By 2050, India will have the most Muslims in the world

[Varun]

NEW DELHI: Because they have the youngest median age (30) of all religious groups, Muslims are the fastest-growing such group in the world, and by 2050, India will be the country with the world's largest Muslim population, said American think tank Pew Research Centre, this week.

While Islam is currently the world's second-largest religion after Christianity, it is now also the fastest-growing major religion. And if current demographic trends continue, the Muslim population is expected to exceed the number of Christians by the end of this century, Pew said.

There were 1.6 billion Muslims in the world as of 2010 - roughly 23% of the global population - according to a Pew estimate. Currently, Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population.

In a 2015 report, Pew said that while the world's population is projected to grow 35 percent in the coming decades, the number of Muslims is expected to increase by 73 percent -to 2.8 billion in 2050. In fact, Muslims are the only major religious group projected to increase faster than the world's population as a whole, the think tank said.

"The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist groups that commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, have brought Muslims and the Islamic faith to the forefront of the political debate in many countries," the think tank's report said.

"Yet many facts about Muslims are not well known in some of these places, and most Americans - who live in a country with a relatively small Muslim population - say they know little or nothing about Islam," the report added.

At 62 percent, a majority of the Muslims globally live in the Asia-Pacific region. This included large populations in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Turkey, Pew said. Indonesia is currently the country with the world's largest Muslim population, but Pew Research Center projects that India will have that distinction by the year 2050, with more than 300 million Muslims.

"The Muslim population in Europe also is growing; we project 10% of all Europeans will be Muslims by 2050," Pew said. Muslims are expected to grow as a percentage of every region except Latin America and the Caribbean, where relatively few Muslims live, Pew said in 2015 when it first indicated Muslims might be becoming the largest religious group in the world.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...arch-center-recently/articleshow/57428340.cms

Iftar in 2050 is gonna be rad!

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I wonder, if Bangladesh and Pakistan hadn't split off, would India already be a majority Muslim country?

 

[Varun]

I wonder, if Bangladesh and Pakistan hadn't split off, would India already be a majority Muslim country?

Considering the top ranked Muslim nation is Indonesia with 249 million (the majority of them being Muslims), a combination of India - Pakistan - Bangladesh would certainly have been ranked up top of the list.

 

[troodon]

Only 10 crore increase in 30 years?

Already 20 crore muslims in India and its only 2017.

 

[Poseidon]

I wonder, if Bangladesh and Pakistan hadn't split off, would India already be a majority Muslim country?

i dont think so.

 

[CricFan007]

Only 10 crore increase in 30 years?

Already 20 crore muslims in India and its only 2017.

As education level in Muslims increase going forward, they will also start believing in quality of their life and adopt family planning...

BTW from 20 crore to 30 crore is 50% increase in 30 years....what you expect? increase of 150%? I think even 50% increase is very aggressive...

 

[troodon]

As education level in Muslims increase going forward, they will also start believing in quality of their life and adopt family planning...

BTW from 20 crore to 30 crore is 50% increase in 30 years....what you expect? increase of 150%? I think even 50% increase is very aggressive...

From what I have seen Muslims and daily laborers have the highest number of babies in India.

A Muslim couple will have 4or 5 kids and Daily laborers have even more. That is more than doubling of existing population. My educated Muslim friends working in IT also have at least 3kids.

Hopefully the trend changes for next generation.

 

[Madplayer]

Will be a little less than that considering Kashmir would be free by then

 

[Adil_94]

These countries will really have to improve their infrastructure and keep development up with the rate of the population or we will see even more mass poverty and unrest.

 

[Black Zero]

From what I have seen Muslims and daily laborers have the highest number of babies in India.

A Muslim couple will have 4or 5 kids and Daily laborers have even more. That is more than doubling of existing population. My educated Muslim friends working in IT also have at least 3kids.

Hopefully the trend changes for next generation.

Number of kids a family have...is directly proportional to the health services family enjoying.

So basically, Indian govt need to focus to provide better health services to Muslim families.
(Q: is the life expectancy is lower for indian muslims as compared to Indian Hindus?)

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Popullation is going to be serious problem in some stage in the future, but it's not a problem that can't be solved again.

People seriously need to stop making so many babies. IMO 1-2 is fine and at most 3.

 

[Rayyman]

Why don't we just combine countries?
It will be good for peace and good for cricket!

 

[Varun]

Popullation is going to be serious problem in some stage in the future, but it's not a problem that can't be solved again.

People seriously need to stop making so many babies. IMO 1-2 is fine and at most 3.

It already is a huge problem. There are 7+ billion people in the world and 1+ billion in India alone. Yet nobody will talk about it.

