Question

Which of the following statements accurately explains how India is home to one of the world's largest Muslim populations despite having a national population that is only 12 percent Muslim?

Answer 1

This is because India's population is incredibly large (Approximately 1.252 Billion). When compared to other countries, 12% of 1.252 billion is significant.

Answer 2

India has about 1225 millions of inhabitants. It is the second most populated country in the world. Although most of them are Hindus (in fact, India has most of the world's Hindus), the third largest group of Muslims live there. That would make around 147 million people that profess this religion.

That is why even though only 12 per cent of the national population is Muslim, India is still one of the world's largest Muslim populations. In the upcoming decades, it's projected India will have the largest population of Muslims and Hindus. It is expected that Muslims will grow faster than Hindus rising from 14.4% in 2010 to 18.4% in 2050.