The following statistics was obtained from www.islamicweb.com hosted by
WebSolution, and last updated on 28/12/2000.

Muslim population around the world:-

Muslims in Asia (1996)                   1,022,692,000 (30%)
Muslims in Africa (1996)                 426,282,000 (59%)
Muslims in China                   133,100,545
Muslims in U.S.A                   9,992,860
Muslims in France                  4,082,222
Muslims in Germany                 2,840,228
Muslims in Japan                   1,254,497

Total number  of Muslims in the world (1996)  1,482,596,925
Total number of people in the world    (1996)      5,771,939,007
Percentage of Muslims    (1996)              26%

Islam annual growth rate (1994-1995) from UN  6.4%
Christianity growth rate (1994-1995) from UN  1.46%

Total number of Muslim in the world (1998)    1,678,442,000
Expected number of Muslims in the world (2000)     1,902,095,000

The growth of Islam:

North America (1989-1998) 25%
Africa                             2.15%
Asia                          12.57%
Europe                             142.35%
Latin America                      4.73%
Australia                     257.01%

Among every four humans in the world, one of them is a Muslim. Muslim have
increased by over 235% in the last fifty years up to nearly 1.6 billion
(from 209,020,000 to 700,000,000 ).

In the annual statistic of world religion stated that Muslim population in
year 2000 is 1,215,693,000. It is projected that by year 2025 the
population will increase by 35.8% and amount to 1,894,436,000.
(Source: "Annual Statistical Table on Global Mission" by David B.Barrett &
Todd M.Johnson in International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Jan 1999,
pg 24-25).

In the article written by Michael L. Fitzgerald, M.Afr. stated that the
exact number of Muslims in Europe is not known. There is no census giving
accurate statistics. A report issued by the « Islam in Europe » committee
puts the figure around 20 to 24 million for the whole of Europe including
Russia. The number of Muslims in Western Europe could be estimated at
around 12 million.


It should be noted that there is some unevenness in distribution. The
greatest number are to be found in France (3,500,000 - 4,000, 000),
followed by Germany (2,500,000 and then Britain (1,750,000). The
Netherlands (500,000) and Belgium (300,000) have less Muslims in absolute
numbers, but when the population is taken into account the proportion is
quite high. Spain (200,000) and Italy (500,000), though some sources quote
twice this number) have a small number in relation to their populations.