India to become the country with highest Muslims by…,Hindu population will be…
New Delhi: Earth is home to various religions, including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and Sikhism. Meanwhile, do you know which country will have the highest Muslim population by 2050? Well, according to a report published by the Pew Research Center, India is projected to surpass Indonesia to become the country with the largest Muslim population by 2050 (311 million). In the report ‘The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,’ Pakistan is expected to have the second-most Muslims (273 million). Followed by Pakistan, Indonesia—the country with the largest number of Muslims in 2010—is likely to fall to third place by 2050 with 257 million Muslims.
India to become the country with the highest Muslims by…, Hindu population will be…
The report further states that Hindus will become the third-largest religious group in the world. The report states that by 2050, India will have 31 crore Muslims, making up 11% of the global Muslim population. The report also mentions that India will continue to have the largest Hindu population, which will grow to 1.03 billion. Currently, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population.
A study by the Pew Research Center attributes the growing Muslim population largely due to the young age and high fertility rate. The average age for Muslims is 22 years, compared to 26 years for Hindus and 28 years for Christians. In India, Muslim women have an average of 3.2 children per woman, while Hindu women have 2.5 children, and Christian women have 2.3 children on average.
Due to the high fertility rate, the Muslim population in India is expected to grow rapidly. In 2010, Muslims accounted for 14.4% of the total population, and by 2050, this is expected to rise to 18.4%. Reports suggest that India’s Hindu population is expected to surpass the Muslim populations of the largest Muslim-majority countries, including India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Bangladesh. The report also indicates that India’s Christian population, which currently stands at 2.5% of the total population, will decrease to 2.3% by 2050.
The Pew Research Center, in another report, highlighted that Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group worldwide. The Muslim population is expected to grow at a rate faster than the global population. Currently, Islam is the second-largest religion after Christianity, but it is now also the fastest-growing major religion. If current demographic trends persist, the Muslim population is projected to outnumber Christians by the end of this century. By 2010, there were 1.6 billion Muslims globally, representing around 23% of the world’s population.
The global population is projected to grow by 35% in the coming decades, with the Muslim population expected to increase by 73%, reaching 2.8 billion by 2050. Most Muslims worldwide reside in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for around 72% of the global Muslim population, including significant populations in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, and Turkey. Currently, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. However, by 2050, India is expected to surpass Indonesia, with 310 million Muslims, earning this distinction.