World Muslim Population Map
Explore the worldwide distribution of Muslim populations, highlighting the countries and regions where Islam has its largest populations, highest population shares, and most significant regional communities.
About This World Muslim Population Map
A worldwide overview of Muslim population distribution, major population centers, and the regions where Islam has a significant demographic presence.
This World Muslim Population Map illustrates the worldwide distribution of Muslim communities and highlights the countries where Islam represents a major share of the population. Large Muslim populations are concentrated across North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, while established Muslim communities are also found throughout Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population, while Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, and several other countries are home to very large Muslim communities. In many countries across the Middle East and North Africa, Muslims form the overwhelming majority of the population, while South and Southeast Asia contain some of the world’s largest Muslim populations in absolute numbers.
Beyond Muslim-majority countries, substantial Muslim minority communities live across Europe, North America, China, Russia, and many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Population estimates can vary by source and year, and national-level maps may not fully represent differences in regional concentration, migration patterns, or the diversity of Sunni, Shia, and other Muslim communities.
How to Read World Muslim Population Map
The map highlights countries and regions according to the relative size, share, and geographic concentration of Muslim populations.
Global Muslim Population by Region
Open each region to explore the major geographic concentrations of Muslim communities around the world.
Middle East
South Asia
Central Asia and the Caucasus
Africa
Europe and North America
Southeast Asia and Oceania
Which Countries Have the Largest Muslim Populations?
The world’s largest Muslim populations are concentrated mainly in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan are among the countries with the world’s largest Muslim populations. Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country by population, while Pakistan and Bangladesh also contain very large Muslim majorities. India has one of the world’s largest Muslim populations in absolute numbers even though Muslims are a minority nationally.
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