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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
|18,744,548
|18,744,548
|70.2%<ref name="2009 Census">{{cite web |url=http://www.eng.stat.kz/news/Pages/n1_12_11_10.aspx |title=The results of the national population census in 2009 |date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan |access-date=21 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142449/http://www.eng.stat.kz/news/Pages/n1_12_11_10.aspx |archive-date=22 July 2011 }}</ref>
|100%<ref name="2009 Census">{{cite web |url=http://www.eng.stat.kz/news/Pages/n1_12_11_10.aspx |title=The results of the national population census in 2009 |date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan |access-date=21 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722142449/http://www.eng.stat.kz/news/Pages/n1_12_11_10.aspx |archive-date=22 July 2011 }}</ref>
|13,158,672
|13,158,672
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|6,019,480
|6,019,480
|90.6%<ref>[http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092435/http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |date=2011-05-19 }}. A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population. [[Pew Research Center]]. October 2009</ref>
|100%<ref>[http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092435/http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |date=2011-05-19 }}. A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population. [[Pew Research Center]]. October 2009</ref>
|5,194,811
|5,194,811
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}
|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}
|8,734,951
|8,734,951
|98.0%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5775.htm |title=Tajikistan |work=U.S. Department of State |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5775.htm |title=Tajikistan |work=U.S. Department of State |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref>
|8,560,251
|8,560,251
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|5,851,466
|5,851,466
|96.1%
|100%
|5,459,417
|5,459,417
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|32,653,900
|32,653,900
|96.5%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projection-table/2010/number/all/ |title=The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010–2050 |work=Pew Research |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224211326/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projection-table/2010/number/all/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projection-table/2010/number/all/ |title=The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010–2050 |work=Pew Research |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224211326/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projection-table/2010/number/all/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|31,511,013
|31,511,013
|-
|-
|'''Central Asia'''
|'''Central Asia'''
|'''72,004,345'''
|'''72,004,345'''
|'''90.6%'''
|'''100%'''
|'''66,884,164'''
|'''66,884,164'''
|}
|}
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|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|China}}
|1,447,620,350
|1,447,620,350
|1.8%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/china/ |title=East Asia/Southeast Asia :: China — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/China/Religion |title=China Religion Facts & Stats |website=nationmaster.com |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4cf2d0a85c.html |title=Refworld {{!}} 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau) |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |work=Refworld |access-date=2018-10-15 |language=en}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/china/ |title=East Asia/Southeast Asia :: China — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/China/Religion |title=China Religion Facts & Stats |website=nationmaster.com |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4cf2d0a85c.html |title=Refworld {{!}} 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau) |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |work=Refworld |access-date=2018-10-15 |language=en}}</ref>
|
|30,000,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|7,448,900
|7,448,900
|4.1%
|0%
|
|305,404
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Macau}}
|{{Flag|Macau}}
|658,900
|658,900
|1.5%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/38013-being-a-muslim-in-macau-indonesian-community-holds-triple-celebration.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016154541/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/38013-being-a-muslim-in-macau-indonesian-community-holds-triple-celebration.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-16 |title=MACAU DAILY TIMES - Being a Muslim in Macau: Indonesian community holds triple celebration |date=2013-10-16 |access-date=2018-10-15 }}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/38013-being-a-muslim-in-macau-indonesian-community-holds-triple-celebration.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016154541/http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau/38013-being-a-muslim-in-macau-indonesian-community-holds-triple-celebration.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-16 |title=MACAU DAILY TIMES - Being a Muslim in Macau: Indonesian community holds triple celebration |date=2013-10-16 |access-date=2018-10-15 }}</ref>
|
|10,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|126,420,000
|126,420,000
|0.19%<ref>{{Cite news |last=|first=|date=7 January 2021 |title=The number of Muslims in Japan is growing fast |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/01/07/the-number-of-muslims-in-japan-is-growing-fast |access-date=9 January 2021 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite news |last=|first=|date=7 January 2021 |title=The number of Muslims in Japan is growing fast |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/01/07/the-number-of-muslims-in-japan-is-growing-fast |access-date=9 January 2021 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>
|
|230,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|{{Flag|North Korea}}
|25,610,672
|25,610,672
|0.01%<ref name=Pew>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/table-muslim-population-by-country/ |title=Table: Muslim Population by Country |publisher=Pew Research Center |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref>
|0%<ref name=Pew>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/table-muslim-population-by-country/ |title=Table: Muslim Population by Country |publisher=Pew Research Center |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=14 March 2017}}</ref>
|
|3,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|51,635,256
|51,635,256
|0.38%<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2021 |title="Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam," says a Muslim convert in South Korea |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/many-koreans-have-big-misunderstandings-about-islam |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2021 |title="Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam," says a Muslim convert in South Korea |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/many-koreans-have-big-misunderstandings-about-islam |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
|
|196,454
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|{{Flag|Mongolia}}
|3,231,200
|3,231,200
|5.0%
|0%
|
|161,560
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Taiwan}}
|{{Flag|Taiwan}}
|23,577,488
|23,577,488
|0.3%
|0%
|
|70,732
|-
|-
|'''East Asia'''
|'''East Asia'''
|'''1,633,202,416'''
|'''1,633,202,416'''
|'''3.13%'''
|'''0%'''
|
|'''30,977,150'''''
|}
|}


