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Distribution of Islam per country. Green represents a Sunni majority and blue represents a Shia majority.
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Distribution of Islam per country. Green represents a Sunni majority and blue represents a Shia majority.

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Listing of Muslims by country.

Important note: Population counts by religious affiliation, like most demographic characteristics of a population, are based upon statistical science and subject to observational error and are technically referred to as estimates. Likewise, partisans may seek to bias the estimates. The percentage of Muslim population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 [link]. Other sources used were CIA factbook [link] and adherents.com [link]. In a few cases of conflicting estimates, the average of lowest and highest estimates was calculated. The total population of each country was taken from census.gov [link] (2005 estimates).

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By country

Islam by country
Region Country Population(2005E) % Muslim Muslim total
Central Asia Islam in Afghanistan 29,928,987 99% 29,928,987
Balkans Islam in Albania 3,563,112 70% 2,494,178
North Africa Islam in Algeria 32,531,853 99% 32,206,534
Southern Africa Islam in Angola 11,190,786 1% 111,907
South America Islam in Argentina 39,537,943 1.5% 593,069
Middle East Islam in Armenia 2,982,904 n/a (<1.3%) n/a (<40,000)
Oceania Islam in Australia 20,090,437 1.5% 301,356
Central Europe Islam in Austria 8,184,691 4.7% 384,680
Middle East Islam in Azerbaijan 7,911,974 93.4% 7,389,783
Middle East Islam in Bahrain 688,345 85% 585,093
South Asia Islam in Bangladesh 144,319,628 88% 127,001,272
Eastern Europe Islam in Belarus 10,300,483 0.5% 51,502
Western Europe Islam in Belgium 10,364,388 3.5% 362,753
Central America Islam in Belize 279,457 1% 2,794
West Africa Islam in Benin 7,460,025 20% 1,492,005
South Asia Islam in Bhutan 2,232,291 1% 22,322
South America Islam in Bolivia 8,857,870 0.01% 885
Balkans Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,025,476 40% 1,610,190
Southern Africa Islam in Botswana 1,640,115 1% 16,401
South America Islam in Brazil 186,112,794 0.016% 29,778
Southeast Asia Islam in Brunei 372,361 67% 249,481
Balkans Islam in Bulgaria 7,450,349 12.2% 908,942
West Africa Islam in Burkina Faso 13,925,313 55% 7,658,922
Central Africa Islam in Burundi 6,370,609 10% 637,060
Southeast Asia Islam in Cambodia 13,607,069 3.5% 476,247
West Africa Islam in Cameroon 16,380,005 20% 3,276,001
North America Islam in Canada 32,805,041 2% 656,100
Central Africa Islam in Central African Republic 3,799,897 15% 569,984
Central Africa Islam in Chad 9,826,419 54% 5,306,266
South America Islam in Chile 15,980,912 0.02% 3,196
East Asia Islam in China 1,306,313,812 3% 39,189,414
South America Islam in Colombia 42,954,279 0.2% 85,908
East Africa Islam in Comoros 671,247 99% 664,534
Central Africa Islam in Congo (Brazzaville) 3,039,126 2% 60,782
Central Africa Islam in Congo (Kinshasa) 60,085,004 10% 6,008,500
Central America Islam in Costa Rica 4,016,173 0.1% 4,016
West Africa Islam in Côte d'Ivoire 17,298,040 38.6% 6,677,043
Balkans Islam in Croatia 4,495,904 1.3% 58,446
North America Islam in Cuba 11,346,670 0.008% 907
Middle East Islam in Cyprus 780,133 18% 140,423
Central Europe Islam in Czech Republic 10,241,138 0.2% 20,482
Western Europe Islam in Denmark 5,432,335 3% 162,970
East Africa Islam in Djibouti 476,703 99% 471,935
