Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Muslim population has grown from 1.65 million to 2.87 million since 2001, say researchers. What does this mean for liberal Britain?
There is a remarkable statistic in today's main Daily Telegraph leader:
The material about global Islam in the 2010 report is fascinating, but it's the revision of British figures that took me by surprise. Why was it not more widely reported in the autumn? And what are the implications for society? For an analysis that puts the statistics in context, let me recommend this article from the British Religion In Numbers website, which makes the point that the 2001 figure was probably an underestimate.
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life estimates that there are 2,869,000 Muslims in Britain, an increase of 74 per cent on its previous figure of 1,647,000, which was based on the 2001 census. No demographic statistics are reliable in an era of open borders, but such an expansion is unprecedented.The figure of 2.87 million was first published by Pew in a little-noticed press release last September, announcing a report on Muslim Networks and Movements in Western Europe. The Pew Centre, based in Washington DC, is one of the most respected demographic research bodies in the world; its methodology is scrupulous and its approach non-partisan. The new total for British Muslims means that, so far as this country as concerned, Pew's major 2009 report Mapping the Global Muslim Population is already spectacularly out of date. Here's a map showing the updated distribution of the Muslim population in Europe:
The material about global Islam in the 2010 report is fascinating, but it's the revision of British figures that took me by surprise. Why was it not more widely reported in the autumn? And what are the implications for society? For an analysis that puts the statistics in context, let me recommend this article from the British Religion In Numbers website, which makes the point that the 2001 figure was probably an underestimate.
Pew’s UK figure for 2010 is 2,869,000, which is equivalent to 4.6% of the population. In absolute terms, the UK has the third largest Muslim community on the continent, after Germany (4,119,000) and France (3,574,000).There have been other indications of a dramatic increase in the numbers of British Muslims: the UK Labour Force Survey recorded a rise from 1,870,000 in 2004 to 2,422,000 in 2008. So Pew's findings aren't unsupported by independent data. Common sense suggests explanations for the increase: a high Muslim birth rate and large-scale immigration. But I'm not sure that common sense tells us what this demographic earthquake means in practice for British public life.
In percentage terms, the UK is in ninth position, after Belgium (6.0%), France, Austria and Switzerland (5.7%), The Netherlands (5.5%), Germany (5.0%), Sweden (4.9%) and Greece (4.7%). UK Muslims account for 16.8% of all Muslims in Western Europe.
Modest Rise in Concern About Islamic Extremism
The public continues to express concern about the rise of Islamic extremism in the United States and abroad, but a survey taken shortly after the deadly Nov. 5 shootings at the Fort Hood Army base shows only a modest increase in these concerns since 2007.
Just more than half (52%) of Americans say they are very concerned about the possible rise of Islamic extremism in the United States. That is up from 46% in April 2007. The percentage that says they are somewhat worried dropped slightly from 32% in 2007 to 27%. There has been no significant change in the small percentages who say they are not too worried or not worried at all about the possible rise of Islamic extremism in the United States.
Public concerns about the rise of Islamic extremism around the world largely mirror levels measured in April 2007, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, conducted Nov. 12-15 among 1,003 Americans reached on landlines and cell phones. Today, 49% say they are very concerned about this, compared with 48% in April 2007. Nearly three-in-ten (29%) say they are somewhat concerned, compared with 33% in the 2007 survey.
In recent weeks, the public has paid close attention to the shootings at the Texas Army base that left 13 dead and a Muslim Army psychiatrist charged with the killings. According to the Pew Research Center's News Interest Index, the public followed the story more closely than any other news the week of the tragedy and continues to closely follow the investigation into the shooting in this week's News Interest Index.
The Fort Hood shootings came amid an increase in the past year in reports about alleged terror plots or actions undertaken by people within the U.S. said to oppose U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In September, for example, an Afghan-born Muslim man and Denver resident - who reportedly received training and weapons from al-Qaeda in Pakistan - was arrested as part of an alleged bombmaking scheme.
Still, the survey shows no sea change in the population as a whole and only modest political and demographic changes in concerns over increasing Islamic extremism in the United States. Currently, a majority of political independents (55%) say they are very concerned by the possible rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S., up from 43% in 2007. About two-thirds of Republicans (65%) express this view, not much different from the 59% who said this two years ago. There has been virtually no change in opinions among Democrats (44% very concerned today, 46% in 2007).