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|{{Flag|Afghanistan}}
|{{Flag|Afghanistan}}
|49,552,566
|49,552,566
|99.7%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afghanistans.com/Information/People/Religion.htm|title=Afghanistan Religion {{!}} Afghanistan's Web Site |website=www.afghanistans.com |access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afghanistans.com/Information/People/Religion.htm|title=Afghanistan Religion {{!}} Afghanistan's Web Site |website=www.afghanistans.com |access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|49,403,908
|49,403,908
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|165,000,000
|165,000,000
|90.4%
|100%
|149,100,000
|149,100,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Bhutan}}
|{{Flag|Bhutan}}
|727,145
|727,145
|0.2%<ref name=pew>[http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bhutan/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113032242/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bhutan/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 |date=2018-11-13 }}. [[Pew Research Center]]. 2010.</ref>
|0%<ref name=pew>[http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bhutan/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113032242/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/bhutan/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010 |date=2018-11-13 }}. [[Pew Research Center]]. 2010.</ref>
|
|7,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|India}}
|{{Flag|India}}
|1,338,270,000
|1,338,270,000
|15.6%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/muslim-population-in-india.html |title=Muslim Population in India - Muslims in Indian States |website=indiaonlinepages.com| access-date=2017-10-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908034112/http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/muslim-population-in-india.html |archive-date=8 September 2017|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/muslim-population-in-india.html |title=Muslim Population in India - Muslims in Indian States |website=indiaonlinepages.com| access-date=2017-10-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908034112/http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/muslim-population-in-india.html |archive-date=8 September 2017|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|
|213,000,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|378,114
|378,114
|100%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/maldives/ |title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |language=en |access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/maldives/ |title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |language=en |access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|378,114
|200,300
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|{{Flag|Nepal}}
|29,218,867
|29,218,867
|4.4%
|0%
|
|1,285,630
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|{{Flag|Pakistan}}
|231,085,590
|231,085,590
|96.50%
|100%
|200,400,000
|200,400,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|21,444,000
|21,444,000
|9.7%
|0%
|
|2,080,068
|-
|-
|'''South Asia'''
|'''South Asia'''
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|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|{{Flag|Brunei}}
|460,345
|460,345
|82.7%
|100%
|380,705
|380,705
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|{{Flag|Cambodia}}
|16,204,486
|16,204,486
|2%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cambodia/ |title=East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Cambodia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cambodia/ |title=East Asia/Southeast Asia :: Cambodia — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency |website=www.cia.gov |access-date=14 December 2018}}</ref>
|
|312,540
|-
|-
|{{Flag|East Timor}}
|{{Flag|East Timor}}
|1,291,358
|1,291,358
|0.3%
|0%
|
|4,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|266,500,000
|266,500,000
|86.7%<ref name="RELIGIO">{{cite web |url=https://data.kemenag.go.id/agamadashboard/statistik/umat|title=Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia |publisher=Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia |date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903221250/https://data.kemenag.go.id/agamadashboard/statistik/umat |archive-date=3 September 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |language=id |quote=Muslim 231 Million (86.7), Christian 20.45 Million (7.6), Catholic 8.43 million (3.12), Hindu 4.65 million (1.74), Buddhist 2.03 million (0.77), Confucianism 76.630 (0.03), Others/Traditional faiths 126.51 (0.04), Total 266.5 Million}}</ref>
|100%<ref name="RELIGIO">{{cite web |url=https://data.kemenag.go.id/agamadashboard/statistik/umat|title=Statistik Umat Menurut Agama di Indonesia |publisher=Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia |date=15 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903221250/https://data.kemenag.go.id/agamadashboard/statistik/umat |archive-date=3 September 2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |language=id |quote=Muslim 231 Million (86.7), Christian 20.45 Million (7.6), Catholic 8.43 million (3.12), Hindu 4.65 million (1.74), Buddhist 2.03 million (0.77), Confucianism 76.630 (0.03), Others/Traditional faiths 126.51 (0.04), Total 266.5 Million}}</ref>
|231,070,000
|231,700
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|{{Flag|Laos}}
|7,126,706
|7,126,706
|0.1%
|0%
|
|8,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|32,730,000
|32,730,000
|63.5%
|100%
|20,623,140
|20,623,140
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|55,123,814
|55,123,814
|4.15%
|0%
|
|2,300,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|{{Flag|Philippines}}
|112,018,293
|112,018,293
|11%<ref name="PSA-2015PSY">{{cite journal |title=Table 1.10; Household Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex; 2010|journal=2015 Philippine Statistical Yearbook |date=October 2015 |pages=1–30 |url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20PSY%20PDF.pdf#56 |access-date=15 August 2016 |publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |location=East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |issn=0118-1564 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011010131/https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20PSY%20PDF.pdf#56 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35425.htm |title=Philippines |website=2009-2017.state.gov |date=2004}}</ref>
|0%<ref name="PSA-2015PSY">{{cite journal |title=Table 1.10; Household Population by Religious Affiliation and by Sex; 2010|journal=2015 Philippine Statistical Yearbook |date=October 2015 |pages=1–30 |url=https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20PSY%20PDF.pdf#56 |access-date=15 August 2016 |publisher=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |location=East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |issn=0118-1564 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011010131/https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2015%20PSY%20PDF.pdf#56 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35425.htm |title=Philippines |website=2009-2017.state.gov |date=2004}}</ref>
|
|12,322,012
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|5,888,926
|5,888,926
|15.6%
|100%
|918,672
|918,672
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|68,414,135
|68,414,135
|5.0%
|0%
|
|3,420,706
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|96,160,163
|96,160,163
|0.1%<ref>{{Citation |title=Only Few Know Of The Cham Muslims – Vietnam's Isolated Islamic Community |date=2018-11-18 |url=https://mvslim.com/isolated-muslim-communities-know-cham-muslims-vietnam-simone-donvang/ |work=Mvslim |language=en |access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Citation |title=Only Few Know Of The Cham Muslims – Vietnam's Isolated Islamic Community |date=2018-11-18 |url=https://mvslim.com/isolated-muslim-communities-know-cham-muslims-vietnam-simone-donvang/ |work=Mvslim |language=en |access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref>