Caribbean Islam in Dominican Republic 8,950,034 0.02% 1,790
Southeast Asia Islam in East Timor 1,040,880 4% 41,635
South America Islam in Ecuador 13,363,593 0.003% 400
North Africa Islam in Egypt 77,505,756 91% 70,530,237
Central America Islam in El Salvador 6,704,932 n/a (<0.6%) n/a (<40,000)
East Africa Islam in Eritrea 4,561,599 50% 2,280,799
Eastern Europe Islam in Estonia 1,332,893 0.75% 10000
East Africa Islam in Ethiopia 73,053,286 32.8% 23,961,478
Oceania Islam in Fiji 893,354 7% 62,534
Western Europe Islam in Finland 5,223,442 0.2% 10,446
Western Europe Islam in France 60,656,178 7.5% 4,549,213
West Africa Islam in Gabon 1,389,201 1% 13,892
West Africa Islam in The Gambia 1,593,256 90% 1,433,930
Middle East Islam in Georgia 4,677,401 9.9% 463,062
Western Europe Islam in Germany 82,431,390 3.7% 3,049,961
West Africa Islam in Ghana 21,029,853 16% 3,364,776
Balkans Islam in Greece 10,668,354 1.3% c300,000
Caribbean Islam in Grenada 89,502 0.3% 268
Central America Islam in Guatemala 14,655,189 0.008% c1,200
West Africa Islam in Guinea 9,467,866 85% 8,047,686
West Africa Islam in Guinea-Bissau 1,416,027 38% 538,090
South America Islam in Guyana 765,283 10% 76,528
Caribbean Islam in Haiti 8,121,622 0.04% 3,248
Central America Islam in Honduras 6,975,204 0.04% 2,790
Central Europe Islam in Hungary 10,006,835 0.6% 60,041
Western Europe Islam in Iceland 296,737 0.1% 321
South Asia Islam in India 1,080,264,388 13.4% 144,755,562
Southeast Asia Islam in Indonesia 241,973,879 88.22% 213,469,356
Middle East Islam in Iran 68,017,860 99% 67,337,681
Middle East Islam in Iraq 26,074,906 97% 25,292,658
Western Europe Islam in Ireland 4,015,676 0.49% 19,676
Middle East Islam in Israel 6,276,883 14.6% 916,424
Western Europe Islam in Italy 58,103,033 1.7% 987,751
Caribbean Islam in Jamaica 2,731,832 0.2% 5,463
East Asia Islam in Japan 127,417,244 0.2% 254,834
Middle East Islam in Jordan 5,759,732 95% 5,471,745
Central Asia Islam in Kazakhstan 15,185,844 47% 7,137,346
East Africa Islam in Kenya 33,829,590 7% 2,368,071
East Asia Islam in Korea, North 22,912,177 n/a n/a
East Asia Islam in Korea, South 48,422,644 0.04% 20,000
Middle East Islam in Kuwait 2,335,648 85% 1,985,300
Central Asia Islam in Kyrgyzstan 5,146,281 80% 4,117,024
Southeast Asia Islam in Laos 6,217,141 1% 62,171
Eastern Europe Islam in Latvia 2,290,237 0.02% 458
Middle East Islam in Lebanon 3,826,018 59% 2,257,551
Southern Africa Islam in Lesotho 1,867,035 2% 37,340
West Africa Islam in Liberia 3,482,211 20% 696,442
North Africa Islam in Libya 5,765,563 97% 5,592,596
Eastern Europe Islam in Lithuania 3,596,617 0.08% 3000
Western Europe Islam in Luxembourg 468,571 2% 9,371
Balkans Islam in FYR Macedonia 2,045,262 30% 613,578
Southern Africa Islam in Madagascar 18,040,341 7% 1,262,823
Southern Africa Islam in Malawi 12,158,924 20% 2,431,784
Southeast Asia Islam in Malaysia 23,953,136 60.4% 14,467,694
South Asia Islam in Maldives 349,106 99.9% 348,756
West Africa Islam in Mali 12,291,529 90% 11,062,376
North Africa Islam in Mauritania 3,086,859 99.9% 3,083,772
Southern Africa Islam in Mauritius 1,230,602 16.6% 204,279
North America Islam in Mexico 106,202,903 0.3% 318,608
Eastern Europe Islam in Moldova 4,455,421 0.07% 3,118
Central Asia Islam in Mongolia 2,791,272 4% 111,650
North Africa Islam in Morocco 32,725,847 98.7% 32,300,410
Southern Africa Islam in Mozambique 19,406,703 20% 3,881,340
Southeast Asia Islam in Myanmar 42,909,464 4% 1,716,378
Southern Africa Islam in Namibia 2,030,692 3% 60,920
