It was estimated in 2002 that Muslims constitute 45% of the population of Africa.
[2] Islam has a large presence in
North Africa, the
Horn of Africa, the
Swahili Coast, and much of
West Africa, with minority but significant immigrant populations in
South Africa.
.
Largest majority of Muslims live in Indonesia. Not Arab Countries
http://www.malaysiandigest.com/feat...e-largest-muslim-population-in-the-world.html
Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria all african countries
1. Indonesia
Did you know that Indonesia is the Southeast Asian country with the highest Muslim population? The percentage of Indonesian Muslims reaches up to 12.7% and had an increase in 2010, to up to 88.1%, equivalent to 205 million Muslims on a worldwide scale.
2. Pakistan
Initially, the Muslim population in Pakistan only comprised of 11% of the entire world Muslim population. However in 2010, the number of Muslims increased to 178 million, making it 96.4% of the total population.
3. India
With over a million Muslims, this is the third country in the world to have the highest population of Muslims. In 2010, the percentage of Muslims only amounted to 10.9% before its increase to 14.6% which is about 177 million after more of its citizens converted to Islam.
4. Bangladesh
Previously, the country had a total of 9.2% of Muslims, however this percentage rapidly increased to 90.4%, which is an estimated 149 million Muslims in 2010.
5. Egypt
The transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia has up to 80 million Muslims, which makes it 4.9% out of the world Muslim population. 94.7% of its Muslim citizens make up the majority of the total population in the country.
6. Nigeria
Who would have guessed that this country located in the West African region would be sixth on this list. According to statistics, the percentage of Muslims in Nigeria is up to 4.7%, equivalent to 76 million in the total world Muslim population.
7. Iran
The country which is situated in Western Asia has up to 99.6% Muslims. This makes up the total of about 76 million, and 4.6% out of the world Muslim population. The majority of Muslims in this country are Shiite.
8. Turkey
Turkey, which used to be the Ottoman Empire situated in the Western Asian region with a portion of Southeastern Europe is inhibited by up to 98.6% Muslims. 76 million Turkish are Muslims, making it 4.6% of the total world Muslim population.
9. Algeria
Not many know that this country situated in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast has a total 38 million Muslims, equivalent to 98.2% of the total population in its country. This makes up to 2.1% of the total world Muslim population.
10. Morocco
The country in the Maghreb region of North Africa has a total Muslim population which amounts to 32 million. This equivalents to 99.9% its total population, and making it 2% of the total world Muslim population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Africa
Africa was the first continent, outside of Arabia that
Islam spread into in the early 7th century. Almost one-third of the world's Muslim population resides in the continent. Muslims crossed current
Djibouti,
Somalia and
Eritrea to seek refuge in present-day
Ethiopia during the
Hijarat.
[1] Most Muslims in Africa are
Sunni; the complexity of
Islam in Africa is revealed in the various schools of thought, traditions, and voices in many African countries. African Islam is not static and is constantly being reshaped by prevalent social, economic, and political conditions. Generally Islam in Africa often adapted to
African culturalcontexts and belief systems forming Africa's own orthodoxies.[
citation needed]
It was estimated in 2002 that Muslims constitute 45% of the population of Africa.
[2] Islam has a large presence in
North Africa, the
Horn of Africa, the
Swahili Coast, and much of
West Africa, with minority but significant immigrant populations in
South Africa.
.