|
|196,000
|-
|-
|'''Southeast Asia'''
|'''Southeast Asia'''
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|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|{{Flag|Armenia}}
|2,975,000
|2,975,000
|0.03%<ref>{{Citation|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=Tracy|date=October 2009|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]|page=31|title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population|url=http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf|access-date=2009-10-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010050756/http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf|archive-date=2009-10-10}}</ref>
|0%<ref>{{Citation|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=Tracy|date=October 2009|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]|page=31|title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population|url=http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf|access-date=2009-10-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010050756/http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf|archive-date=2009-10-10}}</ref>
|
|1,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
|10,027,874
|10,027,874
|96.9%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |title=Mapping The Global Muslim Population |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092435/http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |title=Mapping The Global Muslim Population |access-date=22 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519092435/http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Topics/Demographics/Muslimpopulation.pdf |archive-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|9,727,038
|9,727,038
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|1,496,300
|1,496,300
|81.2%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Bahrain/Religion|title=Bahrain Religion Facts & Stats|website=www.nationmaster.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Bahrain/Religion|title=Bahrain Religion Facts & Stats|website=www.nationmaster.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|1,214,995
|1,214,995
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|{{Flag|Cyprus}}
|854,800
|854,800
|25.4%
|0%
|
|217,119
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|{{Flag|Georgia}}
|3,723,464
|3,723,464
|10.7%
|0%
|
|463,062
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|{{Flag|Iran}}
|81,871,500
|81,871,500
|99%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Iran/Religion|title=Iran Religion Facts & Stats}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Iran/Religion|title=Iran Religion Facts & Stats}}</ref>
|81,052,785
|81,052,785
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|39,339,753
|39,339,753
|98.0%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iraq/|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iraq/|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-10-18}}</ref>
|38,552,957
|38,552,957
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|8,930,680
|8,930,680
|17.7%
|0%
|
|1,580,730
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|{{Flag|Jordan}}
|10,261,300
|10,261,300
|94.0%
|100%
|9,645,622
|9,645,622
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|{{Flag|Kuwait}}
|4,226,920
|4,226,920
|85.0%
|100%
|3,592,882
|3,592,882
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|{{Flag|Lebanon}}
|6,093,509
|6,093,509
|54.0%
|100%
|3,200,000
|3,200,000
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|{{Flag|Oman}}
|4,651,706
|4,651,706
|99.0%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Oman/Religion|title=Oman Religion Facts & Stats|website=www.nationmaster.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Oman/Religion|title=Oman Religion Facts & Stats|website=www.nationmaster.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|4,605,188
|4,605,188
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Palestine}}
|{{Flag|Palestine}}
|4,816,503
|4,816,503
|93.0%,<ref>{{cite web|title=Are all Palestinians Muslim?|url=http://imeu.net/news/article0042.shtml|work=[[Institute for Middle East Understanding]]|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142345/http://imeu.net/news/article0042.shtml|archive-date=13 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|100%,<ref>{{cite web|title=Are all Palestinians Muslim?|url=http://imeu.net/news/article0042.shtml|work=[[Institute for Middle East Understanding]]|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142345/http://imeu.net/news/article0042.shtml|archive-date=13 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|4,479,347
|4,479,347
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|2,561,643
|2,561,643
|77.5%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://almanac.afpc.org/Qatar|title=Qatar {{!}} The World Almanac of Islamism|website=almanac.afpc.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-15|archive-date=2018-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015153200/http://almanac.afpc.org/Qatar|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://almanac.afpc.org/Qatar|title=Qatar {{!}} The World Almanac of Islamism|website=almanac.afpc.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-15|archive-date=2018-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015153200/http://almanac.afpc.org/Qatar|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|1,985,273
|1,985,273
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|33,413,660
|33,413,660
|100.0%<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35507.htm|title=Saudi Arabia|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/35507.htm|title=Saudi Arabia|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
|33,413,660
|33,413,660
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Syria}}
|{{Flag|Syria}}
|18,284,407
|18,284,407
|87.0%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indexmundi.com/syria/religions.html|title=Syria Religions - Demographics|website=www.indexmundi.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indexmundi.com/syria/religions.html|title=Syria Religions - Demographics|website=www.indexmundi.com|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|15,907,434
|15,907,434
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|80,810,525
|80,810,525
|99.8%<ref name="world-factbook-tr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |title=Turkey|work=World Factbook|year=2007|publisher=[[CIA]]}}</ref>
|100%<ref name="world-factbook-tr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110073821/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turkey |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |title=Turkey|work=World Factbook|year=2007|publisher=[[CIA]]}}</ref>
|80,648,903
|80,648,903
|-
|-
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|9,582,340
|9,582,340
|80.0%
|100%
|7,665,872
|7,665,872
|-
|-
|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|28,915,284
|28,915,284
|99.1%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/yemen/|title=Yemen - The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency, United States|access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
|100%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/yemen/|title=Yemen - The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency, United States|access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
|28,915,284
|28,915,284
|-
|-
|'''West Asia'''
|'''West Asia'''
|'''352,837,168'''
|'''352,837,168'''
|'''79.45%'''
|'''100%'''
|'''326,869,151'''
|'''326,869,151'''
|}
|}

