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This is a list of countries in which Islam is the majority religion of the people. In a geopolitical sense these countries are often considered to form the Muslim world. The list only contains countries which are predominantly Muslim, meaning the Muslim population constitutes at least 20% of the total population. The table is presorted by the largest population by country. It can be sorted on other criteria by clicking the tab of the appropriate column at the top of the table. The percentage shows the proportional amount of Muslims out of the total population of each country. In total, there are currently 48 Muslim majority countries.

The 'Muslim %' column, is the percentage of Muslims of a country out of the total population. The higher the percentage is of a country, then the highest Muslim majority. Saudi Arabia has the highest Muslim percentage of the country at 100%, note that this figure only applies to citizens, and foreign workers are excluded from this count (over 8 million foreign workers), no official statistics available.† The 'Main sect' shows whether the main denomination of Muslims is Sunni or Shi'a, or other sects. 'Religion and state' refers to the role of religion in politics based on the constitutions. Islamic state: Sharia law or the Quran as a form of legislation e.g Saudi Arabia, State religion: Islam as the official religion of a country, where Sharia courts may be used e.g. Malaysia, Secular: Government institutions separated from role of religion, e.g. Turkey, and None: No declaration of a secular state or adoption of state religion and an Islamic state, e.g. Indonesia.

The 'type of government', refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized in order to exert its powers over a community.[1] The Muslim countries are mainly monarchies and presidential republics. The military power or strength of the countries is shown by the numbers of active troops, the powerful of these include Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. The GDP (PPP) per capita is the data for the economy of the Muslim countries. The data can be used to compare rich or poor countries or to compare the economies. The GDP per capita (PPP) have been obtained from the IMF's World Economic Outlook Database for 2007. All information and data is estimates.[2]

