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A Pew Research Study in 2015 found that the Muslim population was expected to grow twice as fast (70%) as the world population by 2060 (1.8 billion in 2015 to 3 billion by 2060). [312] This expected growth is much larger than any other religious group. [312] Muslims are likely to constitute roughly 26.3% of the world's total population by 2030 ...
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam [ 1] or to societies in which Islam is practiced. [ 2][ 3] In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries in which Islam ...
The demographics of the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA) region show a highly populated, culturally diverse region spanning three continents. As of 2022, the population was around 493 million. [ 1] The class, cultural, ethnic, governmental, linguistic and religious make-up of the region is highly variable.
Muslim population growth. Between 2015 and 2060, Muslim population is projected to increase by 70%. [ 1] This compares with the 32% growth of world population during the same period. [ 2] According to a study published in 2011 by Pew Research, whilst there is a lack of reliable data, religious conversion might have no net impact on the Muslim ...
Islamic world contributions to Medieval Europe. A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [ 1] During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was at its cultural peak, supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.
The population of the Arab world as estimated in 2022 was 464.68 million inhabitants, [ 1] but no exact figures of the annual population growth, fertility rate, or mortality rate are known to exist. Most of the Arab population is concentrated in and around major urban areas. [citation needed]
e. Islam is the second largest religion in Ethiopia behind Christianity, with 31.1 to 35 percent of the total population of around 120 million people professing the religion as of 2024. [ 3][ 4] Ethiopia is mentioned in the Qur'an as Abyssinia (Al-Habash). [ 5] Islam in Ethiopia dates back to the founding of the religion; in 615, when a group ...
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.