Islam in Assam Assam. A majority of the Assam Muslims are agrarian in nature and depend on agriculture for their subsistence. Islam in Assam Islam is the second largest majority religion in Assam. Islam is also fastest growing religion in Assam according to 2011 census report. According to the 2011 census, the popalation of Assam is roughly 31,169,272 out of which there were 10,679,345 Muslims in the Indian state of Assam, forming over 34.22% of its population. Muslims are majority in almost 9 districts of Assam according to 2011 census. Muslims first came to Assam in the early 13th century, when Muhammad bin
Islam in the Netherlands Antilles Islam in the Netherlands Antilles Islam is a minority religion in the Netherlands Antilles. There are about 2,500 Muslims in the Islands, 1000 of which are in the Caribbean Netherlands, or 0.31% of the population. Most Muslims are emigrants from Lebanon, Syria and Suriname. Muslims began to reach the islands during colonial times as workers, from African countries then form the Indian subcontinent. Then there was a wave of Muslims coming from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq as well as some indeginous people who converted to Islam. In 1982 there were about 2000 Muslims. The majority of the Islam community is