It is estimated that 1,250,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 people in the world are Muslims and follow Islam (Based on an estimated world population 6,409,765,942 by the United States Census Bureau for 1/1/2005, that is 19.5% to 23.4% of all people, making Islam the second largest religion behind Christianity.) It is considered one of the Abrahamic, monotheistic faiths, along with Judaism and Christianity. Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad (born in 570 A.D. in region that is now Saudi Arabia) in Arab territory between 610 and 622 A.D. and follow the last revelation from God; "Quran". 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. Africa 412,324,632- 27.7% Asia 1,023,564,000 - 68.7% Europe 44,090,000 - 3.0% North & South America 9,730,000 - 0.7% Oceania 373,000- 0.0% World 1,490,082,000 100%Source: Wikipedia -2008
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There are about 1.6 billion Muslims in the world.
North America has about 7% the world's population and accounts for 1/3 of the world's economic output.
Eatimates of the worlds population was about 150 million.
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world in terms of population.
As of 2012, the largest Muslim population in the world was in Indonesia, with an estimated population surpassing 200 million.
As of 2021, the global Muslim population is around 1.9 billion people, which is approximately 24% of the world's population.
Indonesia has the most populous Muslim population in the world. It contributes about 12percent of the world Muslim population. This is followed by Pakistan and India.
Muslim. Indonesia is the highest Muslim population country in the world.
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, followed by Pakistan.
The largest Muslim populations by country as of 2007 follow: Indonesia's Muslim population was 199,959,285 (85%) of a total of 234,693,997 Pakistan's Muslim population was 158,152,247 (96%) of a total of 164,741,924 India's Muslim population was 135,583,938 (12%) of a total of 1,129,866,154 Bangladesh's Muslim population was 132,446,365 (88%) of a total of 150,448,339 Egypt's Muslim population was 72,301,532 (90%) of a total of 80,335,036 Turkey's Muslim population was 70,047,060 (99%) of a total of 71,158,647 Nigeria's Muslim population was 67,515,582 (50%) of a total of 135,031,164 Iran's Muslim population was 64,089,570 (98%) of a total of 65,397,521 Morocco's Muslim population was 33,318,332 (98%) of a total of 33,757,175
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Indonesia
Pakistan (174 millions Muslims population) is the second to Indonesia (203 millions Muslims population) in having the highest Muslims population.
All over the world although with different percentage Muslim population to each country total population.
There are about 6 to 7 billion people in the world today. Roughly 1.5 people are Muslim.