By the year 2070, the number of followers of Islam will be the highest.At present Christianity is the largest among the major religions of the world.25 percent of American Muslims are converts from other religions.
Islam It is the fastest spreading religion in the world. According to the speed at which the Muslim population is increasing, by the year 2070, there will be the highest number of followers of Islam in the world. According to a report by the Pew Research Center, by the year 2060, the total population of Muslims in the world will increase by 70 percent as compared to the year 2015. At present, Christianity is the largest among the major religions of the world, which has more than two billion followers. According to a report, by the year 2020, as per estimates, there are 2.38 billion i.e. about 238 crore followers of Christianity in the world. Whereas, there are 191 crore followers of Islam. There are 116 crore people who follow Hinduism.
Now the question arises that which religion converts the most people every year in the world? However, it is difficult to give the correct answer to this, because it is difficult to count the number of people converting to another religion. Because in some countries, when the national census is done, they are not asked about their religion. Even if asked about religion, then it is not asked whether you believed in this religion earlier, or have converted to this religion. In some countries, legal and social consequences make religious conversion difficult. For example, in some Muslim countries, death penalty is given for leaving Islam.
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From 2010 to 2050, so many people will join Islam
That is why it is difficult to get the figures of conversion from Islam to any other religion. But according to the information available, religious conversion does not make any difference to the global Muslim population. Because as many people convert to Islam, the same number of people leave Islam. So the calculation is almost equal. According to a report by the Pew Research Center, according to a study, between 2010 and 2050, about 32 lakh more people are likely to join the number of followers of Islam through religious conversion. Although this increase will be minor, but even after this, Islam will remain the second largest religion in the world compared to other religions.
25 percent of American Muslims are converted
According to the New York Times, 25 percent of American Muslims are converts from other religions. In Britain, about 6,000 people convert to Islam every year. According to a report, most of the people who converted to Islam in Britain were women. According to The Huffington Post, it is estimated that about 20,000 Americans convert to Islam from other religions every year. According to Pew Research, unlike other religions, the number of people embracing Islam in the US is almost equal to the number of American Muslims leaving this religion. In which the number of people leaving Islam is more than the number of people changing.
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77% of Christians converted to Islam
77 percent of the people who converted to Islam are from Christianity, while the remaining 23 percent are from other religions. According to the Guinness Book, around 12.5 million (125 crore) more people converted to Islam worldwide between 1990 and 2000 than those who converted to Christianity. Around 12.5 million more people converted to Islam worldwide between 1990 and 2000 than those who converted to Christianity. Despite this, Islam remains the second largest religion converting globally. If we talk about countries with the largest Muslim population, Indonesia is at number one. After that comes Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 27, 2024, 14:21 IST