South Asia Islam in Nepal 27,676,547 4.2% 1,162,414
Western Europe Islam in the Netherlands 16,407,491 6% 984,449
Oceania Islam in New Zealand 4,035,461 0.17% 6,860
Central America Islam in Nicaragua 5,465,100 n/a n/a
West Africa Islam in Niger 11,665,937 90% 10,499,343
West Africa Islam in Nigeria 128,771,988 50% 64,385,994
Western Europe Islam in Norway 4,593,041 2% 78,000
Middle East Islam in Oman 3,001,583 99% 2,971,567
South Asia Islam in Pakistan 162,419,946 96.35% 156,491,617
Central America Islam in Panama 3,039,150 0.3% 9,117
Oceania Islam in Papua New Guinea 5,545,268 0.04% 2,218
South America Islam in Paraguay 6,347,884 0.008% 507
South America Islam in Peru 27,925,628 0.003% 837
Southeast Asia Islam in the Philippines 87,857,473 5% 4,392,873
Central Europe Islam in Poland 38,635,144 0.08% 30,090
Western Europe Islam in Portugal 10,566,212 0.35% 36,981
Middle East Islam in Qatar 863,051 95% 819,898
Balkans Islam in Romania 22,329,977 0.3% 66,989
Eastern Europe Islam in Russia 143,420,309 15% 21,513,046
East Africa Islam in Rwanda 8,440,820 4.6% 388,277
Middle East Islam in Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 100.0% 26,417,599
West Africa Islam in Senegal 11,126,832 94% 10,459,222
Balkans Islam in Serbia and Montenegro 10,829,175 21% 2,274,126
East Africa Islam in Seychelles 81,188 1.1% 894
West Africa Islam in Sierra Leone 6,017,643 60% 3,610,585
Southeast Asia Islam in Singapore 4,425,720 16% 708,115
Central Europe Islam in Slovakia 5,431,363 0.05% 2,715
Central Europe Islam in Slovenia 2,011,070 2.5% 50,276
East Africa Islam in Somalia 8,591,629 100% 8,591,629
Southern Africa Islam in South Africa 44,344,136 1.5% 665,162
Western Europe Islam in Spain 40,341,462 2.5% 1,008,536
South Asia Islam in Sri Lanka 20,064,776 7% 1,404,534
North Africa Islam in Sudan 40,187,486 65% 26,121,865
South America Islam in Suriname 438,144 22% 96,391
Southern Africa Islam in Swaziland 1,173,900 1% 11,739
Western Europe Islam in Sweden 9,001,774 4% 360,070
Western Europe Islam in Switzerland 7,489,370 4.4% 329,532
Middle East Islam in Syria 18,448,752 88% 16,234,901
East Asia Islam in Taiwan 22,894,384 0.7% 160,260
Central Asia Islam in Tajikistan 7,163,506 95% 6,805,330
East Africa Islam in Tanzania 36,766,356 35% 12,868,224
Southeast Asia Islam in Thailand 65,444,371 5% 3,272,218
West Africa Islam in Togo 5,681,519 13.7% 778,368
Central America Islam in Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644 6% 65,318
North Africa Islam in Tunisia 10,074,951 99% 9,974,201
Middle East Islam in Turkey 69,660,559 99% 68,963,953
Central Asia Islam in Turkmenistan 4,952,081 89% 4,407,352
East Africa Islam in Uganda 27,269,482 15% 4,090,422
Eastern Europe Islam in Ukraine 47,425,336 0.5% 237,126
Middle East Islam in the United Arab Emirates 2,563,212 76% 1,948,041
Western Europe Islam in the United Kingdom 60,441,457 2.7% 1,631,919
North America Islam in the United States 295,734,134 0.5% 1,558,068
Caribbean Islam in Puerto Rico 3,916,632 0.13% 5,091
South America Islam in Uruguay 3,415,920 0.01% 341
Central Asia Islam in Uzbekistan 26,851,195 89% 23,897,563
South America Islam in Venezuela 25,375,281 0.5% 126,876
Southeast Asia Islam in Vietnam 83,535,576 0.85% 710,052
Middle East Islam in West Bank and Gaza 3,761,904 84% 3,159,999
North Africa Islam in Western Sahara 273,008 99.8% 272,461
Middle East Islam in Yemen 20,727,063 99% 20,519,792
Southern Africa Islam in Zambia 11,261,795 1% 112,617
Southern Africa Islam in Zimbabwe 12,746,990 1% 127,469
Total 6,430,856,221 22.955% 1,476,233,470