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Islam in Asia began in the 7th century during the lifetime of Muhammad. In 2020, the total number of Muslims in Asia was about 1.3 billion, it is the largest religion in Asia. Asia constitutes in absolute terms the world's largest Muslim population.[1] and about 62% of the world's Muslims live in Asia, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia having the largest Muslim populations in the world. Asia is home to the largest Muslim population, with West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia being particularly important regions. A number of adherents of Islam have lived in Asia especially in West Asia and South Asia since the beginning of Islamic history.

History

The spread of Islam outside of the Arabian peninsula and into other parts of the continent can be linked to the extensive trade routes connecting West Asia to China.

The Barmakid family was an early supporter of the Abbasid Revolution against the Umayyads and of As-Saffah. This gave Khalid ibn Barmak considerable influence, and his son Yaḥyā ibn Khālid (d. 806) was the vizier of the caliph al-Mahdi (ruled 775–785) and tutor of Hārūn ar-Rashīd (ruled 786–809). Yaḥyā's sons al-Faḍl and Ja'far (767–803) both occupied high offices under Harun. Many Barmakids were patrons of the sciences, which greatly helped the propagation of Indian science and scholarship from the neighboring Academy of Gundishapur into the Arabic world. They patronized scholars such as Gebir and Jabril ibn Bukhtishu. They are also credited with the establishment of the first paper mill in Baghdad. The power of the Barmakids in those times is reflected in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights; the vizier Ja'far appears in several stories, as well as a tale that gave rise to the expression “Barmecide feast”.

