Pew Research Center's January 27, 2011 report projecting the growth of the global Muslim population, stating that Muslims numbered about 1.6 billion worldwide as of 2010, 23.4 percent of the estimated 6.9 billion global population, and forecasting growth to 26.4 percent of world population by 2030.
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PublisherPew Research Center
Publication Year2011
URLhttps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/the-future-of-the-global-muslim-population/
Source TypeDemographic study
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Pew's first major demographic modeling exercise for the global Muslim population, compiled from roughly 1,500 sources across 232 countries and territories and updated to reflect information available through mid-2010, read in full directly from pewresearch.org. Cross-Tradition Connections
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- Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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