|
Country
|
Language |
Population |
%Muslim |
Muslim Population |
Remarks |
1 |
Indonesia |
Malay, Bahasa |
245,452,739 |
88 |
215,998,410 |
Changed to Arabic in 14th Century and
to Latin Alphabets in 17th Century |
2 |
Turkey |
Turkish |
70,413,958 |
99 |
69,709,818 |
Changed
from Arabic to Latin Alphabets in 1928 |
3 |
Nigeria |
English, Hausa, Fulani |
131,859,731 |
50 |
65,929,866 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
4 |
Tanzania |
Swahili |
37,445,392 |
35 |
13,105,887 |
Changed
from Arabic to Latin Alpahbets in 19th Century |
5 |
Malaysia |
Malay |
24,385,858 |
52 |
12,680,646 |
Changed
from Arabic to Latin Alphabets in 17th century |
6 |
Senegal |
French |
11,987,121 |
92 |
11,028,151 |
Volof language used Arabic Alphabets
until 1974 (5 Millions) |
7 |
Mali |
French |
11,716,829 |
90 |
10,545,146 |
|
8 |
Niger |
French, Hausa |
12,525,094 |
80 |
10,020,075 |
Changed from Arabic to Latin Alphabets
in mid 1940s |
9 |
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
French |
17,654,843 |
50 |
8,827,422 |
|
10 |
Somalia |
Somali |
8,863,338 |
99 |
8,774,705 |
|
11 |
Guinea |
French |
9,690,222 |
85 |
8,236,689 |
|
12 |
Burkina Faso |
French, Hausa |
13,902,972 |
50 |
6,951,486 |
|
13 |
Kenya |
English |
34,707,817 |
20 |
6,941,563 |
|
14 |
Congo (Kinshasa) (Zaire) |
French, Hausa |
62,660,551 |
10 |
6,266,055 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
15 |
United States |
English |
298,444,215 |
2 |
5,968,884 |
|
16 |
Chad |
French, Hausa |
9,944,201 |
50 |
4,972,101 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
17 |
Uganda |
English |
28,195,754 |
16 |
4,511,321 |
|
18 |
Ghana |
English, Hausa |
22,409,572 |
20 |
4,481,914 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
19 |
Philippines |
Tagalog |
89,468,677 |
5 |
4,473,434 |
Changed
from Brahmi to Latin Alphabets in 16th Century |
20 |
Mozambique |
Portogese |
19,686,505 |
20 |
3,937,301 |
|
21 |
Sierra Leone |
English |
6,005,250 |
60 |
3,603,150 |
|
22 |
Cameroon |
English, Hausa, Fulani |
17,340,702 |
20 |
3,468,140 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
23 |
Togo |
French, Hausa |
5,548,702 |
55 |
3,051,786 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
24 |
Malawi |
English |
13,013,926 |
20 |
2,602,785 |
|
25 |
Albania |
Albanian |
3,581,655 |
70 |
2,507,159 |
|
26 |
Zambia |
English |
11,502,010 |
20 |
2,300,402 |
|
27 |
France |
French |
60,876,136 |
3 |
1,826,284 |
|
28 |
Gambia, The |
English |
1,641,564 |
90 |
1,477,408 |
|
29 |
Germany |
German |
82,422,299 |
1.7 |
1,401,179 |
|
30 |
Madagascar |
French |
18,595,469 |
7 |
1,301,683 |
|
31 |
United Kingdom |
English |
60,609,153 |
2 |
1,212,183 |
|
32 |
Benin (Dahomey) |
French, Hausa |
7,862,944 |
15 |
1,179,442 |
Hausa language uses both Arabic &
Latin Alphabets (total of 35 Millions) |
33 |
Brazil |
Portogese |
188,078,227 |
0.5 |
940,391 |
|
34 |
South Africa |
English |
44,187,637 |
2 |
883,753 |
|
35 |
Burundi |
French, Kinrundi |
8,090,068 |
10 |
809,007 |
|
36 |
Romania |
Romanian |
22,303,552 |
3 |
669,107 |
|
37 |
Canada |
English, French |
33,098,932 |
2 |
661,979 |
|
38 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Portogese |
1,442,029 |
45 |
648,913 |
|
39 |
Central African Republic |
French |
4,303,356 |
15 |
645,503 |
|
40 |
Liberia |
English |
3,042,004 |
20 |
608,401 |
|
41 |
Angola |
Portogese |
12,127,071 |
5 |
