Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith, will leap from 1.6
billion (in 2010) to 2.76 billion by 2050, according to the Pew study. At that
time, Muslims will make up nearly one-third of the world's total projected
population of about 9 billion people.
billion (in 2010) to 2.76 billion by 2050, according to the Pew study. At that
time, Muslims will make up nearly one-third of the world's total projected
population of about 9 billion people.
Christianity is expected to grow, too, but not at Islam's
explosive rate. The Pew study predicts Christians will increase from 2.17
billion to 2.92 billion, composing more than 31% of the world's population.
explosive rate. The Pew study predicts Christians will increase from 2.17
billion to 2.92 billion, composing more than 31% of the world's population.
This means that by 2050, more than 6 out of 10 people on
Earth will be Christian or Muslim. And, for perhaps the first time in history,
Islam and Christianity would boast roughly equal numbers.
Earth will be Christian or Muslim. And, for perhaps the first time in history,
Islam and Christianity would boast roughly equal numbers.
Looking even farther into the future, Islam's population
could pass Christianity by 2070, Pew says, despite Christians' six-century head
start. (It's possible that Muslims outnumbered Christians sometime in the past,
perhaps during the Black Plague that decimated Europe. But scholars aren't
sure.)
could pass Christianity by 2070, Pew says, despite Christians' six-century head
start. (It's possible that Muslims outnumbered Christians sometime in the past,
perhaps during the Black Plague that decimated Europe. But scholars aren't
sure.)
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