Muslim World Statistics
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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 2006 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 | Percentage of Muslims
* Afghanistan | 31,056,997 | 99%
* Albania | 3,581,655 | 80%
* Algeria | 32,930,091 | 99%
* Azerbaijan | 7,961,619 | 93.4%
* Bahrain | 698,585 | 81.2%
* Bangladesh | 147,365,352 | 83%
Benin | 7,862,944 | 20%
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,498,976 | 40%
* Brunei | 379,444 | 67%
Bulgaria | 7,385,367 | 12.2%
* Burkina Faso | 13,902,972 | 50%
Cameroon | 17,340,702 | 20%
* Chad | 9,944,201 | 51%
China | 1,313,973,713 | 1-2%
* Comoros | 690,948 | 98%
Congo DR | 62,660,551 | 10%
Cote d’lvoire | 17,654,843 | 35-40%
Cyprus | 784,301 | 18%
* Djibouti | 486,530 | 94%
* Egypt | 78,887,007 | 90%
* Eritrea | 4,786,994 | 50%
Ethiopia | 74,777,981 | 45-50%
Fiji | 905,949 | 10%
France | 60,876,136 | 5-10%
* Gambia, The | 1,641,564 | 90%
Georgia | 4,661,473 | 10% (2002)
Germany | 82,422,299 | 3.7
Ghana | 22,409,572 | 16%
* Guinea | 9,690,222 | 85%
Guinea Bissau | 1,442,029 | 45%
Guyana | 767,245 | 10%
India | 1,095,351,995 | 13.4%
* Indonesia | 245,452,739 | 88% (1998)
* Iran | 68,688,433 | 98%
* Iraq | 26,783,383 | 97%
Israel | 6,352,117 | 15.9% (2003)
* Jordan | 5,906,760 | 92% (2001)
Kazakhstan | 15,233,244 | 47%
Kenya | 34,707,817 | 10%
* Kyrgyzstan | 5,213,898 | 75%
* Kuwait | 2,418,393 | 85%
* Lebanon | 3,874,050 | 59.7%
Liberia | 3,042,004 | 20%
* Libya | 5,900,754 | 97%
Macedonia | 2,050,554 | 33.3% (2002)
Malawi | 13,013,926 | 12.8%
Malaysia | 24,385,858 |
* Maldives | 359,008 | 99%
* Mali | 11,716,829 | 90%
* Mauritania | 3,177,388 | 100%
Mauritius | 1,240,827 | 16.6%
Montenegro | 630,548 | 20% (BBC)
* Morocco | 33,241,259 | 98.7%
Mozambique | 19,686,505 | 17.8%
Myanmar (Burma) | 47,382,633 | 4%
* Niger | 12,525,094 | 80%
* Nigeria | 131,859,731 | 50%
* Oman | 3,102,229 | 75%
* Pakistan | 165,803,560 | 97%
Philippines | 89,468,677 | 5%
* Qatar | 885,359 | 95%
Russia | 142,893,540 | 10-15%
Rwanda | 8,648,248 | 4.6% (2001)
* Saudi Arabia | 27,019,731 | 100%
Serbia | 9,396,411 | Serbia - 405,000 (5%); Kosovo - about 1.8 million (90%) (BBC)
* Senegal | 11,987,121 | 94%
* Sierra Leone | 6,005,250 | 60%
Singapore | 4,492,150 | 14.9% (2000)
* Somalia | 8,863,338 | 99%
Sri Lanka | 20,222,240 | 7.6%
* Sudan | 41,236,378 | 70%
Suriname | 439,117 | 19.6%
* Syria | 18,881,361 | 90%
* Tajikistan | 7,320,815 | 90% (2003)
Tanzania | 37,445,392 | 35%
Thailand | 64,631,595 | 4.6% (2000)
Togo | 5,548,702 | 20%
* Tunisia | 10,175,014 | 98%
* Turkey | 70,413,958 | 99.8%
* Turkmenistan | 5,042,920 | 89%
Uganda | 28,195,754 | 16%
* UAE (United Arab Emirates) | 2,602,713 | 96%
UK (United Kingdom) | 60,609,153 | 2.7% (2001)
USA (United States) | 298,444,215 | 1.7% (2002)
* Uzbekistan | 27,307,134 | 88%
Western Sahara | 273,008 | 99%
* Yemen | 21,456,188 | 99%
NOTE
Since 30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World began in 1992 we have prayed for most of these countries.
Figures are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated.
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