There are about 1.6 billion Muslims, or 23% of the world’s population, making Islam the second-largest religion.

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

Did you think that most of the world’s Muslim population lived in the Middle East and North Africa?  If so you are not alone, but the Middle East and North Africa account for only 19.8% of the global Muslim population.  In fact there are more Muslims in India and Pakistan than the Middle East and North Africa.   

Tags: Islam, perspective, religion, culture, Middle East.

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