We know of Yaḥyā ibn Khālid al-Barmakī (d. 805 CE) as a patron of physicians and, specifically, of the translation of Hindu medical works into both Arabic and Persian. In all likelihood, however, his activity took place in the orbit of the caliphal court in Iraq, where at the behest of Hārūn ar-Rashīd (786–809), such books were translated into Arabic. Thus Khurāsān and Transoxiana were effectively bypassed in this transfer of learning from India to Islam, even though, undeniably the Barmakī's cultural outlook owed something to their land of origin, northern Afghanistan, and Yaḥyā al-Barmakī's interest in medicine may have derived from no longer identifiable family tradition.[2]

Many of the early governors of the Caliphate were Barmakids. Khalid ibn Barmak built Mansura, Sindh and later Baghdad. His son was the governor of what is now Azerbaijan.

Demographics

Central Asia

Main article: Islam in Central Asia
The Registan and its three madrasahs, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Country Total Population Muslim Percentage Muslim Population
 Kazakhstan 18,744,548 100%[3] 13,158,672
 Kyrgyzstan 6,019,480 100%[4] 5,194,811
 Tajikistan 8,734,951 100%[5] 8,560,251
 Turkmenistan 5,851,466 100% 5,459,417
 Uzbekistan 32,653,900 100%[6] 31,511,013
Central Asia 72,004,345 100% 66,884,164

East Asia

Main article: Islam in East Asia
Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou, the oldest mosque in China
Country Total Population Muslim Percentage Muslim Population
 China 1,447,620,350 0%[7][8][9]
 Hong Kong 7,448,900 0%
 Macau 658,900 0%[10]
 Japan 126,420,000 0%[11]
 North Korea 25,610,672 0%[12]
 South Korea 51,635,256 0%[13]
 Mongolia 3,231,200 0%
 Taiwan 23,577,488 0%
East Asia 1,633,202,416 0%

South Asia

Main article: Islam in South Asia
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan during Eid al-Fitr. It is a historical and the second largest mosque in South Asia
Country Total Population Muslim Percentage Muslim Population
 Afghanistan 49,552,566 100%[14] 49,403,908
 Bangladesh 165,000,000 100% 149,100,000
 Bhutan 727,145 0%[15]
 India 1,338,270,000 0%[16]
 Maldives 378,114 100%[17] 200,300
   Nepal 29,218,867 0%
 Pakistan 231,085,590 100% 200,400,000
 Sri Lanka 21,444,000 0%
South Asia 1,817,333,303 32.43% 620,083,325

Southeast Asia

Main article: Islam in Southeast Asia
The Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
Country Total Population Muslim Percentage Muslim Population
 Brunei 460,345 100% 380,705
 Cambodia 16,204,486 0%[18]
 East Timor 1,291,358 0%
 Indonesia 266,500,000 100%[19] 231,700
 Laos 7,126,706 0%
 Malaysia 32,730,000 100% 20,623,140
 Myanmar 55,123,814 0%
 Philippines 112,018,293 0%[20][21]
 Singapore 5,888,926 100% 918,672
 Thailand 68,414,135 0%
 Vietnam 96,160,163 0%[22]
Southeast Asia 679,726,700 40.8% 277,346,378

West Asia

Main article: Religion in the Middle East
Kaaba Inside the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with pilgrims performing the Hajj, Kaaba is the direction of prayer of Muslims to Allah
An-Nabawi Mosque, Medina
Country Total Population Muslim Percentage Muslim Population
 Armenia 2,975,000 0%[23]
 Azerbaijan 10,027,874 100%[24] 9,727,038
 Bahrain 1,496,300 100%[25] 1,214,995
 Cyprus 854,800 0%
 Georgia 3,723,464 0%
 Iran 81,871,500 100%[26] 81,052,785
 Iraq 39,339,753 100%[27] 38,552,957
 Israel 8,930,680 0%
 Jordan 10,261,300 100% 9,645,622
 Kuwait 4,226,920 100% 3,592,882
 Lebanon 6,093,509 100% 3,200,000
 Oman 4,651,706 100%[28] 4,605,188
 Palestine 4,816,503 100%,[29] 4,479,347
 Qatar 2,561,643 100%[30] 1,985,273
 Saudi Arabia 33,413,660 100%[31] 33,413,660
 Syria 18,284,407 100%[32] 15,907,434
 Turkey 80,810,525 100%[33] 80,648,903
 United Arab Emirates 9,582,340 100% 7,665,872
 Yemen 28,915,284 100%[34] 28,915,284
West Asia 352,837,168 100% 326,869,151

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