2050 will equal the number of followers of Islam to Christianity, and Christians globally will exceed the year 2070, it is projected by the Pew Research Center, the reasons for differences in population growth, youth populations and the number of conversions.
The study says that Christian is the largest religion in the world in 2010, with an estimated 2.2 billion followers, representing almost a third (31 percent) of all population of 6.9 billion people. Islam amounted to 1.6 billion followers represent 23 percent of the global population.
If this demographic trend continues, then, Pew said that in the middle of this century, the Muslim population is predicted to increase by about 73 percent, and 30 percent of the world's population (2.8 billion). Christian will be 31 percent of the world's population (2.9 billion).
the number of Muslims
"The main reason for the growth of Islam not only in number but because of where they live," Alan Cooperman, director of religious studies PEW, told NPR. "The Muslim population is concentrated in some parts of the world population growth rate fastest in the world."
The reason for this trend is due to several factors: The fertility rate, the population of young people and those who converted. The study says the Islamic population has the highest population growth rates, with a mean average of 3.1 per woman - compared with the Christian population of about 2.7 children per woman.
In 2010, more than a quarter of the total world population is under the age of 15 years. The highest percentage of children younger than age 15 are Muslims, who comprise 34 percent compared to 30 percent Hindu and 27 percent Christian.
The prominent growth is one reason Muslims are predicted to grow faster than Hinda and Christians.
The growth of the dominant religion is also caused by the boom that happened. For example, India will replace Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, even with a Hindu majority, Pew said, "four out of every 10 Christians in the world will live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Thing missing from this report, due to unavailability of data, is how the population of China will affect this trajectory. If the 1.3 billion Chinese population including those currently five percent of Christians, and more Chinese people are turning to Christianity, then it will affect the amount of tabulating the Christian world.
The study says that Christian is the largest religion in the world in 2010, with an estimated 2.2 billion followers, representing almost a third (31 percent) of all population of 6.9 billion people. Islam amounted to 1.6 billion followers represent 23 percent of the global population.
If this demographic trend continues, then, Pew said that in the middle of this century, the Muslim population is predicted to increase by about 73 percent, and 30 percent of the world's population (2.8 billion). Christian will be 31 percent of the world's population (2.9 billion).
the number of Muslims
"The main reason for the growth of Islam not only in number but because of where they live," Alan Cooperman, director of religious studies PEW, told NPR. "The Muslim population is concentrated in some parts of the world population growth rate fastest in the world."
The reason for this trend is due to several factors: The fertility rate, the population of young people and those who converted. The study says the Islamic population has the highest population growth rates, with a mean average of 3.1 per woman - compared with the Christian population of about 2.7 children per woman.
In 2010, more than a quarter of the total world population is under the age of 15 years. The highest percentage of children younger than age 15 are Muslims, who comprise 34 percent compared to 30 percent Hindu and 27 percent Christian.
The prominent growth is one reason Muslims are predicted to grow faster than Hinda and Christians.
The growth of the dominant religion is also caused by the boom that happened. For example, India will replace Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, even with a Hindu majority, Pew said, "four out of every 10 Christians in the world will live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Thing missing from this report, due to unavailability of data, is how the population of China will affect this trajectory. If the 1.3 billion Chinese population including those currently five percent of Christians, and more Chinese people are turning to Christianity, then it will affect the amount of tabulating the Christian world.