The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Arabic Speaking World
Algeria34,780,00098.2
Bahrain655,00081.2
Egypt80,024,00094.7
Iraq31,108,00098.9
Jordan6,397,00098.8
Kuwait2,636,00086.4
Lebanon2,542,00059.7
Libya6,325,00096.6
Mauritania3,338,00099.2
Morocco32,381,00099.9
Oman2,547,00087.7
Palestinian territories4,298,00097.5
Qatar1,168,00077.5
Saudi Arabia25,493,00097.1
Sudan30,855,00071.4
Syria20,895,00092.8
Tunisia10,349,00099.8
United Arab Emirates3,577,00076.0
Yemen24,023,00099.0

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
South Asia
Bangladesh148,607,00090.4
India177,286,00014.6
Maldives309,00098.4
Nepal1,253,0004.2
Pakistan178,097,00096.4
Sri Lanka1,725,0008.5

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Southeast Asia
Brunei211,00051.9
Burma (Myanmar)1,900,0003.8
Cambodia240,0001.6
Indonesia204,847,00088.1
Malaysia17,139,00061.4
Philippines4,737,0005.1
Singapore721,00014.9
Thailand3,952,0005.8
Vietnam160,0000.2

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Eurasia
Afghanistan29,047,00099.8
Albania2,601,00082.1
Azerbaijan8,795,00098.4
Belarus19,0000.2
Bosnia-Herzegovina1,564,00041.6
Bulgaria1,002,00013.4
China23,308,0001.8
Croatia56,0001.3
Cyprus200,00022.7
Georgia442,00010.5
Greece527,0004.7
Hong Kong91,0001.3

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Hungary25,0000.3
Iran74,819,00099.6
Kazakhstan8,887,00056.4
Kosovo2,104,00091.7
Kyrgyzstan4,927,00088.8
Moldova15,0000.4
Mongolia120,0004.4
Montenegro116,00018.5
Republic of Macedonia713,00034.9
Romania73,0000.3
Russia16,379,00011.7
Serbia280,0003.7
Slovenia49,0002.4
Taiwan23,0000.1
Tajikistan7,006,00099.0
Turkey74,660,00098.6
Turkmenistan4,830,00093.3
Ukraine393,0000.9
Uzbekistan26,833,00096.5

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
African Islam
Angola195,0001.0
Benin2,259,00024.5
Burkina Faso9,600,00058.9
Burundi184,0002.2
Cameroon3,598,00018.0
Central African Republic403,0008.9
Chad6,404,00055.7
Comoros679,00098.3
Congo969,0001.4
Djibouti853,00097.0
Equatorial Guinea28,0004.1
Eritrea1,909,00036.5
Ethiopia28,721,00033.8
Gabon145,0009.7
Gambia1,669,00095.3
Ghana3,906,00016.1
Guinea8,693,00084.2
Guinea Bissau705,00042.8
Ivory Coast7,960,00036.9
Kenya2,868,0007.0
Liberia523,00012.8
Madagascar220,0001.1
Malawi2,011,00012.8
Mali12,316,00092.4
Mauritius216,00016.6
Mayotte197,00098.8
Mozambique5,340,00022.8
Niger15,627,00098.3
Nigeria75,728,00047.9
Republic of Congo60,0001.6

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Reunion35,0004.2
Rwanda188,0001.8
Senegal12,333,00095.9
Sierra Leone4,171,00071.5
Somalia9,231,00098.6
South Africa737,0001.5
Tanzania13,450,00029.9
Togo827,00012.2
Uganda4,060,00012.0
Western Sahara528,00099.6
Zambia59,0000.4
Zimbabwe109,0000.9

The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)

Muslim populationPercentage of total population in country
Rest of the World
Argentina1,000,0002.5
Australia399,0001.9
Austria475,0005.7
Belgium638,0006.0
Brazil204,0000.1
Canada940,0002.8
Colombia14,000< 0.1
Cuba10,0000.1
Denmark226,0004.1
Fiji54,0006.3
Finland42,0000.8
France4,704,0007.5
Germany4,119,0005.0
Guyana55,0007.2
Honduras11,0000.1
Ireland43,0000.9
Israel1,287,00017.7
Italy1,583,0002.6
Japan185,0000.1
Luxembourg11,0002.3
Mexico111,0000.1
Netherlands914,0005.5
New Zealand41,0000.9
Norway144,0003.0
Panama25,0000.7
Poland20,0000.1
Portugal65,0000.6
South Korea75,0000.2
Spain1,021,0002.3
Suriname84,00015.9
Sweden451,0004.9
Switzerland433,0005.7
Trinidad and Tobago78,0005.8
United Kingdom2,869,0004.6
United States2,595,0000.8
Venezuela95,0000.3

Data is from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Future of the Global Muslim Population, Washington DC: Pew Research Center, January 2011.

Table excludes countries with fewer than 10,000 Muslims.

Map 7. Shi‘i Population. Adapted from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Mapping the Global Muslim Population, Washington DC: Pew Research Center, October 2009, p. 11.