606,354 |
|
42 |
Netherlands |
Dutch |
16,491,461 |
3 |
494,744 |
|
43 |
Djibouti |
French |
486,530 |
94 |
457,338 |
|
44 |
Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
84,402,966 |
0.5 |
422,015 |
|
45 |
Argentina |
Spanish |
39,921,833 |
1 |
399,218 |
|
46 |
Australia |
English |
20,264,082 |
1.5 |
303,961 |
|
47 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
French |
3,702,314 |
8 |
296,185 |
|
48 |
Italy |
Italian |
58,133,509 |
0.5 |
290,668 |
|
49 |
Brunei |
Malay |
379,444 |
67 |
254,227 |
|
50 |
Spain |
Spanish |
40,397,842 |
0.5 |
201,989 |
|
51 |
Mauritius |
English |
1,240,827 |
16 |
198,532 |
|
52 |
Austria |
German |
8,192,880 |
2 |
163,858 |
|
53 |
Switzerland |
French, English |
7,523,934 |
2 |
150,479 |
|
54 |
Sweden |
Swedish |
9,016,596 |
1.5 |
135,249 |
|
55 |
Belgium |
French |
10,379,067 |
1.3 |
134,928 |
|
56 |
Zimbabwe |
English |
12,236,805 |
1 |
122,368 |
|
57 |
Denmark |
Danish |
5,450,661 |
2 |
109,013 |
|
58 |
Mexico |
Spanish |
107,449,525 |
0.1 |
107,450 |
|
59 |
East Timor |
Malay |
1,062,777 |
10 |
106,278 |
|
60 |
Lesotho |
English |
2,022,331 |
5 |
101,117 |
|
61 |
Suriname |
Dutch |
439,117 |
19.6 |
86,067 |
|
62 |
Fiji |
English |
905,949 |
8 |
72,476 |
|
63 |
Guyana |
English |
767,245 |
9 |
69,052 |
|
64 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
English |
1,065,842 |
6 |
63,951 |
|
65 |
Botswana |
English |
1,639,833 |
3 |
49,195 |
|
66 |
Colombia |
Spanish |
43,593,035 |
0.1 |
43,593 |
|
67 |
Namibia |
English |
2,044,147 |
2 |
40,883 |
|
68 |
Reunion |
French |
787,584 |
5 |
39,379 |
|
69 |
Poland |
Polish |
38,536,869 |
0.1 |
38,537 |
|
70 |
Swaziland |
English |
1,136,334 |
3 |
34,090 |
|
71 |
Venezuela |
Spanish |
25,730,435 |
0.1 |
25,730 |
|
72 |
Norway |
Norwegian |
4,610,820 |
0.5 |
23,054 |
|
73 |
Portugal |
Portogese |
10,605,870 |
0.2 |
21,212 |
|
74 |
Czech Republic |
Czech |
10,235,455 |
0.2 |
20,471 |
|
75 |
New Zealand |
English |
4,076,140 |
0.5 |
20,381 |
|
76 |
Slovenia |
Slovanian |
2,010,347 |
1 |
20,103 |
|
77 |
Lithuania |
Lithuanian |
3,585,906 |
0.5 |
17,930 |
|
78 |
Gabon |
French |
1,424,906 |
1 |
14,249 |
|
79 |
Slovakia |
Czech |
5,439,448 |
0.2 |
10,879 |
|
80 |
Hungary |
Hungarian |
9,981,334 |
0.1 |
9,981 |
|
81 |
Finland |
Finnish |
5,231,372 |
0.1 |
5,231 |
|
82 |
Moldova |
Moldovan |
4,466,706 |
0.1 |
4,467 |
|
83 |
Ireland |
Irish |
4,062,235 |
0.1 |
4,062 |
|
84 |
Estonia |
Estonian |
1,324,333 |
0.1 |
1,324 |
|
85 |
Cuba |
Spanish |
11,382,820 |
0.01 |
1,138 |
|
86 |
Luxembourg |
French |
474,413 |
0.1 |
474 |
|
87 |
Iceland |
Icelandish |
299,388 |
0.04 |
120 |
|
88 |
Peru |
Spanish |
28,302,603 |
0 |
0 |
|
89 |
Chile |
Spanish |
16,134,219 |
0 |
0 |
|
90 |
Guatemala |
Spanish |
12,293,545 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
7 Countries changed their Alphabets to
Latin: |
749,305,242 |
|
426,365,726 |
|
|
Countries with Latin Base Alphabets: |
1,699,126,467 |
|
94,587,801 |
|
|
|
Grand Total: |
2,448,431,709 |
|
520,953,527 |
|
Charts
created based on 2004 Census projection, considering ± 5% discrepancy
Sources: HFE.org , IslamicPopulation.com
, StrategicNetwork.org
, State.gov , LOC.gov
, HRW.com , USCWM.org
, IslamicNews.org , Aneki.com
, IIIE.net , Photius.com
, Islamic-World.net , Arab.net
, Wikipedia.org , LangMaker.com
, Andaman.org , Omniglot.com |
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