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Jun 20, 2019 · Islam is a popular religion throughout much of Africa. Islam made an entrance in Africa from Asia in the 7th century. Nearly one-third of the total Muslim population in the world can be found in Africa.
- Joseph Kiprop
According to the Pew Research Center, three of the ten countries with the largest Muslim populations in 2015 were in Africa: Nigeria (where there were an estimated 90.02 million Muslims, accounting for 50% of the total population), Egypt (83.87 million; 95.1%) and Algeria (37.21 million; 97.9%).
In Mauritania, Tunisia, Somalia, Western Sahara, Algeria, and Morocco, at least 99 percent of the population was Muslim as of 2023. These were the highest percentages on the continent. However,...
Apr 28, 2023 · Apr 28, 2023. In 2023, Nigeria had the largest Muslim population in Africa, with around 99 million people who belonged to an Islamic denomination. Egypt and Algeria followed with 87.5 million and...
The Middle East-North Africa region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region other than Israel. [9] The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia , which on its own hosts 13% of the world's Muslims. [26]
Islam is the official religion in 26 countries in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. Islam is growing faster than any other religion worldwide (see: Pew Research Center ).
According to calculations based on CIA World Factbook data, at least 500 million Muslims currently live in Africa, comprising more than 45 percent of the continent’s population.
