The future of the global Muslim population : projections for 2010-2030
"The world's Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 2.2 billion by 2030, according to new population projections by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life. Globally, the Muslim population is forecast to grow at about twice the rate of the non-Muslim population over the next two decades--an average annual growth rate of 1.5% for Muslims, compared with 0.7% for non-Muslims. If current trends continue, Muslims will make up 26.4% of the world's total projected population of 8.3 billion in 2030, up from 23.4% of the estimated 2010 world population of 6.9 billion. While the global Muslim population is expected to grow at a faster rate than the non-Muslim population, the Muslim population nevertheless is expected to grow at a slower pace in the next two decades than it did in the previous two decades. From 1990 to 2010, the global Muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2.2%, compared with the projected rate of 1.5% for the period from 2010 to 2030"--Executive summary from home page
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Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life, Washington, D.C., ©2011
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Preface
Map: Projected Distribution of Muslim Population by Country and Territory, 2030
Executive Summary
Main Factors Driving Population Growth
Fertility
Life Expectancy at Birth
Migration
Age Structure
Related Factors
Education
Economic Well-Being
Contraception and Family Planning
Urbanization
Conversion
Regional Distribution of Muslims
Asia-Pacific
Middle East-North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
Americas
Sunni and Shia Muslims
Muslim-Majority Countries
Table: World Muslim Population by Region and Country, 1990-2030
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Data Sources by Country
Appendix C: Advisers and Consultants
Title from PDF cover (Pew Forum, viewed January 27, 2010)