Young people continue to express far lower levels of concern about the rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S. than do older age groups. Slightly more than a third of those younger than 30 (36%) say they are very concerned about this, compared with 60% of those 65 and older and 65% of those ages 50 to 64.
More than half of those with no college experience (55%) say they are very concerned about the possible rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S., compared with 46% of college graduates.
The combined landline and cell phone sample are weighted using an iterative technique that matches gender, age, education, race/ethnicity, region, and population density to parameters from the March 2008 Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The sample is also weighted to match current patterns of telephone status and relative usage of landline and cell phones (for those with both), based on extrapolations from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. The weighting procedure also accounts for the fact that respondents with both landline and cell phones have a greater probability of being included in the combined sample and adjusts for household size within the landline sample.
The error attributable to sampling that would be expected at the 95% level of confidence for the total sample is plus or minus 4 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion research. In this role it serves as an important information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars, and public interest organizations. All of the Center's current survey results are made available free of charge.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. It studies public opinion, demographics and other important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.
This report is a collaborative product based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Luis Lugo, Director
Alan Cooperman and Sandra Stencel, Associate Directors
John C. Green and Gregory Smith, Senior Researchers
Allison Pond and Neha Sahgal, Research Associates
Scott Clement, Research Analyst
Tracy Miller and Hilary Ramp, Editors
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Andrew Kohut, Director
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Carroll Doherty and Michael Dimock, Associate Directors
Michael Remez, Senior Writer
Robert Suls, Shawn Neidorf, Leah Melani Christian, Jocelyn Kiley and Alec Tyson, Research Associates
Jacob Poushter, Research Analyst
Public concerns about the rise of Islamic extremism around the world largely mirror levels measured in April 2007, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, conducted Nov. 12-15 among 1,003 Americans reached on landlines and cell phones. Today, 49% say they are very concerned about this, compared with 48% in April 2007. Nearly three-in-ten (29%) say they are somewhat concerned, compared with 33% in the 2007 survey.
In recent weeks, the public has paid close attention to the shootings at the Texas Army base that left 13 dead and a Muslim Army psychiatrist charged with the killings. According to the Pew Research Center's News Interest Index, the public followed the story more closely than any other news the week of the tragedy and continues to closely follow the investigation into the shooting in this week's News Interest Index.
The Fort Hood shootings came amid an increase in the past year in reports about alleged terror plots or actions undertaken by people within the U.S. said to oppose U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In September, for example, an Afghan-born Muslim man and Denver resident - who reportedly received training and weapons from al-Qaeda in Pakistan - was arrested as part of an alleged bombmaking scheme.
Young people continue to express far lower levels of concern about the rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S. than do older age groups. Slightly more than a third of those younger than 30 (36%) say they are very concerned about this, compared with 60% of those 65 and older and 65% of those ages 50 to 64.
More than half of those with no college experience (55%) say they are very concerned about the possible rise of Islamic extremism in the U.S., compared with 46% of college graduates.
About the Survey
Results for this report are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International among a nationwide sample of 1,003 adults, 18 years of age or older, from Nov. 12-15 (700 respondents were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 303 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 92 who had no landline telephone). Both the landline and cell phone samples were provided by Survey Sampling International.The combined landline and cell phone sample are weighted using an iterative technique that matches gender, age, education, race/ethnicity, region, and population density to parameters from the March 2008 Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The sample is also weighted to match current patterns of telephone status and relative usage of landline and cell phones (for those with both), based on extrapolations from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. The weighting procedure also accounts for the fact that respondents with both landline and cell phones have a greater probability of being included in the combined sample and adjusts for household size within the landline sample.
The error attributable to sampling that would be expected at the 95% level of confidence for the total sample is plus or minus 4 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.
About the Projects
This survey is a joint effort of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Both organizations are sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts and are projects of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. The Center's purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion research. In this role it serves as an important information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars, and public interest organizations. All of the Center's current survey results are made available free of charge.
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. It studies public opinion, demographics and other important aspects of religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world. It also provides a neutral venue for discussions of timely issues through roundtables and briefings.
