Muslim countries and Muslim population by country

How many Muslims live in each country, and what share of the population they are, from the Pew Research Center's latest study (2020 figures, published 2025). Sort it, filter it, or see the world shaded by share.

2.02 billionMuslims in the world in 2020, 25.6% of all people

53Muslim-majority countries and territories

239.0 millionin Indonesia, the largest Muslim population

65%of all Muslims live in the 10 largest Muslim populations

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201 countries and territories

Muslim population by country, 2020, Pew Research Center estimates
	Region			Share, 2010
Indonesiamajority	Asia-Pacific	238,990,000	87%	87.5%	-0.5
Pakistanmajority	Asia-Pacific	226,880,000	96.5%	96.7%	-0.2
India	Asia-Pacific	213,060,000	15.2%	14.3%	+0.9
Bangladeshmajority	Asia-Pacific	151,440,000	91.1%	90.4%	+0.7
Nigeriamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	119,980,000	56.1%	54.5%	+1.6
Egyptmajority	Middle East and North Africa	104,040,000	95.2%	94.9%	+0.3
Iranmajority	Asia-Pacific	87,520,000	99.8%	99.7%	+0.1
Turkeymajority	Asia-Pacific	83,600,000	97.1%	98.6%	-1.5
Sudanmajority	Middle East and North Africa	46,250,000	98.9%	99.7%	-0.8
Algeriamajority	Middle East and North Africa	43,330,000	98.4%	98.6%	-0.2
Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	43,100,000	36.2%	34.8%	+1.4
Iraqmajority	Middle East and North Africa	41,910,000	99.5%	99.2%	+0.3
Afghanistanmajority	Asia-Pacific	39,020,000	99.9%	99.7%	+0.2
Moroccomajority	Middle East and North Africa	36,470,000	99.7%	99.7%	0
Yemenmajority	Middle East and North Africa	36,090,000	99.9%	99.8%	+0.1
Uzbekistanmajority	Asia-Pacific	32,120,000	95.6%	95.8%	-0.2
Saudi Arabiamajority	Middle East and North Africa	28,730,000	92.7%	94.4%	-1.7
China	Asia-Pacific	25,980,000	1.8%	1.5%	+0.3
Nigermajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	23,270,000	98.1%	98.6%	-0.5
Malaysiamajority	Asia-Pacific	21,730,000	64.1%	61.3%	+2.8
Malimajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	20,440,000	94.1%	94%	+0.1
Syriamajority	Middle East and North Africa	19,820,000	94.2%	89.5%	+4.7
Tanzania	Sub-Saharan Africa	18,210,000	29.9%	35.4%	-5.5
Somaliamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	16,620,000	99.8%	99.8%	0
Senegalmajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	16,380,000	97.6%	96.1%	+1.5
Kazakhstanmajority	Asia-Pacific	15,180,000	77.9%	69.7%	+8.2
Burkina Fasomajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	14,480,000	67.4%	64.3%	+3.1
Ivory Coast	Sub-Saharan Africa	13,390,000	46.3%	43.7%	+2.6
Russia	Europe	11,990,000	8.2%	8.6%	-0.4
Tunisiamajority	Middle East and North Africa	11,890,000	99.3%	99.4%	-0.1
Guineamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	11,610,000	86.8%	87.9%	-1.1
Jordanmajority	Middle East and North Africa	10,550,000	97.1%	96.5%	+0.6
Chadmajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	9,710,000	56.4%	57.3%	-0.9
Azerbaijanmajority	Asia-Pacific	9,640,000	94.7%	97.1%	-2.4
Tajikistanmajority	Asia-Pacific	9,640,000	98.9%	98.9%	0
Philippines	Asia-Pacific	7,240,000	6.5%	5.6%	+0.9
Libyamajority	Middle East and North Africa	6,970,000	99%	96.8%	+2.2
United Arab Emiratesmajority	Middle East and North Africa	6,890,000	72.9%	75.1%	-2.2
Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,590,000	25.2%	21.3%	+3.9
Turkmenistanmajority	Asia-Pacific	6,550,000	94.3%	93%	+1.3
Sierra Leonemajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,340,000	80.1%	81.6%	-1.5
Ghana	Sub-Saharan Africa	6,340,000	19.9%	17.7%	+2.2
Kyrgyzstanmajority	Asia-Pacific	6,110,000	91.7%	90.6%	+1.1
France	Europe	6,000,000	9.1%	6.6%	+2.5
Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,980,000	19.4%	18%	+1.4
Kenya	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,710,000	10.9%	11.2%	-0.3
Germany	Europe	5,480,000	6.5%	5.1%	+1.4
Uganda	Sub-Saharan Africa	5,070,000	11.4%	11.2%	+0.2
Palestinian territoriesmajority	Middle East and North Africa	5,020,000	99%	98.8%	+0.2
Mauritaniamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,560,000	99.2%	99.1%	+0.1
United Kingdom	Europe	4,290,000	6.4%	5.3%	+1.1
Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	4,100,000	31.4%	23.5%	+7.9
United States	North America	4,050,000	1.2%	0.9%	+0.3
Lebanonmajority	Middle East and North Africa	3,870,000	67.8%	62.3%	+5.5
