Muslims fastest-growing religious group over last decade
Muslims were the fastest-growing religious group between the years 2010 and 2020, outpacing all other religions combined, a study has revealed.
The number of Muslims increased by 347 million, while their share of the world’s population rose 1.8 points, to 25.6%, according to a Pew Research Center report.
The study, which included more than 2,700 censuses and surveys, suggests that Christians remained the world’s largest religious group but did not keep pace with global population growth from over the last decade.
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