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Share of the population: Muslims

What this indicator measures

Share of the population that identifies as Muslim, based on Pew Research Center estimates for 2020. The figures come from Pew Research Center estimates based on censuses and surveys; each person is counted according to their own religious identity, regardless of practice.

How to read this?

A value of 30 means 30% of inhabitants identify as Muslim.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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192countries with data
99.9 %maximum · Afghanistan
4.1 %median
0 %minimum · El Salvador
2020data year(s)

In brief

Share of the population: Muslims: across 192 countries and territories, values range from 0 % (El Salvador) to 99.9 % (Afghanistan), with a world median of 4.1 %. Data: 2020. The top 10% of countries exceed 96.4 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 0 %. By continent, the median is highest in Asia (64.1 %) and lowest in South America (0 %).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Asia 64.1 % (49)
  • Africa 25.2 % (51)
  • Europe 3.9 % (40)
  • Oceania 0.1 % (13)
  • North America 0.1 % (24)
  • South America 0 % (12)

Why this indicator matters

This indicator gives the share of the population that identifies as Muslim. It helps compare the religious composition of countries in a factual way.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on the country's history, migration, differences in birth rates between groups, conversions and the share of people who say they no longer identify with a religion.

Reading precautions

Estimates come from censuses and surveys; they are modeled for poorly covered countries. Each person is classified according to their declaration, regardless of practice or beliefs. Internal branches of each religion are not distinguished.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇦🇫 Afghanistan99.9 %2020
1er🇾🇪 Yemen99.9 %2020
3e🇸🇴 Somalia99.8 %2020
4e🇮🇷 Iran99.8 %2020
5e🇲🇦 Morocco99.7 %2020
6e🇮🇶 Iraq99.5 %2020
7e🇹🇳 Tunisia99.3 %2020
8e🇲🇷 Mauritania99.2 %2020
9e🇱🇾 Libya99 %2020
10e🇹🇯 Tajikistan98.9 %2020
11e🇸🇩 Sudan98.9 %2020
12e🇩🇿 Algeria98.4 %2020
13e🇰🇲 Comoros98.3 %2020
14e🇳🇪 Niger98.1 %2020
15e🇩🇯 Djibouti97.7 %2020
16e🇸🇳 Senegal97.6 %2020
17e🇹🇷 Türkiye97.1 %2020
18e🇯🇴 Jordan97.1 %2020
19e🇬🇲 Gambia97 %2020
20e🇵🇰 Pakistan96.5 %2020
21e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan95.6 %2020
22e🇪🇬 Egypt95.2 %2020
23e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan94.7 %2020
24e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan94.3 %2020
25e🇽🇰 Kosovo94.3 %2020
26e🇸🇾 Syria94.2 %2020
27e🇲🇱 Mali94.1 %2020
28e🇲🇻 Maldives94.1 %2020
29e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia92.7 %2020
30e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan91.7 %2020
31e🇧🇩 Bangladesh91.1 %2020
32e🇮🇩 Indonesia87 %2020
33e🇬🇳 Guinea86.8 %2020
34e🇧🇳 Brunei82.2 %2020
35e🇴🇲 Oman81.8 %2020
36e🇰🇼 Kuwait80.2 %2020
