the percentage of muslim population in india according to 2011 census is 172.2 million.
the percentage of muslim population in india according to 2011 census is 172.2 million.
what is the percentage of muslim population in india according to 2011 census?
172.2 million
islam is a monotheistic religion centered on the belief in one god and following the example of muhammad; it is the largest minority religion in india. according to the 2011 census, india is home to 172 million muslims, the world's third-largest muslim population after those in indonesia (210 million) and pakistan (195 million). muslims compose 14.23% of the indian population. muslims are a majority in states jammu and kashmir and lakshadweep, and live in high concentrations in uttar pradesh, bihar, west bengal, assam, and kerala. there has been no particular census conducted in india with regards to sects, but sources suggest the largest denomination is sunni islam with a substantial minority of shiite muslims and ahmadi muslims. indian sources like times of india and dna reported the indian shiite population in mid-2005–2006 to be between 25% and 31% of entire muslim population of india, which accounts them in numbers between 40 to 50 million of a total of 172 million muslims in india.
religion in india
in 2011, a pew research center population estimate in a global study based on growth rates put the percentage of muslims in albania at 82.1% (estimated number 2,601,000) however, a gallup poll gave percentages of religious affiliations with only 43% muslim, 19% eastern orthodox, 15% catholic and 23% atheist or nonreligious. in the 2011 census the declared religious affiliation of the population was: 56.70% (1,587,608) sunni muslims, 2.09% (58,628) bektashis, 10.03% (280,921) catholics, 6.75% (188,992) orthodox, 0.14% (3,797) evangelists, 0.07% (1,919) other christians, 5.49% (153,630) believers without denomination, 2.05% (69,995) atheists, 13.79% (386,024) undeclared. controversies surrounded the albanian census (2011) over whether a religious affiliation option should be part of the count as people like some intellectuals in albania feared that the results may make albania appear "too muslim" to europe. from previous pre-communist highs of 69.3% (1937) and 72% (1947) the official census of 2011 was the first to count religious affiliation after an absence of many decades that showed the albanian muslim population to have deceased to 56.70%. the muslim community of albania objected to having the generic muslim option split according to internal differentiation into categories such as bektashi. the census results overall have been criticized by the muslim community of albania and they have estimated the number of all muslims in albania to be 70%. owing to the large number of people in albania not having declared a religion the census figures leave scope for other explanations and analyses of what is the actual religious composition of albania.
islam in albania