2050ல் அதிக முஸ்லிம்கள் வாழும் நாடுகளில் இந்தியா முதலிடம்

2050ல் அதிக முஸ்லிம்கள் வாழும் நாடுகளில்

இந்தியா முதலிடம்

இந்தோனேசியாவை பின்னுக்குத் தள்ளி விட்டு, 2050ல் அதிக முஸ்லிம்கள் வாழும் நாடுகளில் இந்தியாதான் முன்னிலை வகிக்கும் என அமெரிக்காவின் பீவ் ஆராய்ச்சி மையம், மதங்கள் குறித்து நடத்திய ஆய்வறிக்கையில் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

2050-இல் உலக மக்கள் தொகையில் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள்  292 கோடியாகவும், முஸ்லிம்கள் 276 கோடியாகவும் இருக்கக்கூடும் என்றும் அதில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Christians will remain the largest religious group, increasing to 2.92 billion adherents by 2050 if current demographic trends continue. But Muslims will reach 2.76 billion, making each faith group about 30 percent of the world population, analysts from the Pew Research Center said.

The projections in the report, “The Future of World Religions,” are based on birth and death rates, immigration patterns and rates of religious conversions, among other information found in censuses, demographic surveys and additional reports that asked people to identify what faith they follow.

Much of the growth of both Christianity and Islam will occur in Africa. But Muslims will also grow to make up 10 percent of Europe’s population and will outnumber Jews in the US by mid-century.

India is expected to retain a Hindu majority, but the country will surpass Indonesia as the nation with the world’s largest Muslim population. As a group, Muslims are younger and have more children than members of other faiths, driving their global growth, researchers said.

The report is the latest to measure how Christianity in developing countries is far outpacing the growth of the faith in the West. By 2050, 4 in 10 Christians are expected to be located in Africa. And Christians will no longer be a majority in the United Kingdom, France and Australia.

Within the US, the share of Christians is expected to decrease from more than three-quarters to two-thirds.

The number of Buddhists will remain about the same, but because of overall global population growth, will comprise a smaller share of the world’s population.

Hindus will grow to reach 1.4 billion people.

Worldwide, the number of Jews is expected to grow by about 16 percent to 16.1 million.