Omanmajority	Middle East and North Africa	3,700,000	81.8%	90.1%	-8.3
Kuwaitmajority	Middle East and North Africa	3,530,000	80.2%	82.6%	-2.4
Thailand	Asia-Pacific	3,230,000	4.5%	5%	-0.5
Italy	Europe	2,650,000	4.4%	3.4%	+1
Gambiamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,440,000	97%	96.2%	+0.8
Sri Lanka	Asia-Pacific	2,300,000	10.2%	9.7%	+0.5
Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	2,260,000	11.6%	11.6%	0
Albaniamajority	Europe	2,140,000	74.5%	70.2%	+4.3
Qatarmajority	Middle East and North Africa	2,130,000	75.9%	74.6%	+1.3
Canada	North America	1,870,000	4.9%	3.2%	+1.7
Myanmar	Asia-Pacific	1,770,000	3.3%	4.6%	-1.3
Bosnia and Herzegovinamajority	Europe	1,770,000	53.6%	51.3%	+2.3
Spain	Europe	1,700,000	3.6%	2.1%	+1.5
Eritreamajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,700,000	51.7%	51.3%	+0.4
Kosovomajority	Europe	1,650,000	94.3%	93.8%	+0.5
Nepal	Asia-Pacific	1,470,000	5.1%	4.4%	+0.7
Togo	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,400,000	16.1%	16.2%	-0.1
Israel	Middle East and North Africa	1,300,000	14.7%	13.9%	+0.8
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,220,000	1.3%	1.2%	+0.1
Guinea-Bissaumajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,130,000	56%	53.7%	+2.3
Bahrainmajority	Middle East and North Africa	1,100,000	74%	70.2%	+3.8
Djiboutimajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	1,080,000	97.7%	97.4%	+0.3
South Africa	Sub-Saharan Africa	970,000	1.6%	1.9%	-0.3
Netherlands	Europe	970,000	5.5%	5%	+0.5
Singapore	Asia-Pacific	910,000	16.1%	15.6%	+0.5
Australia	Asia-Pacific	900,000	3.5%	2.5%	+1
Sweden	Europe	840,000	8.1%	4.5%	+3.6
Comorosmajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	790,000	98.3%	99.5%	-1.2
Belgium	Europe	790,000	6.8%	5.1%	+1.7
Austria	Europe	740,000	8.3%	5.4%	+2.9
Bulgaria	Europe	710,000	10.3%	10%	+0.3
South Sudan	Sub-Saharan Africa	670,000	6.2%	6.2%	0
Liberia	Sub-Saharan Africa	660,000	12.7%	12.1%	+0.6
North Macedonia	Europe	650,000	34.7%	33.3%	+1.4
Greece	Europe	550,000	5.1%	4.5%	+0.6
Western Saharamajority	Middle East and North Africa	550,000	99.6%	99.5%	+0.1
Switzerland	Europe	530,000	6.1%	5.1%	+1
Maldivesmajority	Asia-Pacific	470,000	94.1%	94.1%	0
Argentina	Latin America and the Caribbean	420,000	0.9%	1%	-0.1
Georgia	Europe	400,000	10.5%	10.7%	-0.2
Burundi	Sub-Saharan Africa	380,000	3%	2.1%	+0.9
Bruneimajority	Asia-Pacific	370,000	82.2%	78.8%	+3.4
Cambodia	Asia-Pacific	340,000	2%	1.9%	+0.1
Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa	340,000	1.2%	0.6%	+0.6
Cyprus	Asia-Pacific	320,000	24.4%	26.6%	-2.2
Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa	310,000	6.2%	8.4%	-2.2
Serbia	Europe	310,000	4.4%	3.2%	+1.2
Mayottemajority	Sub-Saharan Africa	280,000	98.8%	98.7%	+0.1
Ukraine	Europe	250,000	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3
Denmark	Europe	250,000	4.2%	3.2%	+1
Rwanda	Sub-Saharan Africa	240,000	1.8%	1.3%	+0.5
Mauritius	Sub-Saharan Africa	220,000	17.5%	17.4%	+0.1
Norway	Europe	220,000	4.1%	2.5%	+1.6
Japan	Asia-Pacific	210,000	0.2%	0.2%	0
Gabon	Sub-Saharan Africa	200,000	8.6%	5.4%	+3.2
South Korea	Asia-Pacific	160,000	0.3%	0.2%	+0.1
Montenegro	Europe	130,000	21.3%	19.6%	+1.7
Taiwan	Asia-Pacific	120,000	0.5%	0.3%	+0.2
Mongolia	Asia-Pacific	120,000	3.5%	3.3%	+0.2
Zambia	Sub-Saharan Africa	100,000	0.5%	0.5%	0
Finland	Europe	90,000	1.6%	0.8%	+0.8
Angola	Sub-Saharan Africa	90,000	0.3%	0.2%	+0.1
Ireland	Europe	80,000	1.7%	1.1%	+0.6
Republic of the Congo	Sub-Saharan Africa	80,000	1.5%	1.5%	0
Zimbabwe	Sub-Saharan Africa	80,000	0.5%	0.5%	0
Trinidad and Tobago	Latin America and the Caribbean	80,000	5.5%	5.5%	0
Suriname	Latin America and the Caribbean	80,000	13.1%	14.1%	-1
Vietnam	Asia-Pacific	70,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Equatorial Guinea	Sub-Saharan Africa	70,000	4%	4%	0
Romania	Europe	70,000	0.4%	0.3%	+0.1
New Zealand	Asia-Pacific	70,000	1.4%	1.2%	+0.2
Croatia	Europe	50,000	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1
Fiji	Asia-Pacific	50,000	5.8%	6.3%	-0.5
Guyana	Latin America and the Caribbean	50,000	6.5%	6.8%	-0.3
Portugal	Europe	40,000	0.4%	0.3%	+0.1
Brazil	Latin America and the Caribbean	40,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Reunion	Sub-Saharan Africa	40,000	4.2%	4.2%	0
Czech Republic	Europe	30,000	0.3%	0.2%	+0.1
Slovenia	Europe	30,000	1.6%	0.9%	+0.7
Belarus	Europe	20,000	0.3%	0.3%	0
Hong Kong	Asia-Pacific	20,000	0.3%	0.1%	+0.2
