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Muslims are located in all over the world. Nearly one in five people in the world today claims the faith of Islam. A diverse community of believers spans the globe. Over fifty countries have Muslim-majority populations, while other groups of believers are clustered in minority communities on nearly every continent.
Although Islam is often associated with the Arab world and the Middle East, fewer than 15% of Muslims are Arab.
Distribution of Muslims- Africa 308,660,000 27.4%
- Asia 778,362,000 69.1%
- Europe 32,032,000 2.8%
- Latin America 1,356,000 0.1%
- North America 5,530,000 0.5%
- Oceania 385,000 0.0%
World 1,126,325,000 (100%) (1997 figures)
Countries with Muslim Populations of 10% or more (1996)Country (# in millions)
- Indonesia 182.2 m
- Pakistan 136.9 m
- Bangladesh 115.0 m
- India 108.6 m
- Iran 63.9 m
- Turkey 61.0 m
- Egypt 51.6 m
- Nigeria 40.2 m
- Algeria 29.1 m
- China * 29.1 m
- Morocco 29.1 m
- Iraq 21.4 m
- Sudan 20.4 m
- Ethiopia 18.3 m
- Afghanistan 18.0 m
- Yemen 16.1 m
- Saudi Arabia 16.0 m
- Uzbekistan 15.9 m
- Malaysia 10.5 m
- Mali 9.4 m
- Tunisia 9.0 m
- Somalia 8.5 m
- Senegal 7.7 m
- Niger 7.5 m
- Kazakhstan 6.9 m
- Guinea 6.5 m
- Azerbaijan 6.1 m
- Cote d'Ivoire 5.9 m
- Libya 5.2 m
- Tajikstan 5.2 m
- Burkina Faso 5.0 m
- Jordan 3.6 m
- Syria 3.5 m
- Cameroon 3.1 m
- Turkmenistan 3.1 m
- Chad 2.9 m
- Ghana 2.8 m
- Kyrgyzstan 2.8 m
- Israel (Palestine) 2.4 m
- Mauritania 2.3 m
- Mozambique 2.3 m
- Sierra Leone 2.0 m
- Bosnia 1.8 m
- Serbia 1.8 m
- United Arab Emirates 1.8 m
- Lebanon 1.7 m
- Oman 1.7 m
- Malawi 1.5 m
- Tanzania 1.5 m
- Albania 1.4 m
- Bulgaria 1.3 m
- Brunei 1.2 m
- Kuwait 1.2 m
- Benin 0.95 m
- Gambia 0.94 m
- Togo 0.85 m
- Macedonia 0.59 m
- Bahrain 0.51 m
- Comoros 0.51 m
- Guinea Bissau 0.49 m
- Qatar 0.47 m
- Djibouti 0.45 m
- Singapore 0.44 m
- Liberia 0.40 m
- Maldives 0.25 m
- Mauritius 0.19 m
- Sahara 0.13 m
- Suriname 0.10 m
- Cyprus 0.04 m
- Gibraltar 0.003 m
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∙ 11y agoAs one country: most Muslims located in Indonesia.
As and area: most Muslims located in the Indian subcontinent and south east of Asia.
Muslims in the Middle East count only around 15% of world Muslims.
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∙ 12y agoIndonesia has the largest Muslim population
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∙ 12y agoMuslims mostly live in Saudi Arabia because an important Mosque is there where Muslim must go at least once in a life time
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Where do most Muslims live today?
The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan, both non-Arab countries. Although there are Muslims in every country in the world today, the largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Arab countries.
What is Islamic peoples major nationality?
Although Islam is thought of as an Arab religion, there are Muslims in every country in the world. The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan. Although Islam is thought of as an Arab religion, there are Muslims in every country in the world. The largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan.
Where is Islam popular other than the middle east?
There are Muslims in every country in the world, but the largest Muslim populations are in Indonesia and Pakistan.
What are the 5 countries with the largest populations?
List the 5 countries with the largest populations & their relative populations?
Where would you find Islam people across the world?
Muslims are found in every country or society. The largest Muslim populations are in Asia, in Indonesia and Pakistan.
In what part of Asia are there many followers of Buddhism and Islam?
The countries with the largest populations of both Buddhists and Muslims are Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. There is also a large concentration of Buddhists and Muslims in China.
Where do maximum number of Muslims live among the following Southeast Asia or Middle East or North Africa or Europe?
The largest Muslim populations are in Southeast Asia.
What are most people in the middle east?
Most Middle Easterners are Arab Muslims, but there are significant populations of non-Arabs in the Middle East and significant populations of non-Muslims as well.
The second largest religious group in the Russian Federation is made up of?
Muslims, who make up a significant portion of the population in Russia due to historical factors such as the proximity to regions with Muslim-majority populations like Central Asia and the North Caucasus. Islam is the second largest religion in Russia after Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Where in the world are the most Muslims?
Roughly speaking, north Africa and southwest Asia. Please see the link. It depends what the person means by "most". If they are referring to the largest populations of Muslims, the best places to look would be South Asia and Indonesia. If you are looking for places where the largest percentage of the overall population is Muslim, then the Middle East and North Africa is correct.
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