over 1. 8 billion of india's population is muslim.
over 1. 8 billion of india's population is muslim.
how much of india's population is muslim?
over 1. 8 billion
muslims in india have a much higher total fertility rate (tfr) compared to that of other religious communities in the country. because of higher birthrates the percentage of muslims in india has risen from about 10% in 1951 to 14.23% by 2013. the muslim population growth rate from 1991–01 was higher by more than 10% of the total growth compared to that of hindus. however, since 1991, the largest decline in fertility rates among all religious groups in india has occurred among muslims. the population growth rate is also attributable to the fact that majority of muslim populations are concentrated in the states that are lagging behind in social reforms and services which have shown higher birth rates than other states. however, the sachar committee report shows that the muslim population growth has slowed down and will be on par with national averages. the sachar committee report estimated that the muslim proportion will stabilise at between 17% and 21% of the indian population by 2100.
islam in india
the child marriage restraint act 1929 was passed during the tenure of british rule on colonial india. it forbade the marriage of a male younger than 21 or a female younger than 18 for hindus, buddhists, christians and most people of india. however, this law did not and currently does not apply to india's 165 million muslim population, and only applies to india's hindu, christian, jain, sikh and other religious minorities. this link of law and religion was formalized by the british colonial rule with the muslim personal laws codified in the indian muslim personal law (shariat) application act of 1937. the age at which india's muslim girls can legally marry, according to this muslim personal law, is 9, and can be lower if her guardian ("wali") decides she is sexually mature. over the last 25 years, all india muslim personal law board and other muslim civil organizations have actively opposed india-wide laws and enforcement action against child marriages; they have argued that indian muslim families have a religious right to marry a girl aged 15 or even 12. several states of india claim specially high child marriage rates in their muslim and tribal communities. india, with a population of over 1.2 billion, has the world's highest total number of child marriages. it is a significant social issue. as of 2016, the situation has been legally rectified by the prohibition of child marriage act, 2006.
child marriage