Malta	Europe	20,000	3.6%	0.2%	+3.4
Venezuela	Latin America and the Caribbean	10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Hungary	Europe	10,000	0.1%	under 0.1%	+0.1
Chile	Latin America and the Caribbean	10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Latvia	Europe	10,000	0.7%	0.7%	0
Luxembourg	Europe	10,000	1.8%	0.7%	+1.1
Cuba	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Mexico	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Estonia	Europe	under 10,000	0.6%	0.5%	+0.1
New Caledonia	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	2.8%	2.8%	0
Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4
Armenia	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.3%	under 0.1%	+0.3
Papua New Guinea	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Peru	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Moldova	Europe	under 10,000	0.2%	0.1%	+0.1
Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.2%	0.1%	+0.1
Iceland	Europe	under 10,000	1.2%	0.7%	+0.5
Puerto Rico	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.1%	0.1%	0
Timor-Leste	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.3%	0.2%	+0.1
Macao	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.5%	0.4%	+0.1
Namibia	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.1%	under 0.1%	+0.1
Ecuador	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Uruguay	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Slovakia	Europe	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Poland	Europe	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Dominican Republic	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
French Guiana	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.9%	0.9%	0
North Korea	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Solomon Islands	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.3%	0.3%	0
Lithuania	Europe	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Panama	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Barbados	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.7%	0.7%	0
Colombia	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Bhutan	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.2%	0.2%	0
Laos	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Eswatini	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2
Cape Verde	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.3%	0.3%	0
Guadeloupe	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.4%	0.4%	0
Costa Rica	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Bolivia	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Seychelles	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	0.9%	0.9%	0
Curacao	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.5%	0.5%	0
French Polynesia	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1
Martinique	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.2%	0.2%	0
Paraguay	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Belize	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.2%	0.2%	0
Guatemala	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Grenada	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.4%	0.4%	0
Jamaica	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Aruba	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.3%	0.2%	+0.1
Bahamas	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Nicaragua	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Honduras	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
El Salvador	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Haiti	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
São Tomé and Príncipe	Sub-Saharan Africa	under 10,000	under 0.1%	0.2%	-0.2
St. Lucia	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	under 0.1%	0.1%	-0.1
Channel Islands	Europe	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.1%	0.1%	0
Kiribati	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	0.1%	-0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands	Latin America and the Caribbean	under 10,000	0.1%	0.1%	0
Tonga	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Vanuatu	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Samoa	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Guam	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0
Federated States of Micronesia	Asia-Pacific	under 10,000	under 0.1%	under 0.1%	0