37e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone80.2 %2020
38e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan77.9 %2020
39e🇶🇦 Qatar75.9 %2020
40e🇦🇱 Albania74.5 %2020
41e🇧🇭 Bahrain74 %2020
42e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates72.9 %2020
43e🇱🇧 Lebanon67.8 %2020
44e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso67.4 %2020
45e🇲🇾 Malaysia64.1 %2020
46e🇹🇩 Chad56.4 %2020
47e🇳🇬 Nigeria56.1 %2020
48e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau56 %2020
49e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina53.7 %2020
50e🇪🇷 Eritrea51.7 %2020
51e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire46.3 %2020
52e🇪🇹 Ethiopia36.2 %2020
53e🇲🇰 North Macedonia34.7 %2020
54e🇧🇯 Benin31.4 %2020
55e🇹🇿 Tanzania29.9 %2020
56e🇨🇲 Cameroon25.2 %2020
57e🇨🇾 Cyprus24.4 %2020
58e🇲🇪 Montenegro21.3 %2020
59e🇬🇭 Ghana19.9 %2020
60e🇲🇿 Mozambique19.4 %2020
61e🇲🇺 Mauritius17.5 %2020
62e🇸🇬 Singapore16.1 %2020
62e🇹🇬 Togo16.1 %2020
64e🇮🇳 India15.2 %2020
65e🇮🇱 Israel14.7 %2020
66e🇸🇷 Suriname13.1 %2020
67e🇱🇷 Liberia12.7 %2020
68e🇲🇼 Malawi11.6 %2020
69e🇺🇬 Uganda11.4 %2020
70e🇰🇪 Kenya10.9 %2020
71e🇬🇪 Georgia10.5 %2020
72e🇧🇬 Bulgaria10.3 %2020
73e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka10.2 %2020
74e🇫🇷 France9.1 %2020
75e🇬🇦 Gabon8.6 %2020
76e🇦🇹 Austria8.3 %2020
77e🇷🇺 Russia8.2 %2020
78e🇸🇪 Sweden8.1 %2020
79e🇧🇪 Belgium6.8 %2020
80e🇩🇪 Germany6.6 %2020
81e🇬🇾 Guyana6.5 %2020
82e🇵🇭 Philippines6.5 %2020
83e🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.4 %2020
84e🇨🇫 Central African Republic6.2 %2020
85e🇨🇭 Switzerland6.1 %2020
86e🇫🇯 Fiji5.8 %2020
87e🇳🇱 Netherlands5.5 %2020
88e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago5.5 %2020
89e🇬🇷 Greece5.1 %2020
90e🇳🇵 Nepal5.1 %2020
91e🇨🇦 Canada4.9 %2020
92e🇹🇭 Thailand4.5 %2020
93e🇮🇹 Italy4.4 %2020
93e🇷🇸 Serbia4.4 %2020
95e🇩🇰 Denmark4.2 %2020
96e🇳🇴 Norway4.1 %2020
97e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea4.1 %2020
98e🇲🇹 Malta3.6 %2020
99e🇪🇸 Spain3.6 %2020
100e🇲🇳 Mongolia3.5 %2020
101e🇦🇺 Australia3.5 %2020
102e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)3.4 %2020
103e🇧🇮 Burundi3 %2020
104e🇳🇨 New Caledonia2.8 %2020
105e🇰🇭 Cambodia2 %2020
106e🇱🇺 Luxembourg1.8 %2020
107e🇨🇳 China1.8 %2020
108e🇷🇼 Rwanda1.8 %2020
109e🇮🇪 Ireland1.7 %2020
110e🇫🇮 Finland1.6 %2020
110e🇸🇮 Slovenia1.6 %2020
112e🇿🇦 South Africa1.6 %2020
113e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville1.5 %2020
114e🇭🇷 Croatia1.4 %2020
115e🇳🇿 New Zealand1.4 %2020
116e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa1.3 %2020
117e🇮🇸 Iceland1.2 %2020
118e🇺🇸 United States1.2 %2020
119e🇲🇬 Madagascar1.2 %2020
120e🇦🇷 Argentina0.9 %2020
121e🇸🇨 Seychelles0.9 %2020
122e🇧🇧 Barbados0.7 %2020
123e🇱🇻 Latvia0.7 %2020
124e🇪🇪 Estonia0.6 %2020
125e🇺🇦 Ukraine0.6 %2020
126e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe0.5 %2020
127e🇿🇲 Zambia0.5 %2020
128e🇨🇼 Curaçao0.5 %2020
128e🇹🇼 Taiwan0.5 %2020
130e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China0.5 %2020
131e🇵🇹 Portugal0.4 %2020
132e🇬🇩 Grenada0.4 %2020
