| Characteristic | Estimated Muslim population in millions |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 238.99 |
| Pakistan | 226.88 |
| India | 213.06 |
| Bangladesh | 151.44 |
| Nigeria | 119.98 |
| Egypt | 104.04 |
| Iran | 87.52 |
| Turkey | 83.6 |
| Sudan | 46.25 |
| All Europe | 45.51 |
| Algeria | 43.33 |
| Ethiopia | 43.1 |
| Iraq | 41.91 |
| Afghanistan | 39.02 |
| Morocco | 36.47 |
| Yemen | 36.09 |
| Uzbekistan | 32.12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 28.73 |
| China | 25.98 |
| Niger | 23.27 |
| Malaysia | 21.73 |
| Mali | 20.44 |
| Syria | 19.82 |
| Tanzania | 18.21 |
| Somalia | 16.62 |
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June 2025
Worldwide
2020
Pew Research Center estimates based on more than 2,700 censuses and surveys.
Overview - Based on the 2010 Pew Research Center report, GCS data and the selected metrics, an estimation of religions has been conducted for the period of 2011 to 2022 Approach - Over 200 countries from 6 different regions have been selected in order to identify their population's religions - The number of births, death, net migration, and fertility rate index data from 2011 onwards have been determined for Christians, Muslims, unaffiliated, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, folk and other religions KPIs used Population, Birth Rate, Death rate, Net Migration, Fertility rate index
The accompanying report describes the methodology used.









