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Answer AThere are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living currently in the world today, representing 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion. Out of this number, roughly 317 millions ( ~ 20%) are living as minorities and the remainder as majorities in Islamic countries. This is according to a study by Pew Forum as of October 2009.

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Answer BIt is estimated that 1,250,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 people in the world are Muslims and follow Islam (Based on an estimated world population 6,409,765,942 by the United States Census Bureau for 1/1/2005, that is 19.5% to 23.4% of all people, making Islam the second largest religion behind Christianity.) It is considered one of the Abrahamic, monotheistic faiths, along with Judaism and Christianity. Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad (born in 570 A.D. in region that is now Saudi Arabia) in Arab territory between 610 and 622 A.D. and follow the last revelation from God; "Qur'an". Nearly one in five people in the world today claims the faith of Islam. A diverse community of believers spans the globe. Over fifty countries have Muslim-majority populations, while other groups of believers are clustered in minority communities on nearly every continent. Although Islam is often associated with the Arab world and the Middle East, fewer than 15% of Muslims are Arabs.

Distribution of Muslims

Africa 412,324,632- 27.7% of all Muslims

Asia 1,023,564,000 - 68.7% ""

Europe 44,090,000 - 3.0% ""

North & South America 9,730,000 - 0.7% ""

Oceania 373,000- 0.0% ""

World 1,490,082,000 100%

Source: Wikipedia -2008

With about 1.41-1.57 billion Muslims comprising about 21-23% of the world's population. Muslims live in a lot of countries worldwide.

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In the year 2000 it was estimated Christian = 29.9% Muslim = 19.2%

They projected by 2025 Christian= 25% Muslim = 30%

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