 

[Syed1]

It already is a huge problem. There are 7+ billion people in the world and 1+ billion in India alone. Yet nobody will talk about it.

You folks need a one/two child policy.. ASAP

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

It already is a huge problem. There are 7+ billion people in the world and 1+ billion in India alone. Yet nobody will talk about it.

It's a big problem in India/Asia but not in the rest of the world.. Yet.

 

[Madplayer]

It already is a huge problem. There are 7+ billion people in the world and 1+ billion in India alone. Yet nobody will talk about it.

Religious leaders in India are appealing women to produce more than 5 kids per couple to counter muslim population. They have even announced incentives for such women. This nonsense should not be allowed to be propagated.

 

[Varun]

You folks need a one/two child policy.. ASAP

According to the WHO, if every Indian couple has - on average - 2.2 children, India's population will remain static over the long term, barring any other events.

But who's listening, eh?

 

[Syed1]

According to the WHO, if every Indian couple has - on average - 2.2 children, India's population will remain static over the long term, barring any other events.

But who's listening, eh?

Well theoretically that is true for any country. If every couple has 2 children then the population of the country remains the same. The additional 0.2 is accounting for out-bound immigration and deaths through unnatural means (crime, disasters etc).

The problem with desi societies is that sons are like kings and if a couple doesn't have a son they keep trying for it. More sons are also seen as more working hands and a ticket to get out of poverty.

 

[troodon]

According to the WHO, if every Indian couple has - on average - 2.2 children, India's population will remain static over the long term, barring any other events.

But who's listening, eh?

India needs less than 2 kids per family for the population to reduce.

1 Child policy should be enforced. Its shameful when UP alone has the same number of people as the country of United states.

Improving Health Care and people still having more than 2 kids is ruining the country.

 

[Saeed]

The whole sub continent needs one child policy. It's simply not possible to maintain high standards of living with the population sub continent has right now, doesn't matter how huge the economic growth is.

 

[Musakhel]

Hard to believe this firstly India does not have more muslims than Pakistan and last I checked we guys have the higher fertility rate.

 

[Musakhel]

The whole sub continent needs one child policy. It's simply not possible to maintain high standards of living with the population sub continent has right now, doesn't matter how huge the economic growth is.

One child policy is fine as long as the government does not provide pensions. Obviously India would be the exception with such a large population one child policy won't work in other smaller nations.

 

[PakLFC]

I find such predications to be so ignorant. Whose to say the world will even last that long. If it does many wars will take place between now and 2050 possibly changing the demographics of all regions effected by them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Why don't we just combine countries?
It will be good for peace and good for cricket!

Its not possible , Pakistan has an important role to play in future.

 

[PakLFC]

Why don't we just combine countries?
It will be good for peace and good for cricket!

There is nothing more important then independence. Your home may require plumbing and decorating but no matter what at the end of the day it is still yours. I never want to be one with India after giving so much blood to be separated from them. Some sort of merger may be possible with Afghanistan as it will open Central Asia up for us without compromising why Pakistan was formed.

 

[Saeed]

One child policy is fine as long as the government does not provide pensions. Obviously India would be the exception with such a large population one child policy won't work in other smaller nations.

Pakistan and Bangladesh are not small nations. You have to look at the resources these nation have and they are simply not enough take care of millions of people. Pension is worthless if your environment is polluted, there is water and food shortage. Pakistan just might be heading there.

A country which is dealing with homegrown Islamic militancy and an exponential rise in extremism might not be too concerned about water shortage, or at least it would not be its top priority. That is why the Pakistani government has hinted that it will significantly increase the defense budget for the next financial year, ignoring the fact that water scarcity could be a bigger menace than Islamic terrorism.
The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has warned that the country may run dry by 2025 if the authorities didn't take an immediate action. According to a yet-to-be released report, parts of which have been made available to the media, the Islamic country touched the "water stress line" in 1990 and crossed the "water scarcity line" in 2005.
If this situation persists, Pakistan is likely to face acute water shortage or drought-like situation in the near future, predicts the PCRWR, which is affiliated with the South Asian country's Ministry of Science and Technology.
The organization says there is an urgent need to carry out research at various levels to find a solution to the crisis. "Unfortunately, the PCRWR has no funds to ensure sustainable research," said a ministry official.
Islamabad-based water expert Irfan Chowdhry confirms the report's findings and says that Pakistan is on the verge of a huge catastrophe. "It is alarming that our capacity to preserve water has shrunk over the years. We haven't built new dams since the 1960s, and the capacity of existing ones to store water is decreasing,"Chowdhry told DW.

http://www.dw.com/en/why-water-scarcity-is-a-bigger-threat-to-pakistans-security-than-militancy/a-19293470