A 2017 study estimated that 3.45 million Muslim Americans live in the United States, about 1.1 percent of the total U.S. population.
Historical Muslim population[edit]
Year | World population | Muslim population | Islamic followers share (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1800 | 1 billion | 91 million | (9.1%) |
1900 | 1.6 billion | 200 million | (12.5%) |
1970 | 3.7 billion | 577 million | (15.6%) |
2000 | 6.14 billion | 1.291 billion | (21%) |
2013 | 7.21 billion | 1.635 billion | (22.7%) |
2016 | 7.46 billion | 1.8 billion | (24.1%) |
2020 | 7.8 billion | 2 billion | (26%) |