† Figures do not include the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Muslim in a region (Muslims in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Muslim percentage compared to the total Muslim population of the world (Muslims in the region * 100/total Muslim population of the world).

(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and the Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East).

Islam in Africa
Region Total Population Muslims % Muslim % of Muslim total
Central Africa 83,121,055 12,582,592 15.138% 0.852%
East Africa 193,741,900 66,381,242 34.263% 4.497%
North Africa 202,151,323 180,082,076 89.083% 12.199%
Southern Africa 137,092,019 8,935,043 6.518% 0.605%
West Africa 268,997,245 133,994,675 49.813% 9.077%
Total 885,103,542 401,975,628 45.416% 27.23%

Islam in Asia
Region Total Population Muslims % Muslim % of Muslim total
Central Asia 92,019,166 76,105,962 82.707% 5.155%
East Asia 1,527,960,261 39,609,350 2.592% 2.683%
Middle East 274,775,527 252,219,832 91.791% 17.085%
South Asia 1,437,326,682 416,062,641 28.947% 28.184%
Southeast Asia 571,337,070 239,566,220 41.931% 16.228%
Total 3,903,418,706 1,023,564,005 26.222% 69.336%

Islam in Europe
Region Total Population Muslims % Muslim % of Muslim total
Balkans 65,407,609 8,165,137 12.483% 0.553%
Central Europe 74,510,241 521,284 0.7% 0.035%
Eastern Europe 212,821,296 21,826,829 10.256% 1.479%
Western Europe 375,832,557 13,577,116 3.613% 0.92%
Total 728,571,703 44,090,366 6.052% 2.987%

Islam in North America and Islam in South America
Region Total Population Muslims % Muslim % of Muslim total
Caribbean 23,809,622 15,860 0.067% 0.001%
Central America 42,223,849 84,035 0.199% 0.006%
North America 446,088,748 5,115,892 1.147% 0.347%
South America 371,075,531 1,014,716 0.273% 0.069%
Total 883,197,750 6,230,503 0.705% 0.422%

Islam in Oceania
Region Total Population Muslims % Muslim % of Muslim total
Oceania 30,564,520 372,968 1.22% 0.025%

Top sixty

Top sixty by population on the left and by percentage on the right.

