Country Population Percentage of MuslimsMuslim Population
Indonesia231,328,09288.0%203,568,721
Pakistan147,663,42997.0%143,233,526
India1,045,845,22612.0%125,501,427
Bangladesh133,376,68483.0%110,702,648
Turkey67,308,92899.8%67,174,310
Egypt70,712,34594.0%66,469,604
Iran66,622,70499.0%65,956,477
Nigeria129,934,91150.0%64,967,456
Ehtiopia67,673,03147.5%32,144,690
Morocco31,167,78398.7%30,762,602

Source: CIA World Factbook

 

US Registration

Special Registration for Homeland Security: (25) Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen (Source; Homeland Security)

Arab Associations

Group - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Established - 18 February 1974; effective - 16 September 1974
Aim - to promote economic development
Members - (17 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Palestine Liberation Organization; note - these are all the members of the Arab League excluding Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen

Group - Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Established - 16 May 1968
Aim - to promote economic and social development
Members - (20 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq (suspended 1993), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia (suspended 1993), Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization

Group - Arab League (AL) aka League of Arab States
Established - 22 March 1945
Aim - to promote economic, social, political, and military cooperation
Members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization

Group - Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Established - 27 April 1976; effective - 2 February 1977
Aim - to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
Members - (21 plus the Palestine Liberation Organization) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen, Palestine Liberation Organization

 

Arab Associations Special Registration
Country
Muslim Pop. over 40%
  Yes Afghanistan Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
    Albania Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Algeria Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
    Azerbaijan Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Bahrain Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
  Yes Bangladesh Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%
    Brunei Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
    Burkina Faso indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
    Chad Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
    Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
AL, AMF   Comoros Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
    Cote d'Ivoire Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
AL, AFESD, AMF   Djibouti Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Egypt Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
  Yes Eritrea Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
    Ethiopia Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
    Gambia, The Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
AMF, AL, AFESD, ABEDA   Gaza Strip Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
    Guinea Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
    Guinea-Bissau indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
  Yes Indonesia Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
  Yes Iran Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Iraq Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
    Italy predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Jordan Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
    Kazakhstan Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Kuwait Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
    Kyrgyzstan Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Lebanon Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Libya Sunni Muslim 97%
    Malaysia Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
    Maldives Sunni Muslim
    Mali Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

  Mauritania Muslim 100%
    Mayotte Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
    Mongolia Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
ABEDA, AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Morocco Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
    Niger Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
    Nigeria Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Oman Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
  Yes Pakistan Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yas Qatar Muslim 95%
    Reunion Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
    Russia Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Saudi Arabia Muslim 100%
    Senegal Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic)
    Sierra Leone Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
    Singapore Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
AL, AFESD, AMF Yes Somalia Sunni Muslim

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Sudan Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
    Sweden Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Syria Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
    Tajikistan Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes Tunisia Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
    Turkey Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
    Turkmenistan Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

ABEDA, AL,

AFESD, AMF

Yes United Arab Emirates Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
    Uzbekistan Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
    Vietnam Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
AMF, AL, AFESD, ABEDA   West Bank Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
    Western Sahara Muslim
    World Christians 32.79% (of which Roman Catholics 17.33%, Protestants 5.62%, Orthodox 3.51%, Anglicans 1.31%), Muslims 19.6%, Hindus 13.31%, Buddhists 5.88%, Sikhs 0.38%, Jews 0.24%, other religions 12.83%, non-religious 12.53%, atheists 2.44% (2001 est.)
AL, AFESD Yes Yemen Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

Source: CIA World Factbook