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What percentage of Muslims live in the Arab world?
What percentage of Muslims live in the Arab world?
Which country has the largest single Muslim community?
Which country has the largest single Muslim community?
What region contains approximately 30% of the world's Muslim population?
What region contains approximately 30% of the world's Muslim population?
What is the estimated total number of Muslims worldwide?
What is the estimated total number of Muslims worldwide?
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Which of the following countries is NOT on the list of the top nine countries with the largest Muslim populations?
Which of the following countries is NOT on the list of the top nine countries with the largest Muslim populations?
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Study Notes
Global Muslim Population
- Approximately 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, representing about one-fifth of the global population.
- Growth is not attributed to missionary work.
Geographic Distribution of Muslims
- Only 18% of the world's Muslim population resides in Arab countries.
- Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 20% of the global Muslim population.
- South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh) comprises 30% of the world's Muslim population.
- Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim community.
Top Nine Muslim-Majority Countries
- The top nine countries with the largest Muslim populations are: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, and China.
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Explore the demographics of the global Muslim population, including its distribution across different regions and countries. Discover which countries hold the largest Muslim communities and the factors contributing to their growth. This quiz provides essential insights into the diversity of Muslim populations worldwide.
