i know. God would never put himself on the same level as us, to teach us his power. God would never go through pain, he is too great to be put through pain. God has powers that makes miracles happen, that saves people and takes people when its their time, when he says its their time. so why the heck would he come to earth to be punished? And im a catholic girl, never have i ever come acroxx a word in the bible that makes sense. So Jesus is god and the son of god at the same time? Who is god. not jesus. But apparently hes the son of God. and god sent him on this earth to show the people a lesson? But at the same time jesus is thee holy spirit, he is god. Pleaseee, i have never been taught such bull in my life before. I dont understand why anyone hates on islam, i have been reading about it and there is nothing but good from the religion, there is peace and forgivness. No one has the right to judge an entire religion based off a few messed up "muslims" actions. Be cause there were effed up christians and catholics and jews till today who cause pain and suffering around the world. Dont judge a book by its cover. isnt that what were taught? Im catholic and cant seem to find anything hold me back from changing to a muslim.
I used to be Catholic myself, now I refuse to "label" myself, I am simply a follower of Jesus... and have never been so content my whole life.
You speak about Islam being a religion of forgiveness and what not, have you read the whole Koran?
You speak about God performing miracles, but what miracles are there in the Koran? and can you even start comparing them to the miracles in the Bible, including ones that Jesus (whom you believe is merely a Prophet) performed.
How could both Mohammed and Jesus be prophets, Jesus was completely sinless (unlike ANY other prophet that ever existed, even you as a muslim, can't refute that) and preached against war, if you read the Koran and Islamic History you would know Islam was initially spread by the sword!!! Christianity by the disciples of Jesus, going to the ends of the Earth, preaching about Jesus that they knew and saw, and even died for.
Did anyone die for Mohammed?
You said Christians and Catholics don't forgive, excuse me?? why dont you read about how many times the very word forgiveness is found in the Bible and compare it to the Koran.
If you've never met a forgiving "Christian" or "Catholic" I assure you that they are as far from Christianity as you are.
half the bible was made up? each one is different from the other? Can you please back up these preposterous claims of yours with some proof. All I hear from Muslims is "your bible is corrupt" and then when i ask them how so, NO ONE can answer me, they are simply repeating what has been taught to them, without questioning it.
If you have any problems reading or understanding the Bible, and would like to, i have no problem helping you myself, but don't spread claims about it without backing it up.
Islam is a religion of peace and forgiveness you...
cont...
you say, how do you explain how apostates of islam are treated.
if you dont know, please go read about it.... I personally know people who have left Islam and will spend the rest of their lives at risk because of it... and I know of people who have been killed for it
Ever heard of a Christian killing someone for leaving the faith?
Please go to youtube and watch videos from a muslim man called Anjem Choudary....quite interesting.....
Hi, Farrah..you should check out this debator. He is a Bible and Quran expert. Ahmed deedat. He passed away, but there a ton of you tube videos recordings of his debates. He quotes from both the bible and the quran..take a look if your interested.