This report is a collaborative product based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Luis Lugo, Director
Alan Cooperman and Sandra Stencel, Associate Directors
John C. Green and Gregory Smith, Senior Researchers
Allison Pond and Neha Sahgal, Research Associates
Scott Clement, Research Analyst
Tracy Miller and Hilary Ramp, Editors
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Andrew Kohut, Director
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research
Carroll Doherty and Michael Dimock, Associate Directors
Michael Remez, Senior Writer
Robert Suls, Shawn Neidorf, Leah Melani Christian, Jocelyn Kiley and Alec Tyson, Research Associates
Jacob Poushter, Research Analyst
The Future of the Global Muslim Population Projections for 2010-2030
Expected Growth of India’s Muslim Population
India is projected to have the third-largest Muslim population (in absolute numbers) in the world by 2030, following Pakistan and Indonesia. The Muslim population in India is projected to increase from 177.3 million in 2010 to 236.2 million in 2030. The Muslim share of India’s population is expected to increase from 14.6% in 2010 to 15.9% in 2030. More than one-in-ten of the world’s Muslims (10.8%) will live in India in 2030, about the same as in 2010.
India’s Muslim population is expected to grow at a slower rate in the next 20 years than it did in the previous two decades. The Muslim population in India increased by 76.4 million from 1990 to 2010; it is expected to grow by 58.9 million between 2010 and 2030.1
Fertility rates for all populations in India have been declining in recent years, in part because of increasing use of birth control. However, Muslims in India continue to have more children on average than non-Muslims, mainly because Muslims’ use of birth control still falls below the national average. In 2005-2006, for example, 45.7% of Muslim couples used some form of birth control, compared with 56.3% of couples in the general population, according to an analysis of the National Family Health Survey.
Muslims in India are poorer and less educated than other religious groups. These characteristics are often associated with higher fertility rates. For instance, according to the 2001 census, only 3.6% of Muslims in India age 20 and older are college or university graduates, compared with 6.7% of all Indians in this age group. The literacy rate among Muslim women (50.1%) is lower than the rate among other women in India, including Hindus (53.2%) and Christians (76.2%).
Muslim women also are less likely to work outside the home than non-Muslim women, and employment is associated with lower fertility.
Muslims have lived in India since the advent of Islam. The country’s first mosque is said to have been established around 630 A.D., even before the death of the Prophet Muhammad. 2 The number of Muslims in India declined in 1947 when India gained its independence and an estimated 7 million people migrated from India to Pakistan, but India’s Muslim population has been rising steadily since.
Muslims live throughout India. According to the 2001 census, a large concentration of Muslims lives in two of the largest and poorest states, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar; 35.6% of all the Muslims in India live in these two states. An additional 14.6% of the country’s Muslims live in West Bengal, which adjoins Bihar and borders Bangladesh. The remainder of the country’s Muslim population is scattered in more than 20 other states.
Although Muslims constitute a small minority in most Indian states, they make up roughly a third of the population in Assam (30.9%) and about a quarter of the population in both West Bengal and Kerala. Muslims constitute a majority of the population in the northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir, where they make up 67.0% of the population.
s Croatia Demographic Jihad:9 statistics about the population growth of Muslims in the West which will make you nervous
Islam spreads in the West through migration of Muslims in the West,high fertility rate of Muslims in the West and the conversion of non-Muslims into Islam.This problem is getting worse by each year and the future might be dark for non-Muslims in Europe.It is estimated that across the European continent there are 54 million Muslims (link),but those numbers will double in 2015 (link),so if the non-Muslim population across the continent doesn’t begin the process of Rechristianization which will turn the tide of Muslim population growth,Europe in the next century will become a Muslim continent and will become the extension of the Muslim World which its center is the Middle East.Unfortunately,non-Muslim Europeans doesn’t seem to care about this,too many of them are brainwashed by the anti-Christian left-wing propaganda machine and Europe is dying.