Asia-Pacific 1.19 billion Muslims, 26.1% of the region

Afghanistan 99.9%Iran 99.8%Tajikistan 98.9%Turkey 97.1%Pakistan 96.5%Uzbekistan 95.6%Azerbaijan 94.7%Turkmenistan 94.3%Maldives 94.1%Kyrgyzstan 91.7%Bangladesh 91.1%Indonesia 87%Brunei 82.2%Kazakhstan 77.9%Malaysia 64.1%Cyprus 24.4%Singapore 16.1%India 15.2%Sri Lanka 10.2%Philippines 6.5%Fiji 5.8%Nepal 5.1%Thailand 4.5%Australia 3.5%Mongolia 3.5%Myanmar 3.3%New Caledonia 2.8%Cambodia 2%China 1.8%New Zealand 1.4%Macao 0.5%Taiwan 0.5%Armenia 0.3%French Polynesia 0.3%Hong Kong 0.3%Solomon Islands 0.3%South Korea 0.3%Timor-Leste 0.3%Bhutan 0.2%Japan 0.2%Federated States of Micronesia under 0.1%Guam under 0.1%Kiribati under 0.1%Laos under 0.1%North Korea under 0.1%Papua New Guinea under 0.1%Samoa under 0.1%Tonga under 0.1%Vanuatu under 0.1%Vietnam under 0.1%

