Countries with Muslim minorities

Here are countries where Muslims form a minority (less than 50% of the population), based on recent global demographic estimates. I’ve focused on those with significant Muslim populations (at least 500,000) for relevance and manageability, sorted descending by approximate Muslim population. Figures may include ranges where sources vary, and all are drawn from reliable compilations as of 2025-2026:

• India: 14.6% Muslim (200,000,000 out of 1,370,000,000)
• Nigeria: 47.0–49.0% Muslim (95,000,000–97,000,000 out of 200,000,000)
• Ethiopia: 31.3% Muslim (34,702,632 out of 110,871,031)
• Tanzania: 35.2% Muslim (19,426,814 out of 54,199,163)
• Russia: 10.0–12.0% Muslim (14,000,000–16,000,000 out of 144,350,000–146,750,000)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: 10.0% Muslim (12,792,153 out of 85,281,024)
• Ivory Coast: 42.9% Muslim (11,265,789 out of 26,260,582)
• Cameroon: 30.0% Muslim (7,692,289 out of 25,640,965)
• France: 10.0% Muslim (6,700,000 out of 67,000,000)
• Ghana: 19.9% Muslim (6,442,205 out of 32,372,889)
• Mozambique: 18.9% Muslim (5,837,839 out of 30,888,034)
• Philippines: 5.0–11.0% Muslim (5,450,000–12,000,000 out of 109,000,000)
• Kenya: 11.2% Muslim (5,500,000 out of 48,397,527)
• Uganda: 14.0% Muslim (5,435,234 out of 38,823,100)
• Germany: 6.4–6.7% Muslim (5,300,000–5,600,000 out of 83,100,000)
• China: 0.45–3.0% Muslim (6,255,000–50,000,000 out of 1,390,000,000)
• Malawi: 20.0% Muslim (3,968,512 out of 19,842,560)
• United Kingdom: 6.0% Muslim (3,998,875 out of 66,040,229)
• Thailand: 5.4% Muslim (3,639,232 out of 67,726,419)
• Benin: 27.7% Muslim (3,141,319 out of 11,340,504)
• Italy: 4.8% Muslim (2,987,840 out of 62,246,674)
• Madagascar: 10.0% Muslim (2,568,361 out of 25,683,610)
• Myanmar: 4.3% Muslim (2,391,767 out of 55,622,506)
• Sri Lanka: 9.7% Muslim (2,105,000 out of 21,700,000)
• United States: 1.1% Muslim (3,450,000 out of 327,827,000)
• Canada: 4.9% Muslim (1,775,715 out of 36,328,480)
• Togo: 20.0% Muslim (1,593,011 out of 7,352,000)
• Israel: 18.0% Muslim (1,516,482 out of 8,424,904)
• Nepal: 4.2% Muslim (1,292,909 out of 29,218,867)
• Spain: 2.6% Muslim (1,180,000 out of 46,659,302)
• South Africa: 1.9% Muslim (1,050,000 out of 57,725,600)
• Liberia: 20.0% Muslim (961,953 out of 4,809,768)
• Guinea-Bissau: 46.1% Muslim (911,023 out of 1,976,187)
• Singapore: 15.6% Muslim (915,118 out of 5,866,139)
• Belgium: 7.6% Muslim (879,377 out of 11,570,762)
• Bulgaria: 13.4% Muslim (861,015 out of 7,057,504)
• Australia: 3.2% Muslim (813,392 out of 25,700,000)
• Austria: 8.3% Muslim (745,600 out of 8,935,800)
• Sweden: 7.1% Muslim (700,000 out of 10,182,291)
• North Macedonia: 32.2% Muslim (590,878 out of 1,836,713) 10 9

COUNTRIES WITH MUSLIM MAJORITY

Based on population data, there are approximately 49 countries where Muslims form the majority (over 50%) of the population. These include:

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Brunei
• Burkina Faso
• Chad
• Comoros
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mayotte
• Morocco
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Western Sahara
• Yemen

This list is derived from global demographic estimates as of recent years, noting that exact percentages can vary slightly due to ongoing data updates. 0 1 7