{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "id": "https://themuslimpost.org/resources/islamic-world-map#dataset",
  "slug": "islamic-world-map",
  "language": "en",
  "name": "Islamic World Map: Muslim Population by Country and Region",
  "description": "A practical guide to where Muslims live worldwide, with country rankings, regional context, OIC membership notes, sources and internal links for deeper research.",
  "pageUrl": "https://themuslimpost.org/resources/islamic-world-map",
  "dataUpdatedAt": "2026-07-13T06:22:14.062Z",
  "methodology": {
    "summary": "Religious-demographic data is estimated from censuses, surveys and demographic models. Treat exact country counts as approximate, compare sources when precision matters, and prefer update dates over undated viral maps.",
    "notes": [
      "For global trend questions, start with Pew Research Center because it documents religious composition by country and decade.",
      "For current quick estimates by country, use a current ranking table but check whether it explains ranges and uncertainty.",
      "For membership questions, use the OIC member-state list rather than a demographic table."
    ]
  },
  "table": {
    "title": "Largest Muslim populations by country",
    "description": "Approximate 2026 public estimates. Counts are rounded, and some countries have wide uncertainty ranges.",
    "columns": [
      "Country",
      "Region",
      "Approx. Muslim population",
      "Muslim share",
      "Why it matters"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Indonesia",
        "Southeast Asia",
        "249.8M",
        "87.1%",
        "Largest Muslim population in the world."
      ],
      [
        "Pakistan",
        "South Asia",
        "233M",
        "96.5%",
        "Major Muslim-majority state in South Asia."
      ],
      [
        "India",
        "South Asia",
        "200M",
        "14.6%",
        "Large Muslim minority by share, very large by count."
      ],
      [
        "Bangladesh",
        "South Asia",
        "150.8M",
        "91%",
        "One of the largest Muslim-majority populations."
      ],
      [
        "Nigeria",
        "West Africa",
        "96M",
        "48%",
        "Large population with major Muslim and Christian communities."
      ],
      [
        "Egypt",
        "North Africa",
        "87.5M",
        "92.35%",
        "Largest Arab country by population."
      ],
      [
        "Iran",
        "West Asia",
        "85.7M",
        "99.8%",
        "Large Muslim-majority state with Shia-majority institutions."
      ],
      [
        "Turkey",
        "Anatolia / Europe",
        "81.2M",
        "94.5%",
        "Important bridge between European and West Asian contexts."
      ],
      [
        "Algeria",
        "North Africa",
        "43.7M",
        "99%",
        "Large Muslim-majority country in the Maghreb."
      ],
      [
        "Iraq",
        "West Asia",
        "39M",
        "96.5%",
        "Important Sunni-Shia and regional politics context."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Pew Research Center: Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020",
      "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/feature/religious-composition-by-country-2010-2020/",
      "note": "Used for global and country-level religious composition context."
    },
    {
      "label": "Pew Research Center: Muslim population change",
      "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/06/09/muslim-population-change/",
      "note": "Used for 2010 to 2020 global trend figures."
    },
    {
      "label": "OIC member states",
      "url": "https://www.oic-oci.org/en/members",
      "note": "Used for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation membership distinction."
    },
    {
      "label": "World Population Review: Muslim Population by Country 2026",
      "url": "https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-population-by-country",
      "note": "Used as a current public ranking table; country estimates should be treated as approximate."
    },
    {
      "label": "Association of Religion Data Archives: National / Regional Profiles",
      "url": "https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles",
      "note": "Used as a cross-checking source for country and regional religious-demographic profiles."
    }
  ],
  "downloads": {
    "json": "https://themuslimpost.org/resources/islamic-world-map/data.json",
    "csv": "https://themuslimpost.org/resources/islamic-world-map/data.csv"
  }
}