Islam is the second largest religion in the world with more than 1.8 billion Muslims and the number keeps increasing.
Islam is the majority religion in around 50 countries and the main religion in 26 of them. Let’s see where the majority of Islam falls and how Islam started.
What is the percentage of practicing Muslims?
Here’s a table that shows the percentage of Muslims around the world.
| Country | Distribution |
| Mauritania | 100.00% |
| Maldives | 100.00% |
| Somalia | 99.90% |
| Tunisia | 99.10% |
| Turkey | 99.00% |
| Algeria | 99.00% |
| Afghanistan | 99.00% |
| Morocco | 99.00% |
| Saudi Arabia | 99.00% |
| Yemen | 98.00% |
| Comoros | 98.00% |
| Iraq | 97.00% |
| Libya | 96.60% |
| Iran | 96.50% |
| Kosovo | 95.60% |
| Pakistan | 95.00% |
| Mali | 94.80% |
| Jordan | 94.20% |
| Senegal | 94.00% |
| Djibouti | 94.00% |
| Azerbaijan | 93.40% |
| Palestine | 91.00% |
| Egypt | 90.00% |
| Tajikistan | 90.00% |
| Gambia | 90.00% |
| Bangladesh | 89.50% |
| Syria | 89.00% |
| Turkmenistan | 89.00% |
| Uzbekistan | 88.00% |
| Indonesia | 87.20% |
| Oman | 85.90% |
| Guinea | 85.00% |
| Niger | 80.00% |
| Brunei | 78.80% |
| Qatar | 77.50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 76.00% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 75.00% |
| Kuwait | 73.20% |
| Bahrain | 70.30% |
| Kazakhstan | 70.20% |
| Sudan | 70.00% |
| Malaysia | 61.30% |
| Burkina Faso | 60.50% |
| Sierra Leone | 60.00% |
| Albania | 58.80% |
| Lebanon | 58.50% |
| Chad | 53.10% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.70% |
| Nigeria | 50.00% |
| Eritrea | 50.00% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 45.10% |
| Ivory Coast | 38.60% |
| Ethiopia | 33.90% |
| North Macedonia | 33.30% |
| Benin | 24.40% |
| Cameroon | 20.00% |
| Togo | 20.00% |
| Israel | 19.30% |
| Mozambique | 17.90% |
| Ghana | 17.60% |
| Central African Republic | 15.00% |
| Singapore | 14.30% |
| India | 13.00% |
| Malawi | 13.00% |
| Liberia | 12.20% |
| Uganda | 12.10% |
| Kenya | 11.10% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.00% |
| Bulgaria | 10.00% |
| Georgia | 9.90% |
| Sri Lanka | 9.70% |
| France | 8.00% |
| Madagascar | 7.00% |
| South Sudan | 6.20% |
| Philippines | 5.00% |
| Netherlands | 5.00% |
| Thailand | 4.90% |
| Switzerland | 4.90% |
| Germany | 4.70% |
| United Kingdom | 4.40% |
| Nepal | 4.40% |
| Austria | 4.20% |
| Russia | 4.00% |
| Myanmar | 4.00% |
| Canada | 3.20% |
| Burundi | 2.50% |
| Australia | 2.20% |
How many practitioners of Islam are there?
Here’s a table that shows the total number of Muslims around the world.
| Country | Distribution | Total Number |
| Mauritania | 100.00% | 4,615,000 |
| Maldives | 100.00% | 521,000 |
| Somalia | 99.90% | 17,049,000 |
| Tunisia | 99.10% | 12,153,000 |
| Turkey | 99.00% | 83,928,000 |
| Algeria | 99.00% | 43,736,000 |
| Afghanistan | 99.00% | 39,698,000 |
| Morocco | 99.00% | 36,706,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | 99.00% | 35,591,000 |
| Yemen | 98.00% | 32,322,000 |
| Comoros | 98.00% | 805,000 |
| Iraq | 97.00% | 42,228,000 |
| Libya | 96.60% | 6,506,000 |
| Iran | 96.50% | 84,846,000 |
| Kosovo | 95.60% | 1,707,000 |
| Pakistan | 95.00% | 219,832,000 |
| Mali | 94.80% | 20,766,000 |
| Jordan | 94.20% | 10,502,000 |
| Senegal | 94.00% | 15,864,000 |
| Djibouti | 94.00% | 1,039,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 93.40% | 9,469,000 |
| Palestine | 91.00% | 4,480,000 |
| Egypt | 90.00% | 98,336,000 |
| Tajikistan | 90.00% | 8,775,000 |
| Gambia | 90.00% | 2,376,000 |
| Bangladesh | 89.50% | 151,574,000 |
| Syria | 89.00% | 18,979,000 |
| Turkmenistan | 89.00% | 5,644,000 |
| Uzbekistan | 88.00% | 30,725,000 |
| Indonesia | 87.20% | 238,713,000 |
| Oman | 85.90% | 3,883,000 |
| Guinea | 85.00% | 11,502,000 |
| Niger | 80.00% | 20,202,000 |
| Brunei | 78.80% | 351,000 |
| Qatar | 77.50% | 2,083,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 76.00% | 7,118,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 75.00% | 5,019,000 |
| Kuwait | 73.20% | 3,111,000 |
| Bahrain | 70.30% | 1,029,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 70.20% | 13,339,000 |
| Sudan | 70.00% | 31,960,000 |
| Malaysia | 61.30% | 20,581,000 |
| Burkina Faso | 60.50% | 13,371,000 |
| Sierra Leone | 60.00% | 5,052,000 |
| Albania | 58.80% | 1,653,000 |
| Lebanon | 58.50% | 3,272,000 |
| Chad | 53.10% | 9,122,000 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.70% | 1,658,000 |
