The report has claimed that the Muslim population in Europe is expected to remain at 2.7 percent in 2050.
Muslim population update: As per a report by Pew Research Center, the population of Muslims in America will surpass that of Jews by the year 2040. In the process, the population of Muslims in America will be the second largest after Christians in the coming 15 years. In the significant development, the Pew Research study on world’s fastest growing religions has indicated that Christianity is currently the most followed religion on earth. Here are all the details you need to know.
Research report on Muslim population
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, DC has assessed the population growth of different religious groups, providing significant data particularly about Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. Accounting for 31 percent of the world’s 7.3 billion population, Christianity is most followed religion of the world followed by Islam at and Hinduism, who are on second and third spot.
However, one point that is getting the most headlines is the report that current dynamics are expected to drastically change over the next three-and-a-half decades. As per the research report, the Muslim population is expected to witness a significant rise, making Islam the dominant faith globally.
The report also claimed that the Muslim population in Europe is expected to remain at 2.7 percent in 2050.
Global Hindu population
According to the study, by 2050, Islam will become the largest religion in the world. The growth of Islam will be due to high fertility rates and a young population worldwide. Hinduism is on track to become the third largest religion in the world by 2050. According to the Pew Research study, the global Hindu population will increase by 34 percent, resulting in 1.4 billion Hindus.
