India’s Muslim population is projected to reach 311 million (31.1 crore) by 2050, accounting for about 11 percent of the global Muslim population.
New Delhi: India will become the country with the largest Hindu and Muslim populations in the world by 2050. According to the report by the Pew Research Center, India’s Muslim population is growing rapidly and will be significantly higher by 2050 compared to the present time. The report further adds that India will remain the largest center of Hinduism, but at the same time, it will also have the highest Muslim population compared to any other country. However, India will continue to be a multicultural and multi-religious nation where followers of various religions will be able to live in peace.
It is important to note that India is the primary hub for the majority of the world’s Hindus. In 2010, 94% of the global Hindu population resided in India, and this trend is expected to continue until 2050. It is estimated that by 2050, India will have 1.3 billion Hindus.
Meanwhile, India’s Muslim population is projected to reach 311 million (31.1 crore) by 2050, accounting for about 11 percent of the global Muslim population. This will make India the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, whereas currently, Indonesia has the highest number of Muslims.
Here are some of the key details:
- In India, the Muslim population is expected to grow faster than the Hindu population
- This is primarily due to their lower median age and higher fertility rate.
- In 2010, the average age of Indian Muslims was 22 years, compared to 26 years for Hindus and 28 years for Christians.
- The fertility rate among Muslim women was 3.2 children per woman on average, while it was 2.5 among Hindu women and 2.3 among Christian women.
- Due to these factors, the Muslim population in India is projected to increase from 14.4% in 2010 to 18.4% by 2050.
- Hindus will still make up more than three-quarters (76.7%) of India’s population in 2050.
- By that time, the number of Hindus in India will be greater than the total Muslim population of the world’s five largest Muslim-majority countries (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Bangladesh) combined.
India also has several small religious minority communities. In 2010, Christians made up approximately 2.5 percent of the country’s total population. By 2050, the Christian population in India is expected to decline to 2.2 percent. However, the report also states that religious diversity in India will persist, and the presence of all communities will continue to strengthen the country’s cultural identity.
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