Here are nine statistics about the Muslim population growth in the West which will make you nervous:
1.In Austria in 1971 there were only 22200 Muslims (0.3%),today it is estimated that there are between 400000 and 500000 Muslims living in the country (6%) (link),already some parts of Vienna have a Muslim majority (link)
2.In Belgium in 2008 Islam has become the largest minority religion in the country with 628751 members (link) and the city of Brussels which is the capital of Belgium and the EU has a Muslim population of 25.5% (link) and Brussels will have a Muslim majority in 2030 (link)
3.France prohibits performing census based on religion and race,but it is estimated that the number of Muslims in the country is about 5-10% of the population (link) and the Muslim population of Marseille has reached 30-40% (link) which means it will become a Muslim-majority city in just a few years
4.In Germany the number of Muslims is currently estimated at 4.3 million (5.4%) of the population (link) and it is the largest minority religion in the country and it is estimated that Germany will become a Muslim state in 2050 (link)
5.In 1980 Norway had only 1006 Muslims,but in 2010 Muslims number 98953 (link) and the growth of the Muslim population in Norway which is not a member of the EU has caused a rape epidemic in Oslo where the majority of Muslims live (link)
6.Besides the Chechnya and the regions around (Dagestan and Ingushetia) which have a Muslim majority (link),in Moscow the number of Muslims is estimated at 1.5 million,while the whole country has a population of 20 million Muslims (link)
7.Spain has a Muslim population just over one million,but it will increase in 2030 by 82% (link),in 1992 the Spanish town of Salt had only 5% of Muslims,but in 2010 the Muslim population is 50% and crime has skyrocketed from 156 in 1992 to 5000 in 2010 (link)
8.Sweden has currently 400000 Muslims,while in 1930 only 15 (link),Malmo which is located in Southern Sweden has 25% Muslim population (link),that caused a Jewish exodus from Malmo (link),while the growth of the Muslim population across the country caused a rape epidemic (link).Danish journalist Lars Hedegaard said that Sweden will have a Muslim majority by 2049 (link)
9.Currently in the USA there are 2.6 million Muslims,but their number will double in 2030 when it will be 6.2 million (link)
So will the growth of the Muslim population stop?Of course not because they are migrating in large number to the West and they have a higher fertility rate,but our leaders are doing nothing to stop them,besides that Cameron,Sarkozy and Merkel claim that Multiculturalism failed and that there needs to be a policy change,but there isn’t any political will to stop the Muslim conquest of the West without guns and bombs.The responsibility is of course on the Christian church which is doing next to nothing,instead of evangelizing the Muslim population and Rechristianizing the non-Muslim Europeans which are slowly dying,the Church doesn’t seem to care about this besides that churches across the West are being turned into mosques.
But when the Muslim population grows enough then the real consequences will be seen and it will be a disaster for the non-Muslim Europeans which allowed it to happen.
Islam is the fastest growing religion and the second largest religion in the world
This report includes all the countries of the world and shows how many Muslims are in each one.
| Country Name | Total Population | Muslims Percentage | Number of Muslims |
| Afghanistan | 22,664,136 | 100% | 22,664,136 |
| Albania | 3,249,136 | 75% | 2,436,852 |
| Algeria | 29,183,032 | 99% | 28,891,202 |
| Angola | 10,342,899 | 25% | 2,585,725 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 65,647 | n/a | |