Top 60
Rank Country Muslim Population % Muslim Country % Muslim Muslim Population
1 Indonesia 213,469,356 88.22% Somalia 100% 8,591,629
2 India 209,755,562 21% Maldives 99.9% 348,756
3 Pakistan 156,491,617 96.35% Mauritania 99.9% 3,083,772
4 Bangladesh 127,001,272 88% Western Sahara 99.8% 272,461
5 Egypt 70,530,237 91% Turkey 99.8% 68,963,953
6 Turkey 68,963,953 99.8% Iran 99% 67,337,681
7 Iran 67,337,681 99% Algeria 99% 32,206,534
8 Nigeria 64,385,994 50% Afghanistan 99% 29,629,697
9 China 39,189,414 3% Yemen 99% 20,519,792
10 Morocco 32,300,410 98.7% Tunisia 99% 9,974,201
11 Algeria 32,206,534 99% Oman 99% 2,971,567
12 Afghanistan 29,629,697 99% Comoros 99% 664,534
13 Sudan 26,121,865 65% Djibouti 99% 471,935
14 Iraq 25,292,658 97% Morocco 98.7% 32,300,410
15 Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 95.7% Iraq 97% 25,292,658
16 Ethiopia 23,961,478 32.8% Libya 97% 5,592,596
17 Uzbekistan 23,897,563 89% Pakistan 96.35% 156,491,617
18 Russia 21,513,046 15% Saudi Arabia 95.7% 26,417,599
19 Yemen 20,519,792 99% Tajikistan 95% 6,805,330
20 Syria 16,234,901 88% Jordan 95% 5,471,745
21 Malaysia 14,467,694 60.4% Qatar 95% 819,898
22 Tanzania 12,868,224 35% Senegal 94% 10,459,222
23 Mali 11,062,376 90% Azerbaijan 93.4% 7,389,783
24 Niger 10,499,343 90% Egypt 91% 70,530,237
25 Senegal 10,459,222 94% Mali 90% 11,062,376
26 Tunisia 9,974,201 99% Niger 90% 10,499,343
27 Somalia 8,548,670 100% Gambia 90% 1,433,930
28 Guinea 8,047,686 85% Uzbekistan 89% 23,897,563
29 Burkina Faso 7,658,922 55% Turkmenistan 89% 4,407,352
30 Azerbaijan 7,389,783 93.4% Indonesia 88.22% 213,469,356
31 Kazakhstan 7,137,346 47% Bangladesh 88% 127,001,272
32 Tajikistan 6,805,330 95% Syria 88% 16,234,901
33 Côte d'Ivoire 6,677,043 38.6% Guinea 85% 8,047,686
34 Congo (Kinshasa) 6,008,500 10% Kuwait 85% 1,985,300
35 Libya 5,592,596 97% Bahrain 85% 585,093
36 Jordan 5,471,745 95% West Bank and Gaza 84% 3,159,999
37 Chad 5,306,266 54% Kyrgyzstan 80% 4,117,024
38 France 4,549,213 7.5% United Arab Emirates 76% 1,948,041
39 Turkmenistan 4,407,352 89% Lebanon 70% 2,678,212
40 Philippines 4,392,873 5% Albania 70% 2,494,178
41 United States 1,558,068 0.5% Brunei 67% 249,481
42 Kyrgyzstan 4,117,024 80% Sudan 65% 26,121,865
43 Uganda 4,090,422 15% Malaysia 60.4% 14,467,694
44 Mozambique 3,881,340 20% Sierra Leone 60% 3,610,585
45 Sierra Leone 3,610,585 60% Burkina Faso 55% 7,658,922
46 Ghana 3,364,776 16% Chad 54% 5,306,266
47 Cameroon 3,276,001 20% Nigeria 50% 64,385,994
48 Thailand 3,272,218 5% Eritrea 50% 2,280,799
49 Palestine 3,159,999 84% Kazakhstan 47% 7,137,346
50 Mauritania 3,083,772 99.9% Bosnia and Herzegovina 40% 1,610,190
51 Germany 3,049,961 3.7% Côte d'Ivoire 38.6% 6,677,043
51 Oman 2,971,567 99% Guinea-Bissau 38% 538,090
53 Albania 2,494,178 70% Ethiopia 32.8% 23,961,478
54 Malawi 2,431,784 20% Macedonia 30% 613,578
55 Kenya 2,368,071 7% Suriname 22% 96,391
56 Eritrea 2,280,799 50% Serbia and Montenegro 21% 2,274,126
57 Serbia and Montenegro 2,274,126 21% Mozambique 20% 3,881,340
58 Kuwait 1,985,300 85% Cameroon 20% 3,276,001
59 Lebanon 2,257,351 59% Tanzania 35% 12,868,224
60 United Arab Emirates 1,948,041 76% Malawi 20% 2,431,784

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