By 2050, there will be a surge in the population of Muslims!

By the year 2050, india will become the country with the largest Hindu and Muslim population in the world. A study report by the Pew Research Center has estimated that the Muslim population in india is increasing rapidly and by 2050 it will be much higher than at present.

According to the report, india will remain the largestcenter of Hinduism but at the same time the Muslim population here will also be the highest compared to any other country. However, india will remain a multicultural and multi-religious country where followers of many religions will be able to live in peace.

Muslims will have the highest population

India is already the major center of most of the world's Hindus. In 2010, 94% of the global Hindu population lived in india and this trend is expected to continue till 2050. According to estimates, by 2050 there will be 1.3 billion Hindus in India.

At the same time, the Muslim population in india is expected to reach 311 million (31.1 crores) by 2050, which will be about 11% of the global Muslim population. This will make india the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, while currently Indonesia has the largest number of Muslims in the world.

Population is increasing rapidly

The population of Muslims in india is expected to grow faster than Hindus, the main reason for which is their lower average age and high fertility rate. In 2010, the average age of indian Muslims was 22 years, while that of Hindus was 26 years and that of Christians was 28 years. Similarly, an average of 3.2 children are born per Muslim woman, while this figure is 2.5 among Hindu women and 2.3 among Christian women.

Due to these factors, the Muslim population in india is expected to increase from 14.4% in 2010 to 18.4% by 2050. However, Hindus will continue to make up more than three-quarters (76.7%) of the indian population until 2050. Interestingly, the number of Hindus in india in 2050 will be more than the combined Muslim population of the world's five largest Muslim countries (India, Pakistan, indonesia, nigeria and Bangladesh).

Know how much will be the number of Christians

India also has many small religious minority communities. In 2010, Christians were about 2.5% of the country's total population. By 2050, the Christian population in india is expected to decline to 2.2%. However, the report also states that religious diversity will remain in india, and the presence of all communities will keep the country's cultural identity strong.