According to an estimate by Pew Research Center Washington D.C., Islam is the second largest religion in the world with 1.57 billion adherents out of 7.3 billion people of world. In this article we will tell you about those countries which have highest Muslim population in the world, Islam has two big denominations Shia and Sunni. It is a fact that gulf countries and south Asian countries have large amount of Muslim population, according to a report 23% of world population is Muslim, and Around 62% of the world’s Muslims live in Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
There are round about 50 countries where Muslims are very dominant so, here is the list of top ten countries with largest Muslim population in the world.
| Rank | Country | Muslim Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indonesia | 209,120,000 |
| 2. | Pakistan | 176,190,000 |
| 3. | India | 167,410,000 |
| 4. | Bangladesh | 133,540,000 |
| 5. | Egypt | 77,300,000 |
| 6. | Nigeria | 76,990,000 |
| 7. | Iran | 73,570,000 |
| 8. | Turkey | 71,330,000 |
| 9. | Algeria | 34,730,000 |
| 10. | Morocco | 31,940,000 |
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