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.
| Continent | Population |
|---|---|
| Africa | 308,660,00027 |
| Asia | 778,362,00069 |
| Europe | 32,032,0002 |
| Latin America | 1,356,0000 |
| North America | 5,530,0000 |
| Oceania | 385,0000 |
| World | 1126,325,000 |
Source: Britannica Yearbook, 1997
| Country | # in millions |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 182.2 |
| Pakistan | 136.9 |
| Bangladesh | 115.0 |
| India | 108.6 |
| Iran | 63.9 |
| Turkey | 61.0 |
| Egypt | 51.6 |
| Nigeria | 40.2 |
| Algeria | 29.1 |
| China | 29.1 |
| Morocco | 29.1 |
| Iran | 21.4 |
| Sudan | 20.4 |
| Ethopia | 18.3 |
| Afghanistan | 18.0 |
| Yemen | 16.1 |
| Suadi Arabia | 16.0 |
| Uzbekstan | 15.9 |
| Malaysia | 10.5 |
| Mali | 9.4 |
| Tunisia | 9.0 |
| Somalia | 8.5 |
| Senegal | 7.7 |
| Niger | 7.5 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.9 |
| Guinea | 6.5 |
| Azerbaijan | 6.1 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 5.9 |
| Libya | 5.2 |
| Tajikstan | 5.2 |
| Burkina Faso | 5.0 |
| Jordan | 3.6 |
| Syria | 3.5 |
| Camron | 3.1 |
| Turkmanistan | 3.1 |
| Chad | 2.9 |
| Ghana | 2.8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.8 |
| Palestine | 2.4 |
| Mauritania | 2.3 |
| Mozambique | 2.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 2.0 |
| Bosnia | 1.8 |
| Serbia | 1.8 |
| UAE | 1.8 |
| Lebanon | 1.7 |
| Oman | 1.7 |
| Malawi | 1.5 |
| Tanzania | 1.5 |
| Albania1 | 1.4 |
| Bulgaria | 1.3 |
| Brunei | 1.2 |
| Kuwait | 1.2 |
| Benin | 0.95 |
| Gambia | 0.94 |
| Togo | 0.85 |
| Macedonia | 0.59 |
| Bahrain | 0.51 |
| Comoros | 0.51 |
| Guinea Bissau | 0.49 |
| Qatar | 0.47 |
| Djibouti | 0.45 |
| Singapore | 0.44 |
| Liberia | 0.40 |
| Maldives | 0.25 |
| Mauritius | 0.19 |
| Sahara | 0.13 |
| Suriname | 0.10 |
| Cyprus | 0.04 |
| Gibraltar | 0.003 |