| Argentina | 34,672,997 | 2 | 693,460 |
| Aruba | 67,794 | 5 | 3,390 |
| Australia | 18,260,863 | 2.09 | 382,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 7,676,953 | 93.4 | 7,170,274 |
| Bahrain | 590,042 | 100 | 590,042 |
| Benin | 5,709,529 | 15 | 856,429 |
| Bangladesh | 123,062,800 | 85 | 104,603,380 |
| Bhutan | 1,822,625 | 5 | 91,131 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,656,240 | 40 | 1,062,496 |
| Botswana | 1,477,630 | 5 | 73,882 |
| Brazil | 162,661,214 | 0.6 | 1,000,000 |
| Brunei | 299,939 | 63 | 188,962 |
| Bulgaria | 8,612,757 | 14 | 1,205,786 |
| Burkina Faso | 10,623,323 | 50 | 5,311,662 |
| Burma | 45,975,625 | 10 | 4,597,563 |
| Burundi | 5,943,057 | 20 | 1,188,611 |
| Cambodia | 10,861,218 | 1 | 108,612 |
| Cameroon | 14,261,557 | 55 | 7,843,856 |
| Canada | 28,820,671 | 1.48 | 400,000 |
| Central African Republic | 3,274,426 | 55 | 1,800,934 |
| Chad | 6,976,845 | 85 | 5,930,318 |
| China | 1,210,004,956 | 11 | 133,100,545 |
| Christmas Island | 813 | 10 | 81 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Island | 609 | 57 | 347 |
| Comoros | 569,237 | 86 | 489,544 |
| Congo | 2,527,841 | 15 | 379,176 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 14,762,445 | 60 | 8,857,467 |
| Croatia | 5,004,112 | 1.2 | 60,049 |
| Cyprus | 744,609 | 33 | 245,721 |
| Djibouti | 427,642 | 94 | 401,983 |
| Egypt | 63,575,107 | 94 | 59,760,601 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 431,282 | 25 | 107,821 |
| Eritrea | 3,427,883 | 80 | 2,742,306 |
| Ethiopia | 57,171,662 | 65 | 37,161,580 |
| Fiji | 782,381 | 11 | 86,062 |
| France | 58,317,450 | 7 | 4,082,222 |
| Gabon | 1,172,798 | 1 | 11,728 |
| Gambia | 1,204,984 | 90 | 1,084,486 |
| Gaza Strip | 923,940 | 98.7 | 911,929 |
| Georgia | 5,219,810 | 11 | 574,179 |
| Germany | 83,536,115 | 3.4 | 2,840,228 |
| Ghana | 17,698,271 | 30 | 5,309,481 |
| Gibraltar | 28,765 | 8 | 2,301 |
| Greece | 10,538,594 | 1.5 | 158,079 |
| Guinea | 7,411,981 | 95 | 7,041,382 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,151,330 | 70 | 805,931 |
| Guyana | 712,091 | 15 | 106,814 |
| Hong Kong | 6,305,413 | 1 | 63,054 |
| India | 952,107,694 | 14 | 133,295,077 |
| Indonesia | 206,611,600 | 95 | 196,281,020 |
| Iran | 66,094,264 | 99 | 65,433,321 |
| Iraq | 21,422,292 | 97 | 20,779,623 |
| Israel | 5,421,995 | 14 | 759,079 |
| Italy | 57,460,274 | 1 | 574,603 |
| Japan | 125,449,703 | 1 | 1,254,497 |
| Jordan | 4,212,152 | 95 | 4,001,544 |
| Kazakstan | 16,916,463 | 51.2 | 8,661,229 |
| Kenya | 28,176,686 | 29.5 | 8,312,122 |
| Kuwait | 1,950,047 | 89 | 1,735,542 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,529,648 | 76.1 | 3,447,062 |
| Lebanon | 3,776,317 | 70 | 2,643,422 |
| Liberia | 2,109,789 | 30 | 632,937 |
| Libya | 5,445,436 | 100 | 5,445,436 |
| Lesotho | 1,970,781 | 10 | 197,078 |
| Macedonia | 2,104,035 | 30 | 631,211 |
| Madagascar | 13,670,507 | 20 | 2,734,101 |
| Malawi | 9,452,844 | 35 | 3,308,495 |
| Malaysia | 19,962,893 | 52 | 10,380,704 |
| Maldives | 270,758 | 100 | 270,758 |
| Mali | 9,653,261 | 90 | 8,687,935 |
| Malta | 375,576 | 14 | 52,581 |
| Mauritania | 2,336,048 | 100 | 2,336,048 |
| Mauritius | 1,140,256 | 19.5 | 222,350 |
| Mayotte | 100,838 | 99 | 99,830 |
| Mongolia | 2,496,617 | 4 | 99,865 |
| Morocco | 29,779,156 | 98.7 | 29,392,027 |
| Mozambique | 17,877,927 | 29 | 5,184,599 |
| Namibia | 1,677,243 | 5 | 83,862 |
| Nepal | 22,094,033 | 4 | 883,761 |
| Netherlands | 15,568,034 | 3 | 467,041 |
| Niger | 9,113,001 | 91 | 8,292,831 |
| Nigeria | 103,912,489 | 75 | 77,934,367 |
| Norway | 4,438,547 | 1.5 | 66,578 |
| Oman | 2,186,548 | 100 | 2,186,548 |
| Pakistan | 129,275,660 | 97 | 125,397,390 |
| Panama | 2,655,094 | 4 | 106,204 |
| Philippines | 74,480,848 | 14 | 10,427,319 |
| Qatar | 547,761 | 100 | 547,761 |
