The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Arabic Speaking World | ||
Algeria | 34,780,000 | 98.2 |
Bahrain | 655,000 | 81.2 |
Egypt | 80,024,000 | 94.7 |
Iraq | 31,108,000 | 98.9 |
Jordan | 6,397,000 | 98.8 |
Kuwait | 2,636,000 | 86.4 |
Lebanon | 2,542,000 | 59.7 |
Libya | 6,325,000 | 96.6 |
Mauritania | 3,338,000 | 99.2 |
Morocco | 32,381,000 | 99.9 |
Oman | 2,547,000 | 87.7 |
Palestinian territories | 4,298,000 | 97.5 |
Qatar | 1,168,000 | 77.5 |
Saudi Arabia | 25,493,000 | 97.1 |
Sudan | 30,855,000 | 71.4 |
Syria | 20,895,000 | 92.8 |
Tunisia | 10,349,000 | 99.8 |
United Arab Emirates | 3,577,000 | 76.0 |
Yemen | 24,023,000 | 99.0 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
South Asia | ||
Bangladesh | 148,607,000 | 90.4 |
India | 177,286,000 | 14.6 |
Maldives | 309,000 | 98.4 |
Nepal | 1,253,000 | 4.2 |
Pakistan | 178,097,000 | 96.4 |
Sri Lanka | 1,725,000 | 8.5 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Southeast Asia | ||
Brunei | 211,000 | 51.9 |
Burma (Myanmar) | 1,900,000 | 3.8 |
Cambodia | 240,000 | 1.6 |
Indonesia | 204,847,000 | 88.1 |
Malaysia | 17,139,000 | 61.4 |
Philippines | 4,737,000 | 5.1 |
Singapore | 721,000 | 14.9 |
Thailand | 3,952,000 | 5.8 |
Vietnam | 160,000 | 0.2 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Eurasia | ||
Afghanistan | 29,047,000 | 99.8 |
Albania | 2,601,000 | 82.1 |
Azerbaijan | 8,795,000 | 98.4 |
Belarus | 19,000 | 0.2 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1,564,000 | 41.6 |
Bulgaria | 1,002,000 | 13.4 |
China | 23,308,000 | 1.8 |
Croatia | 56,000 | 1.3 |
Cyprus | 200,000 | 22.7 |
Georgia | 442,000 | 10.5 |
Greece | 527,000 | 4.7 |
Hong Kong | 91,000 | 1.3 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Hungary | 25,000 | 0.3 |
Iran | 74,819,000 | 99.6 |
Kazakhstan | 8,887,000 | 56.4 |
Kosovo | 2,104,000 | 91.7 |
Kyrgyzstan | 4,927,000 | 88.8 |
Moldova | 15,000 | 0.4 |
Mongolia | 120,000 | 4.4 |
Montenegro | 116,000 | 18.5 |
Republic of Macedonia | 713,000 | 34.9 |
Romania | 73,000 | 0.3 |
Russia | 16,379,000 | 11.7 |
Serbia | 280,000 | 3.7 |
Slovenia | 49,000 | 2.4 |
Taiwan | 23,000 | 0.1 |
Tajikistan | 7,006,000 | 99.0 |
Turkey | 74,660,000 | 98.6 |
Turkmenistan | 4,830,000 | 93.3 |
Ukraine | 393,000 | 0.9 |
Uzbekistan | 26,833,000 | 96.5 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
African Islam | ||
Angola | 195,000 | 1.0 |
Benin | 2,259,000 | 24.5 |
Burkina Faso | 9,600,000 | 58.9 |
Burundi | 184,000 | 2.2 |
Cameroon | 3,598,000 | 18.0 |
Central African Republic | 403,000 | 8.9 |
Chad | 6,404,000 | 55.7 |
Comoros | 679,000 | 98.3 |
Congo | 969,000 | 1.4 |
Djibouti | 853,000 | 97.0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 28,000 | 4.1 |
Eritrea | 1,909,000 | 36.5 |
Ethiopia | 28,721,000 | 33.8 |
Gabon | 145,000 | 9.7 |
Gambia | 1,669,000 | 95.3 |
Ghana | 3,906,000 | 16.1 |
Guinea | 8,693,000 | 84.2 |
Guinea Bissau | 705,000 | 42.8 |
Ivory Coast | 7,960,000 | 36.9 |
Kenya | 2,868,000 | 7.0 |
Liberia | 523,000 | 12.8 |
Madagascar | 220,000 | 1.1 |
Malawi | 2,011,000 | 12.8 |
Mali | 12,316,000 | 92.4 |
Mauritius | 216,000 | 16.6 |
Mayotte | 197,000 | 98.8 |
Mozambique | 5,340,000 | 22.8 |
Niger | 15,627,000 | 98.3 |
Nigeria | 75,728,000 | 47.9 |
Republic of Congo | 60,000 | 1.6 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Reunion | 35,000 | 4.2 |
Rwanda | 188,000 | 1.8 |
Senegal | 12,333,000 | 95.9 |
Sierra Leone | 4,171,000 | 71.5 |
Somalia | 9,231,000 | 98.6 |
South Africa | 737,000 | 1.5 |
Tanzania | 13,450,000 | 29.9 |
Togo | 827,000 | 12.2 |
Uganda | 4,060,000 | 12.0 |
Western Sahara | 528,000 | 99.6 |
Zambia | 59,000 | 0.4 |
Zimbabwe | 109,000 | 0.9 |
The Muslim World in 2010: Cultural Blocks and Populations (continued)
Muslim population | Percentage of total population in country | |
Rest of the World | ||
Argentina | 1,000,000 | 2.5 |
Australia | 399,000 | 1.9 |
Austria | 475,000 | 5.7 |
Belgium | 638,000 | 6.0 |
Brazil | 204,000 | 0.1 |
Canada | 940,000 | 2.8 |
Colombia | 14,000 | < 0.1 |
Cuba | 10,000 | 0.1 |
Denmark | 226,000 | 4.1 |
Fiji | 54,000 | 6.3 |
Finland | 42,000 | 0.8 |
France | 4,704,000 | 7.5 |
Germany | 4,119,000 | 5.0 |
Guyana | 55,000 | 7.2 |
Honduras | 11,000 | 0.1 |
Ireland | 43,000 | 0.9 |
Israel | 1,287,000 | 17.7 |
Italy | 1,583,000 | 2.6 |
Japan | 185,000 | 0.1 |
Luxembourg | 11,000 | 2.3 |
Mexico | 111,000 | 0.1 |
Netherlands | 914,000 | 5.5 |
New Zealand | 41,000 | 0.9 |
Norway | 144,000 | 3.0 |
Panama | 25,000 | 0.7 |
Poland | 20,000 | 0.1 |
Portugal | 65,000 | 0.6 |
South Korea | 75,000 | 0.2 |
Spain | 1,021,000 | 2.3 |
Suriname | 84,000 | 15.9 |
Sweden | 451,000 | 4.9 |
Switzerland | 433,000 | 5.7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 78,000 | 5.8 |
United Kingdom | 2,869,000 | 4.6 |
United States | 2,595,000 | 0.8 |
Venezuela | 95,000 | 0.3 |
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.