133e🇷🇴 Romania0.4 %2020
134e🇦🇼 Aruba0.3 %2020
134e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands0.3 %2020
136e🇧🇼 Botswana0.3 %2020
136e🇨🇿 Czechia0.3 %2020
138e🇵🇫 French Polynesia0.3 %2020
139e🇨🇻 Cape Verde0.3 %2020
139e🇰🇷 South Korea0.3 %2020
141e🇦🇲 Armenia0.3 %2020
141e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China0.3 %2020
143e🇦🇴 Angola0.3 %2020
143e🇧🇾 Belarus0.3 %2020
143e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste0.3 %2020
146e🇧🇹 Bhutan0.2 %2020
146e🇱🇸 Lesotho0.2 %2020
148e🇧🇿 Belize0.2 %2020
148e🇲🇩 Moldova0.2 %2020
150e🇯🇵 Japan0.2 %2020
151e🇭🇺 Hungary0.1 %2020
151e🇸🇿 Eswatini0.1 %2020
153e🇳🇦 Namibia0.1 %2020
154e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico0.1 %2020
154e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines0.1 %2020
154e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands0.1 %2020
157e🇧🇸 Bahamas0.1 %2020
157e🇰🇮 Kiribati0.1 %2020
157e🇱🇨 St. Lucia0.1 %2020
157e🇱🇹 Lithuania0.1 %2020
157e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe0.1 %2020
157e🇺🇾 Uruguay0.1 %2020
163e🇨🇺 Cuba0.1 %2020
164e🇨🇱 Chile0.1 %2020
164e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea0.1 %2020
164e🇻🇳 Vietnam0.1 %2020
167e🇹🇴 Tonga0.1 %2020
168e🇵🇦 Panama0.1 %2020
168e🇸🇰 Slovakia0.1 %2020
168e🇻🇪 Venezuela0.1 %2020
171e🇨🇷 Costa Rica0 %2020
171e🇬🇺 Guam0 %2020
171e🇼🇸 Samoa0 %2020
174e🇧🇷 Brazil0 %2020
174e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic0 %2020
174e🇪🇨 Ecuador0 %2020
174e🇯🇲 Jamaica0 %2020
174e🇱🇦 Laos0 %2020
174e🇵🇪 Peru0 %2020
174e🇻🇺 Vanuatu0 %2020
181e🇧🇴 Bolivia0 %2020
181e🇲🇽 Mexico0 %2020
181e🇵🇱 Poland0 %2020
181e🇰🇵 North Korea0 %2020
181e🇵🇾 Paraguay0 %2020
186e🇨🇴 Colombia0 %2020
186e🇫🇲 Micronesia0 %2020
186e🇬🇹 Guatemala0 %2020
186e🇭🇳 Honduras0 %2020
186e🇭🇹 Haiti0 %2020
186e🇳🇮 Nicaragua0 %2020
186e🇸🇻 El Salvador0 %2020

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Share of the population: Muslims"?

The highest value is in Afghanistan, at 99.9 % (2020).

Which country has the lowest value for "Share of the population: Muslims"?

The lowest value is in El Salvador, at 0 % (2020).

What is the world median value of "Share of the population: Muslims"?

The world median is 4.1 %, calculated across 192 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Share of the population: Muslims" for France?

France scores 9.1 % (2020), ranking 74 out of 192 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Share of the population: Muslims" data come from?

It comes from Pew Research Center (2025), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does "identifying as Muslim" mean?

The person states their own religion in a census or survey. This says nothing about their practice or specific beliefs.

Where do these figures come from?

They come from Pew Research Center estimates, which combine censuses and surveys, published by Our World in Data.

Source and update

Source : Pew Research Center (2025), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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