Jakarta, Indonesia, often ranks as the city with the largest Muslim population, but cities in South Asia like Karachi (Pakistan) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) also have massive Muslim communities, with India's Delhi and Mumbai having huge Muslim populations outside Muslim-majority nations, while major hubs like Cairo and Istanbul also house millions of Muslims, making it complex due to varying city definitions and data.
The top five cities with the largest estimated Muslim population concentrations include:
According to the 2016 census, the Muslim population numbered 604,235 individuals, of whom 42% live in Greater Sydney, 31% in Greater Melbourne, and 8% in Greater Perth.
While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia and about 20% in the Middle East and North Africa. However, the Middle East-North Africa region has the highest percentage of Muslim-majority countries, more than half of which are 95% Muslim or greater.
The Maldives is widely considered the only country with a 100% Muslim population, as its constitution mandates that citizenship requires adherence to Islam, making all citizens Muslim, though non-Muslim foreigners live there. Other nations like Morocco and Saudi Arabia have near 100% Muslim citizen populations but may have significant foreign worker communities, while countries like Afghanistan and Somalia are very close but not quite at 100%.
Besides India, many nations have a significant Muslim population. But there is one country where there is not a single Muslim resident. Vatican City is the world's smallest independent country. Vatican City serves as a religious and cultural hub for the Catholic community.
Islam is the fastest-growing religion in India. Growth rate of Muslims has been consistently higher than the growth rate of others, ever since the census data of independent India has been available. For example, during the 1991–2001 decade, Muslim growth rate was 29.5% (while others were 19.9%).
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, Pew study says. Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously unaffiliated, according to a new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population between 2010 and 2020.
Judaism came first, with its origins dating back to Abraham (around 2000 BCE) and Moses (around 1200 BCE), making it the first Abrahamic monotheistic religion; Islam emerged much later, founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century CE, though Muslims believe their faith began with Adam and view figures like Abraham as early prophets. Therefore, Jews existed as a people and religious community centuries before Islam began.
Let's get straight to the point: no, in Islam, kissing on the mouth before marriage is not permitted .
Based on the 2021 Australian Census, Hinduism was the fastest-growing religion by percentage increase, with its adherents growing by 148.2% between 2011 and 2021, while Islam and Sikhism also saw significant growth, and the largest group remained those with "No Religion".
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Demographics. Based on the 2021 census, the total Jewish population is estimated to be 117,000. About 90 percent of the Australian Jewish community live in Sydney and Melbourne. The Jewish Community Council of Victoria has estimated that 60,000 Australian Jews live in Victoria.
Mecca. Mecca is considered the holiest city in Islam, as it is home to Islam's holiest site Kaaba in Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque). Only Muslims are allowed to enter the city. Mount Arafat near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad stood and delivered the farewell sermon towards the end of his life.
United States. In the United States, the majority of Muslims vote for the Democratic Party. The distribution between Democrats and Republicans among the non-black Muslim community in the United States used to be more even, with 50% of Muslims defining themselves as conservative and 30% as liberals.
Christianity developed out of Second Temple Judaism in the 1st century CE. It is founded on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and those who follow it are called Christians. Islam developed in the 7th century CE.
In the 1880s, Jews, predominantly Ashkenazi, began purchasing land and properties across Ottoman Palestine in order to expand the collective territorial ownership of the Yishuv.
The Jewish religion at that point was initially a monolatrous religion (a belief in the existence of many gods but with the consistent worship of only one deity). While the Hebrews were asked to worship no deity but Yahweh, there is no evidence that the existence of other gods was denied.
Yes, demographic projections, particularly from the Pew Research Center, indicate Islam is on track to become the world's largest religion, potentially surpassing Christianity around 2075, primarily due to younger Muslim populations and higher fertility rates compared to the aging Christian population, though Christianity remains larger currently.
By 2050, Christianity is projected to remain the world's largest religion, but Islam is expected to nearly equal it in numbers, with both groups comprising around 30-31% of the global population, driven by higher birth rates in Muslim-majority areas and significant growth in Christian populations, particularly in developing regions, according to Pew Research Center analyses.
In Islam, raising the index finger (al-musabbiha) symbolizes Tawhid, the indivisible oneness of God (Allah), signifying "There is no god but God," and is a core part of the Islamic declaration of faith (Shahada) said during prayer (Salah). This gesture asserts monotheism, pointing to the singular nature of God, often used when reciting "Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah" (I bear witness there is none worthy of worship but Allah).
The Maldives is widely considered the only country with a 100% Muslim population, as its constitution mandates that citizenship requires adherence to Islam, making all citizens Muslim, though non-Muslim foreigners live there. Other nations like Morocco and Saudi Arabia have near 100% Muslim citizen populations but may have significant foreign worker communities, while countries like Afghanistan and Somalia are very close but not quite at 100%.
In 2030, Muslims will experience a rare "double Ramadan," fasting twice within the Gregorian calendar year (early January and late December) due to the lunar Islamic calendar's shift; demographic trends suggest continued significant growth, with India potentially having the largest Muslim population and substantial increases in Europe and the U.S., while religious practices will focus on increased devotion and reflection during these two holy months.
77% of new converts to Islam are from Christianity, whereas 19% were from non-religion. Meanwhile, among American-born Muslims who have left Islam, about 55% now identify with no religion, 22% identify as Christian, and another 21% identify with other faiths.