Middle East and North Africa 414.1 million Muslims, 94.2% of the region

Yemen 99.9%Morocco 99.7%Western Sahara 99.6%Iraq 99.5%Tunisia 99.3%Libya 99%Palestinian territories 99%Sudan 98.9%Algeria 98.4%Jordan 97.1%Egypt 95.2%Syria 94.2%Saudi Arabia 92.7%Oman 81.8%Kuwait 80.2%Qatar 75.9%Bahrain 74%United Arab Emirates 72.9%Lebanon 67.8%Israel 14.7%

Sub-Saharan Africa 368.6 million Muslims, 32.8% of the region

Somalia 99.8%Mauritania 99.2%Mayotte 98.8%Comoros 98.3%Niger 98.1%Djibouti 97.7%Senegal 97.6%Gambia 97%Mali 94.1%Guinea 86.8%Sierra Leone 80.1%Burkina Faso 67.4%Chad 56.4%Nigeria 56.1%Guinea-Bissau 56%Eritrea 51.7%Ivory Coast 46.3%Ethiopia 36.2%Benin 31.4%Tanzania 29.9%Cameroon 25.2%Ghana 19.9%Mozambique 19.4%Mauritius 17.5%Togo 16.1%Liberia 12.7%Malawi 11.6%Uganda 11.4%Kenya 10.9%Gabon 8.6%Central African Republic 6.2%South Sudan 6.2%Reunion 4.2%Equatorial Guinea 4%Burundi 3%Rwanda 1.8%South Africa 1.6%Republic of the Congo 1.5%Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.3%Madagascar 1.2%Seychelles 0.9%Zambia 0.5%Zimbabwe 0.5%Angola 0.3%Botswana 0.3%Cape Verde 0.3%Lesotho 0.2%Eswatini 0.1%Namibia 0.1%São Tomé and Príncipe under 0.1%

Europe 45.5 million Muslims, 6% of the region

Kosovo 94.3%Albania 74.5%Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.6%North Macedonia 34.7%Montenegro 21.3%Georgia 10.5%Bulgaria 10.3%France 9.1%Austria 8.3%Russia 8.2%Sweden 8.1%Belgium 6.8%Germany 6.5%United Kingdom 6.4%Switzerland 6.1%Netherlands 5.5%Greece 5.1%Italy 4.4%Serbia 4.4%Denmark 4.2%Norway 4.1%Malta 3.6%Spain 3.6%Luxembourg 1.8%Ireland 1.7%Finland 1.6%Slovenia 1.6%Croatia 1.4%Iceland 1.2%Latvia 0.7%Estonia 0.6%Ukraine 0.6%Portugal 0.4%Romania 0.4%Belarus 0.3%Czech Republic 0.3%Moldova 0.2%Hungary 0.1%Channel Islands under 0.1%Lithuania under 0.1%Poland under 0.1%Slovakia under 0.1%

North America 5.9 million Muslims, 1.6% of the region

Canada 4.9%United States 1.2%

Latin America and the Caribbean 0.8 million Muslims, 0.1% of the region

Suriname 13.1%Guyana 6.5%Trinidad and Tobago 5.5%Argentina 0.9%French Guiana 0.9%Barbados 0.7%Curacao 0.5%Grenada 0.4%Guadeloupe 0.4%Aruba 0.3%Belize 0.2%Martinique 0.2%Puerto Rico 0.1%St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1%U.S. Virgin Islands 0.1%Bahamas under 0.1%Bolivia under 0.1%Brazil under 0.1%Chile under 0.1%Colombia under 0.1%Costa Rica under 0.1%Cuba under 0.1%Dominican Republic under 0.1%Ecuador under 0.1%El Salvador under 0.1%Guatemala under 0.1%Haiti under 0.1%Honduras under 0.1%Jamaica under 0.1%Mexico under 0.1%Nicaragua under 0.1%Panama under 0.1%Paraguay under 0.1%Peru under 0.1%St. Lucia under 0.1%Uruguay under 0.1%Venezuela under 0.1%

Source: Pew Research Center, Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020 (published 9 June 2025). Counts are estimates for 2020, rounded to the nearest 10,000. Regions are Pew's own.

