Islam is an Abrahamic and monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad. The followers of the religion are called Muslims, and their number is estimated at around 2 billion worldwide.
Most historians believe that Islam originated in Muhammad’s mission in Mecca and Medina at the beginning of the 8th century AD.
Statistics on the number of Muslims
Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, with around 250 million Muslims. It is followed by Pakistan and India. About 65 percent of the world’s Muslim population lives in ten countries, mainly in South Asia and Southeast Asia, but there are also large Muslim population groups in countries such as Nigeria and Egypt.
Top 35 countries with the most Muslims
- Indonesia – 250 million Muslims
- Pakistan – 233 million Muslims
- India – 200 million Muslims
- Bangladesh – 150 million Muslims
- Nigeria – 95 million Muslims
- Egypt – 90 million Muslims
- Iran – 87 million Muslims
- Turkey – 78 million Muslims
- Algeria – 44 million Muslims
- Sudan – 38 million Muslims
- Iraq – 38 million Muslims
- Afghanistan – 37 million Muslims
- Morocco – 36 million Muslims
- Ethiopia – 34 million Muslims
- Saudi Arabia – 31 million Muslims
- Uzbekistan – 29 million Muslims
- Yemen – 26 million Muslims
- Niger – 21 million Muslims
- Mali – 20 million Muslims
- Malaysia – 20 million Muslims
- Tanzania – 19 million Muslims
- Senegal – 17 million Muslims
- Russia – 16 million Muslims
- Syria – 15 million Muslims
- Burkina Faso – 13 million Muslims
- Kazakhstan – 13 million Muslims
- DR Congo – 12 million Muslims
- Ivory Coast – 11 million Muslims
- Somalia – 10 million Muslims
- Guinea – 10 million Muslims
- Tunisia – 10 million Muslims
- Jordan – 10 million Muslims
- Azerbaijan – 10 million Muslims
- Tajikistan – 9 million Muslims
- Chad – 9 million Muslims
Are you planning a trip to a Muslim country for a child?
Do not forget to order the international permit MinorClearPass, which shows that the child has the approval of the guardians to travel abroad. MinorClearPass applies to children traveling with one of their parents, on their own, or together with another person.