| Nigeria | 50.00% | 106,701,000 |
| Eritrea | 50.00% | 1,810,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 45.10% | 929,000 |
| Ivory Coast | 38.60% | 10,607,000 |
| Ethiopia | 33.90% | 40,776,000 |
| North Macedonia | 33.30% | 688,000 |
| Benin | 24.40% | 3,171,000 |
| Cameroon | 20.00% | 5,440,000 |
| Togo | 20.00% | 1,729,000 |
| Israel | 19.30% | 1,807,000 |
| Mozambique | 17.90% | 5,742,000 |
| Ghana | 17.60% | 5,779,000 |
| Central African Republic | 15.00% | 819,000 |
| Singapore | 14.30% | 780,000 |
| India | 13.00% | 182,983,000 |
| Malawi | 13.00% | 2,586,000 |
| Liberia | 12.20% | 634,000 |
| Uganda | 12.10% | 5,548,000 |
| Kenya | 11.10% | 5,884,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.00% | 9,589,000 |
| Bulgaria | 10.00% | 688,000 |
| Georgia | 9.90% | 367,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 9.70% | 2,149,000 |
| France | 8.00% | 5,420,000 |
| Madagascar | 7.00% | 2,024,000 |
| South Sudan | 6.20% | 666,000 |
| Philippines | 5.00% | 5,694,000 |
| Netherlands | 5.00% | 877,000 |
| Thailand | 4.90% | 3,508,000 |
| Switzerland | 4.90% | 426,000 |
| Germany | 4.70% | 3,910,000 |
| United Kingdom | 4.40% | 2,962,000 |
| Nepal | 4.40% | 1,322,000 |
| Austria | 4.20% | 376,000 |
| Russia | 4.00% | 5,738,000 |
| Myanmar | 4.00% | 2,152,000 |
| Canada | 3.20% | 1,224,000 |
| Burundi | 2.50% | 314,000 |
| Australia | 2.20% | 565,000 |
How many Muslim countries are in the world?
There are 26 countries where Islam is the main religion, and they are listed in the below table:
| Afghanistan |
| Algeria |
| Bangladesh |
| Bahrain |
| Brunei |
| Comoros |
| Djibouti |
| Egypt |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Jordan |
| Kuwait |
| Libya |
| Maldives |
| Malaysia |
| Mauritania |
| Morocco |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Palestine |
| Qatar |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Sahrawi Republic |
| Somalia |
| Tunisia |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Yemen. |
Islamic countries in the world.
Now you might ask what countries speak Arabic of those 26 countries, and here’s your answer:
The colored columns represent Arabic-speaking countries. And as you can see the majority of Islamic countries speak Arabic.
| Afghanistan |
| Algeria |
| Bangladesh |
| Bahrain |
| Brunei |
| Comoros |
| Djibouti |
| Egypt |
| Iran |
| Iraq |
| Jordan |
| Kuwait |
| Libya |
| Maldives |
| Malaysia |
| Mauritania |
| Morocco |
| Oman |
| Pakistan |
| Palestine |
| Qatar |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Sahrawi Republic |
| Somalia |
| Tunisia |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Yemen. |
Quran was revealed to the holy prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) in Arabic. And in order to learn Quran in its original language it’s better to learn Arabic.
Islam in world history.
One of the largest religions around the world is Islam it comes in second-largest religion after Christianity, with more than 1.8 billion Muslims. The beginning of Islam was when the prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) got his first revelation and he shared the words of Allah he received.
Beginning of Islam in the world.
The beginning of Islam can be traced back to 610 A.D and it is still growing until now; it is the second-largest religion after Christianity worldwide.
The prophet and his followers were persecuted and not many people believed in Islam, so they had to leave Mecca and went to Medina in 622. The people in the medina welcomed the prophet and the followers of Islam and the Islam religion spread.
When the number of Muslims grew, they were able to return to Mecca in the year 630 to become the center of Islam. Then Islam grew and reached many people and places in the middle east.
During the Islamic golden age, Arabic culture and Islam spread to North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southern Europe. During the golden age of Islam, the Islamic empire was the center of trading goods, knowledge, and everything. Which helped to spread Islam even wider.
The growth rate of Islam in the world
The number of people converting to Islam is increasing. Currently, it’s the second largest religion after Christianity with 1.8 billion Muslims or more than 24% of the world population. 26 countries are Muslim countries which means that Islam is its main religion.
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