Guide

Where the world's Muslims live, by the numbers

About 2.02 billion people, 25.6% of the world, were Muslim in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Muslims are a majority in 53 of the 201 countries and territories Pew counts. Indonesia has the most Muslims (about 239.0 million), followed by Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The table above lists every country, and you can sort it by number, by share of the population, or by how much the share changed from 2010 to 2020.

The countries with the most Muslims

The ten largest Muslim populations are Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Sudan and Algeria. Together they hold 65% of the world's Muslims. Nine of the ten are Muslim-majority countries. India is the exception: its 213.1 million Muslims are only 15.2% of its population, yet it has more Muslims than any Arab country.

The countries with the highest share

In 34 countries and territories, 90% or more of the people are Muslim. The highest shares in Pew's figures are in Afghanistan (99.9%), Yemen (99.9%), Iran (99.8%), Somalia (99.8%), Morocco (99.7%). Pew's figures are rounded, so no country shows as exactly 100%: every country has at least a small number of people of other faiths or none.

Muslims by region

Most people picture the Middle East, but the Asia-Pacific region is home to far more Muslims: 1.19 billion, against 414.1 million in the Middle East and North Africa and 368.6 million in sub-Saharan Africa. The Middle East and North Africa has the highest share (94.2%). Europe has 45.5 million Muslims, the most of them in Russia, France and Germany. Pew counts Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia as part of Asia-Pacific, and Sudan as part of the Middle East and North Africa, so the region filter follows its map.

Muslims in the US, UK and Canada

Pew estimates about 4.0 million Muslims in the United States in 2020 (1.2% of the population), 4.3 million in the United Kingdom (6.4%) and 1.9 million in Canada (4.9%). North America had the fastest Muslim growth of any region from 2010 to 2020: Pew counts 5.9 million Muslims there in 2020, up 52% in ten years.

How the numbers were counted

Pew's 2025 report draws on more than 2,700 censuses and surveys. A person is counted as Muslim if they say they are, whatever their practice or school. The figures are estimates for 2020, the latest year Pew has published by country; they are not live counts. The "change" column shows how many percentage points the Muslim share rose or fell between 2010 and 2020. The biggest rises were in Kazakhstan, Benin and Lebanon, and the biggest falls in Oman and Tanzania; in Oman the share fell because many migrants arrived who are less likely to be Muslim.

Muslim-majority countries and the OIC

"Muslim country" can mean two things. Here it means a country where most people are Muslim. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is a different list: it has 57 member states, and some of them, such as Guyana, Suriname, Uganda and Mozambique, do not have a Muslim majority. Being Muslim-majority also says nothing about a country's law or government.

For how Islam reached these lands, read how Islam spread to India, Indonesia and Africa, or follow the Islamic history timeline.

Pew Research Center, How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020, 9 June 2025, and its chapter on Muslim population change.
Pew Research Center, Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020 (interactive table, the figures on this page).
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, member states list (oic-oci.org).

Questions

Good to know

Which country has the most Muslims?

Indonesia, with about 239.0 million Muslims in 2020 according to Pew, about 12% of all Muslims. Pakistan and India come next.

How many Muslim countries are there?

In Pew's 2020 figures, Muslims are a majority in 53 countries and territories. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has 57 member states, but not all of them are Muslim-majority.

Which country is 100% Muslim?

None in Pew's figures. The highest shares are Afghanistan (99.9%), Yemen (99.9%), Iran (99.8%), Somalia (99.8%), Morocco (99.7%).

What percentage of the world is Muslim?

About 25.6% in 2020, up from 23.9% in 2010, according to Pew. That is about 2.02 billion people.

Which European country has the most Muslims?

Russia, with about 12.0 million, then France and Germany. Pew counts Turkey in its Asia-Pacific region, so it is not in this European list.

How many Muslims are in the United States?

About 4.0 million in 2020, 1.2% of the population, according to Pew.