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In 1900 Muslims only numbered 200 million followers or 12% of the world population. This percentage drastically increased over the last 100 years due to higher birth rate in Muslim majority countries. [7] [8] Pew Research have estimated the number will be around 2.2 billion in 2030 and 2.8 billion, or 30 percent of world population, in 2050. [9 ...
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]
Pew Research Center made its "Population Growth Projections, 2010–2050" [2] based on 2010 baseline estimates. Although 2020 is already in the past, new estimates for 2020 are still work in progress. [3] Their methodology is published as an appendix. [4]
The population of Yemen was about 33 million according to 2021 estimates, [4] [5] with 46% of the population being under 15 years old and 2.7% above 65 years. In 1950, it was 4.3 million. [6] [7] By 2050, the population is estimated to increase to about 60 million. [8] Yemenis are mainly of Arab ethnicity. [9]
According to the Pew Research Center in 2017, the largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Bangladesh (9.2%). [ 8][ 19] About 20% of Muslims live in the Arab world. [ 20]
From 2010 to 2050, the Muslim population in the MENA countries is expected to grow 74%, from 317 million to 552 million. [19] Muslims will remain the majority group in the region, while Christians and Jews will remain as the second and third largest groups respectively. Buddhists and Hindus are expected to double their size by 2050.
By 2050 Asia will be home to (52.8%) of the world's Muslims, and about (24.3%) of the world's Muslims will live in Sub Saharan Africa, (20%) the Middle East and North Africa, and 2% in Europe. As per the Pew Research study, Muslim populations will grow in absolute number in all regions of the world between 2010 and 2050.
UN Population estimates Annual growth [a] Doubling time ... 2050 2100 Egypt: 21,198,000 ... List of largest cities in the Arab world;