| Africa |
308,660,000 |
27.4% |
| Asia |
778,362,000 |
69.1% |
| Europe |
32,032,000 |
2.8% |
| Latin America |
1,356,000 |
0.1% |
| North America |
5,530,000 |
0.5% |
| Oceania |
385,000 |
0.0% |
| World |
1,126,325,000 |
100% |
Source: Britannica Yearbook, 1997 |
While Islam is often associated with Arabs, they make up only 15% of the world's Muslim population. The country with the largest population of Muslims is Indonesia. Muslims make up 1/5 of the world's population, with large numbers found in Asia (69%), Africa (27%), Europe (3%) and other parts of the world.
Nearly one in five people in the world today claims the faith of Islam. A diverse community of believers spans the globe. Over fifty countries have Muslim-majority populations, while other groups of believers are clustered in minority communities on nearly every continent.
Although Islam is often associated with the Arab world and the Middle East, fewer than 15% of Muslims are Arab.
Muslims in China represent 2.4% of the population.
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