Mali 12

Guinea 9

Egypt 79

Germany 4

Jordan 6

Qatar 1

Iran 74

Rep. ofMacedonia 1

Uganda 4

Congo 1

India 161

Burma(Myanmar) 2

Kyrgyzstan 5

Togo 1

SierraLeone 4

Libya 6

Niger 15

Ghana 4

Ethiopia 28

Malawi 2

Lebanon 3

Iraq 30

United Kingdom 2

Bulgaria 1

Tajikistan 6Kazakhstan 9

Malaysia 17

Israel 1

Spain 1

Kosovo 2

Singapore 1

Uzbekistan 26

Chad 6

Nigeria 78

Bahrain 1

IvoryCoast

8

Algeria34

Tanzania 13

South Africa 1

Yemen 23

Syria 20

France 4

Azerbaijan 9

Afghanistan28

Bangladesh 145

United States 2

Argentina 1

Senegal12

Albania 3

Canada 1

Netherlands 1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 2

Russia 16

Gambia2

Tunisia 10

Mauritania 3

Sudan 30

Mozambique 5

SaudiArabia

25

Muslims elsewherearound the world 8

Djibouti 1

Pakistan 174

United ArabEmirates 4

Sri Lanka 2

Nepal 1

Thailand 4Philippines 5

Burkina Faso 9

Kenya 3

WesternSahara 1

Morocco32

Guinea Bissau1

Comoros 1

Benin 2 Cameroon3

Eritrea 2

Somalia 9

Palestinianterr. 4

Kuwait 3

Oman 2

Turkey 74

Turkmenistan5

Indonesia 203

China 22

MuslimPopulation1.57 billion

World Population6.8 billionThis ‘weighted’ map of the world shows each country’s relative size based on its

Muslim population. Figures are rounded to the nearest million.

World Distribution of Muslim Population

Mapping the Global Muslim Population, October 2009

Thispiechart,createdfromthePewResearchCenter“WorldDistribu<onofMuslimPopula<on”mapdata,showstheoverallMuslimpopula<onsofseveralcountriesandmakesiteasytocomparetheirrela<vesizes.

WorldMuslimPopula/onsin2009(inmillions)Indonesia&Malaysia-220Pakistan-174India-161Bangladesh-145Egypt-79Nigeria-78Iran-74Turkey-74Algeria-34Morocco32Iraq-30Sudan-30Afghanistan-28Ethiopia-28Uzbekistan-26SaudiArabia-25Yemen-23China-22Syria-20Russia-16

Analterna<veviewofthesamepiechart.ByhidingfromviewallofthecountriesexceptthosewiththelargestMuslimpopula<ons,weseethatthesecountries(Indonesia&Malaysiatreatedasasingleunit,Pakistan,India,andBangladesh)

accountformorethan50%--amajority--oftheworld’sMuslims.ThesecountriesarenotgeographicallypartoftheMiddleEast.ArabicisNOTanofficiallanguageinanyofthesecountries,andtheirArabpopula<onsarerela<velysmall.

WorldMuslimPopula/onsin2009(inmillions)Indonesia&Malaysia-220Pakistan-174India-161Bangladesh-145Egypt-79Nigeria-78Iran-74Turkey-74Algeria-34Morocco32Iraq-30Sudan-30Afghanistan-28Ethiopia-28Uzbekistan-26SaudiArabia-25Yemen-23China-22Syria-20Russia-16

Thismapshowsthepercentageofacountry’spopula<onthatisMuslim.Thedarkestshadeofgreenindicatesthat85%ormoreofthatcountry’spopula<onisMuslim,butitdoesnotmeanthatthosecountrieshavethelargest

Muslimpopula<ons.Forexample,IndiaisshownabovetohaveaMuslimpopula<onthatfallsinthe5-20%range.

However,at~160million,itsMuslimpopula<onisactuallytheworld’sthirdlargest.Thesefactsmakeitclearthata

higherpercentagedoesnotnecessarilyindicatealargersize,andthatIndiahasaverylargepopula<onoverall.

Accordingtothismap,approximatelywhatpercentofthepopula<onoftheUnitedStatesisMuslim?

Thismapcanbesubs0tutedforthe“MuslimPopula0onintheWorldToday”maponthepreviouspage.Itshowsthepercentageofacountry’spopula<onthatisMuslim.Thedarkestshadeofgreenmeansthat90%ormoreof

thatcountry’spopula<onisMuslim,butitdoesnotmeanthatthosecountrieshavethelargestMuslim

popula<ons.Forexample,IndiaisshownabovetohaveaMuslimpopula<onthatfallsinthe7.0-14.9%range.

However,at~160million,itsMuslimpopula<onisactuallytheworld’sthirdlargest.Thesefactsmakeitclearthata

higherpercentagedoesnotnecessarilyindicatealargersize,andthatIndiahasaverylargepopula<onoverall.Accordingtothismap,approximatelywhatpercentofthepopula<onoftheUnitedStatesisMuslim?