Countries With The Largest Muslim Populations

Muslims number 1.8 billion people worldwide (2015), representing 24% of global population. The overwhelming majority (87-90%) of Muslims are Sunnis; about 10-13% are Shi’a Muslims.

The countries with the five highest Muslim populations are all in South and Southeast Asia or in sub-Saharan Africa, rather than the Middle East. In India, which has the second-largest Muslim population, Islam is a minority religion (making up 15% of the country’s population) and Hinduism is the majority faith.

		2015 Muslim Population	% of Country that is Muslim	% of World's Muslim Population
1	Indonesia	219,960,000	87%	13%
2	India	194,810,000	15%	11%
3	Pakistan	184,000,000	96%	11%
4	Bangladesh	144,020,000	91%	8%
5	Nigeria	90,020,000	50%	5%
6	Egypt	83,870,000	95%	5%
7	Iran	77,650,000	100%	4%
8	Turkey	75,460,000	98%	4%
9	Algeria	37,210,000	98%	2%
10	Iraq	36,200,000	99%	2%

	Subtotal	1,143,200,000		65%
	Subtotal Rest of the World	609,420,000		35%
	World Total	1,752,620,000		100%

*Muslim population figures are notoriously inaccurate; Muslims cover a broad range of ancestries, such as Asian, African and Middle Eastern and they all have different practices and political outlooks.

Source: Pew Research Center;