New Delhi. The world has increased the most Muslim population in the world in the last decade, while the population of Hindus has decreased in many countries including India. This has been revealed by the Pew Research Center report. According to the report, between 2010 and 2020, the population of Muslims has increased by 34.7 crores. This is more than an increase in the population of any other religion. The population of Muslims in India has increased by 3.56 crores.
According to the report of the Pew Research Center, more than 2700 census and surveys have been analyzed to calculate the population. The population has increased in every religious group of the world.
The population of Muslims is now around 2 billion
According to the report, the population of Muslims worldwide has become around 2 billion. Their stake in the world’s population increased by 1.8 points to 25.6%. At the same time, the number of people who did not believe in any religion increased to 24.2% of the world’s population. The Buddhist is the only religious group whose population declined compared to a decade ago in 2020.
Whose population in India
The Hindu population in India was 80% in 2010, which has come down to 79.4% in 2020. Muslims’ Ahadi was 14.3% in 2010, which has increased to 15.2% in 2020. The number of Christians has also decreased slightly. In 2010, 2.2% compared to 2.3%. Talking about other religions, it has come down from 2.7% to 2.5%.
India is the most populous country
India’s population is expected to reach 1.46 billion by the end of the year. According to the United Nations demographics report, India will remain in the first place in terms of population but the fertility rate is below replacement level. In the United Nations report, India is placed in a group of medium -income countries.
Hindu population decreased in many countries including India
From 2010 to 2020, the number of Hindus worldwide increased by 12%. It has increased from 1.1 billion to 1.2 billion. Since the number of non-Hindus increased by almost the same rate, the number of Hindus as a percentage or part of the global population remained stable. There has been a decrease in the population of Hindus in South Asian countries India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh, but none of these changes are up to 5 points. The population of Christian and other religions in India has also decreased.