| Reunion | 679,198 | 20 | 135,840 |
| Romania | 21,657,162 | 20 | 4,331,432 |
| Russia | 148,178,487 | 18 | 26,672,127 |
| Rwanda | 6,853,359 | 1 | 68,534 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19,409,058 | 100 | 19,409,058 |
| Senegal | 9,092,749 | 95 | 8,638,112 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 10,614,558 | 19 | 2,016,766 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,793,121 | 65 | 3,115,529 |
| Singapore | 3,396,924 | 17 | 577,477 |
| Slovenia | 1,951,443 | 1 | 19,514 |
| Somalia | 9,639,151 | 100 | 9,639,151 |
| South Africa | 41,743,459 | 2 | 834,869 |
| Sri Lanka | 18,553,074 | 9 | 1,669,777 |
| Sudan | 31,547,543 | 85 | 26,815,412 |
| Suriname | 436,418 | 25 | 109,105 |
| Swaziland | 998,730 | 10 | 99,873 |
| Sweden | 9,800,000 | 3.6 | 320,000 |
| Syria | 15,608,648 | 90 | 14,047,783 |
| Tajikistan | 5,916,373 | 85 | 5,028,917 |
| Tanzania | 29,058,470 | 65 | 18,888,006 |
| Thailand | 58,851,357 | 14 | 8,239,190 |
| Togo | 4,570,530 | 55 | 2,513,792 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,272,385 | 12 | 152,686 |
| Tunisia | 9,019,687 | 98 | 8,839,293 |
| Turkey | 62,484,478 | 99.8 | 62,359,509 |
| Turkmenistan | 4,149,283 | 87 | 3,609,876 |
| Uganda | 20,158,176 | 36 | 7,256,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,057,337 | 96 | 2,935,044 |
| United Kingdom | 58,489,975 | 2.7 | 1,579,229 |
| United States | 266,476,278 | 3.75 | 9,992,860 |
| Uzbekistan | 23,418,381 | 88 | 20,608,175 |
| West Bank | 1,427,741 | 75 | 1,070,806 |
| Western Sahara | 222,631 | 100 | 222,631 |
| Yemen | 13,483,178 | 99 | 13,348,346 |
| Zaire | 46,498,539 | 10 | 4,649,854 |
| Zambia | 9,159,072 | 15 | 1,373,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 11,271,314 | 15 | 1,690,697 |
Islam is the fastest growing religion and the second largest religion in the world
| Muslims in Asia (1996) | 1,022,692,000 (30%) |
| Muslims in Africa (1996) | 426,282,000 (59%) |
| Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1996) | 1,482,596,925 |
| Total Number of People on the Earth (1996) | 5,771,939,007 |
| Percentage of Muslims (1996) | 26% |
| Islam annual growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. | 6.40% |
| Christianity growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. | 1.46% |
| Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1998) | 1,678,442,000 |
| Expected Number of Muslims on the Earth (2000) | 1,902,095,000 |
This table below shows the growth of Islam:
| North America (1989-1998) | 25% |
| Africa | 2.15% |
| Asia | 12.57% |
| Europe | 142.35% |
| Latin America | -4.73% |
| Australia | 257.01% |
The number of the total population has been taken from The CIA World's Facts Book which can be found at: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook
The CIA World's Facts Book was used it to verify the total number of population in every country. But since it lacks the percentage of Muslims in each country, we used another statistic located at: http://www.flash.net/~royal/country.html
In 1986, the Muslim Education Trust organization (MET) located in the United Kingdom and directed by Ghulam Sarwar, obtained the 1971 census and information given by Embassies of the respective countries in London. The 1971 census showed the Independent Muslim countries population was around 784.5 Million and the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.
As for the U.N., the Briticana Encyclopidia for 1994 and for 1995 was used to get the growth rates. Briticana took those statistics from the U.N.
The final numbers were obtained by plugging in the percentage of Muslims (taken from MET) and the number of people (taken from CIA) in each country using Microsoft Excel.
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