Rank Country Population Muslim % Main sect Religion and state Type of government Military power (active troops) GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)
1  Indonesia
228,582,000
86.1%[3]
Sunni
None
Presidential democracy
316,000[4]
3,725
2  Pakistan
172,800,000[5]
97%[6]
Sunni
Islamic state[7]
Semi-presidential republic
528,000[8]
2,592
3  Bangladesh
153,547,000[9]
89.7%[10]
Sunni
State religion[11]
Parliamentary democracy
150,000[12]
1,300
4  Nigeria
146,255,000[13]
50%[14]
Sunni
None
Presidential Federal Republic
78,500[15]
2,035
5  Egypt
75,530,000[16]
90%[17]
Sunni
State religion[18]
Semi-presidential republic
450,000[19]
5,491
6  Turkey
71,517,100[20]
99.8%[21]
Sunni
Secular[22]
Parliamentary democracy
514,850[23]
12,888
7  Iran
70,495,782[24]
98%[25]
Shi'a
Islamic state[26]
Presidential republic
545,000[27]
10,624
8  Sudan
39,379,358
70%[28]
Sunni
None
Authoritarian republic
104,500[29]
2,172
9  Algeria
33,769,669[30]
99%[31]
Sunni
State religion[32]
Presidential republic
127,500[33]
6,538
10  Afghanistan
32,738,376[34]
99%[35]
Sunni
Islamic state[36]
Presidential republic
70,000[37]
724
11  Morocco
33,723,418
99%[38]
Sunni
State religion[39]
Constitutional monarchy
196,300[40]
4,076
12  Iraq
28,221,181[41]
97%[42]
Shi'a
State religion
Parliamentary democracy
254,418[43]
3,600
13  Malaysia
27,730,000[44]
60.4%[45]
Sunni
State religion[46]
Parliamentary democracy and EM
110,000[47]
13,315
14  Saudi Arabia
27,601,038[48]
100%†[49]
Sunni
Islamic state[50]
Absolute monarchy
199,500[51]
23,243
15  Uzbekistan
27,372,000
88%[52]
Sunni
Secular
Presidential republic
53,000[53]
2,344
16  Yemen
23,013,376
99%[54]
Sunni/Shi'a
Islamic state[55]
Presidential republic
65,000[56]
2,335
17  Syria
19,405,000
90%[57]
Sunni
None[58]
Authoritarian republic
296,000[59]
4,448
18  Kazakhstan
15,217,711[60]
57%[61]
Sunni
Secular[62]
Presidential republic
65,800[63]
11,086
19  Niger
13,272,679
90%[64]
Sunni
Secular[65]
Parliamentary democracy
5,300[66]
666
20  Burkina Faso
13,228,000
50%[67]
Sunni
Secular
Semi-presidential republic
6,000[68]
1,253
21  Mali
11,995,402
90%[69]
Sunni
Secular
Semi-presidential republic
7,350[70]
1,031
22  Senegal
11,658,000
94%[71]
Sunni
Secular
Semi-presidential republic
9,400[72]
1,685
23  Tunisia
10,383,577
98%[73]
Sunni
State religion[74]
Presidential republic
35,000[75]
7,473
24  Guinea
10,211,437
85%[76]
Sunni
Secular
Presidential republic
9,700[77]
1,074
25  Somalia
9,558,666
99.9%[78]
Sunni
State religion
Failed state
10,000
600
26  Azerbaijan
8,676,000[79]
93.4%[80]
Shi'a
Secular[81]
Presidential republic
95,000
7,656
27  Tajikistan
7,215,700
97%[82]
Sunni
Secular[83]
Presidential republic
6,000[84]
1,841
28  Sierra Leone
6,294,774[85]
60%[86]
Sunni
None
Presidential republic
13,000[87]
692
29  Libya
6,173,579[88]
97%[89]
Sunni
State religion[90]
Jamahiriya Revolution
76,000[91]
12,277
30  Jordan
5,568,565
95%[92]
Sunni
Secular
Constitutional monarchy
100,700[93]
4,886
31  United Arab Emirates
5,432,746[94]
76%[95]
Sunni
State religion[96]
Federal constitutional monarchy
50,500[97]
37,293
32  Kyrgyzstan
5,356,869
75%[98]
Sunni
Secular[99]
Semi-presidential republic
12,500[100]
-
33  Turkmenistan
5,110,023
89%[101]
Sunni
Secular[102]
Parliamentary republic
26,000[103]
5,154
34  Chad
5,041,690
54%[104]
Sunni
Secular
Presidential republic
30,350[105]
1,675
35  Eritrea
5,028,475
60%[106]
Sunni
None
Presidential republic
202,000[107]
773
36  Lebanon
4,196,453
60%[108]
Shi'a/Sunni
None
Parliamentary democracy
72,100[109]
11,270
38  Kuwait
3,399,637[110]
85%[111]
Sunni
State religion [112]
Constitutional monarchy
15,500[113]
39,305
39  Mauritania
3,124,000[114]
99.99%[115]
Sunni
Islamic state[116]
Military junta
15,750[117]
2,008
40  Oman
2,577,000[118]
93%[119]
Ibadi
State religion[120]
Absolute monarchy
41,700[121]
23,967
41  Kosovo
2,100,000[122]
90%[123]
Sunni
Secular[124]
Parliamentary republic
-
1,800[125]
42  The Gambia
1,700,000
90%[126]
Sunni
Secular
Presidential republic
800[127]
1,326
43  Bahrain
1,046,814
81%[128]
Shi'a
State religion[129]
Constitutional monarchy
11,200[130]
32,604
44  Comoros
798,000
98%[131]
Sunni
State religion
Federal republic
-
1,125
45  Qatar
744,029[132]
77.5%[133]
Sunni
State religion[134]
Absolute monarchy
12,400[135]
80,870
46  Djibouti
496,374
94%[136]
Sunni
Secular
Semi-presidential republic
9,850[137]
2,271
47  Brunei
381,371[138]
67%[139]
Sunni
State religion
Absolute monarchy
7,000[140]
51,005
48  Maldives
350,000[141]
99.8% [142]
Sunni
State religion[143]
Presidential republic
1,000[144]
4,604

[edit] Footnotes

  • ^†  The statistic of 100% only applies to citizens of Saudi Arabia, and does not include the total population. There are currently no data or information regarding on the religious beliefs of the people, and all Saudi citizens are regarded as Wahhabi, however there are over 8 million foreign workers in the country (non-nationals). Other religious groups of foreigners are from other Muslim sects, Christians (including Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, and over one million Roman Catholics), Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. Comprehensive statistics for the religious denominations of foreigners are not available.[145]


[edit] See also

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