A survey conducted across India in 2024 found that ** percent of Hindu population and ** percent of minorities agree that India belongs to all religions equally. The survey reflects citizens' faith in the secular and pluralistic fabric of the country.

A survey conducted across India in 2024 found that over 57 percent of the respondents agreed that the scope of reservations should be expanded to both Hindus and Muslims in the Scheduled caste (SC) category in government jobs. 19 percent believed that only Hindus should be given reservations in the category.

India Census: Population: by Religion: Muslim: Urban data was reported at 68,740,419.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 49,393,496.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: by Religion: Muslim: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 59,066,957.500 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68,740,419.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 49,393,496.000 Person in 2001. India Census: Population: by Religion: Muslim: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE001: Census: Population: by Religion.

A survey conducted across India in 2024 found that ** percent of citizens believed India belonged to all religions and not just Hindus. The survey reflects citizens' faith in the secular and pluralistic fabric of the country.

In the financial year 2024, the employment rate in India was the highest among Christians, at over 40 percent. The unemployment rate was the lowest among Muslims during the period, however, it was an increase from the previous financial year. The unemployment rate has risen across all religions since the last financial year.

Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Meghalaya data was reported at 2,213,027.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,628,986.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Meghalaya data is updated decadal, averaging 1,921,006.500 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,213,027.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 1,628,986.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Meghalaya data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE004: Census: Population: by Religion: Christian.

This dataset provides the labour force participation rates (LFPR), in percentage terms, for major religious groups in India, based on usual status (ps+ss). It is sourced from the PLFS reports conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The years covered in the survey are from July to June. For instance, 2023-24 refers to the period July 2023 to June 2024 and likewise for other years.

In the financial year 2024, the labor force participation rate in India was the highest among Christians, at over ** percent. The LFPR was the lowest among Muslims during the period. LFPR has declined for all religions since the financial year 2017.

Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Tamil Nadu data was reported at 4,418,331.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,785,060.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Tamil Nadu data is updated decadal, averaging 4,101,695.500 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,418,331.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 3,785,060.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: by Religion: Christian: Tamil Nadu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAE004: Census: Population: by Religion: Christian.

In the financial year 2024, the unemployment rate in India was the highest among Sikhs, at *** percent. The unemployment rate was the lowest among Christians during the period. The unemployment rate has risen across all religions since the last financial year.

Islam is the major religion in many African countries, especially in the north of the continent. In Comoros, Libya, Western Sahara, at least 99 percent of the population was Muslim as of 202. These were the highest percentages on the continent. However, also in many other African nations, the majority of the population was Muslim. In Egypt, for instance, Islam was the religion of 79 percent of the people. Islam and other religions in Africa Africa accounts for an important share of the world’s Muslim population. As of 2019, 16 percent of the Muslims worldwide lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, while 20 percent of them lived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Together with Christianity, Islam is the most common religious affiliation in Africa, followed by several traditional African religions. Although to a smaller extent, numerous other religions are practiced on the continent: these include Judaism, the Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Number of Muslims worldwide Islam is one of the most widespread religions in the world. There are approximately 1.9 billion Muslims globally, with the largest Muslim communities living in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, Indonesia hosts the highest number of Muslims worldwide, amounting to over 200 million, followed by India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Islam is also present in Europe and America. The largest Islamic communities in Europe are in France (5.72 million), Germany (4.95 million), and the United Kingdom (4.13 million). In the United States, there is an estimated number of around 3.45 million Muslims.

As of January 2024, the construction cost of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh, India, was estimated at around ** billion Indian rupees, while the Vishv Umiya Dham in Gujarat was estimated to be about *** billion Indian rupees. Ram Temple ranks as the second most valuable monument constructed in recent years in India.

A survey conducted across India in 2024 found that over 80 percent of India's population between the age group of 19 to 25 years believed India belonged to all religions, not just Hindus. The share was less in the age group of 56 years and above. However, in total 79 percent of the population agreed with the statement. The survey reflects citizens' faith in the secular and pluralistic fabric of the country.

As of 2010, Christianity was the religion with the most followers worldwide, followed by Islam (Muslims) and Hinduism. In the forty years between 2010 and 2050, it is projected that the landscape of world religions will undergo some noticeable changes, with the number of Muslims almost catching up to Christians. The changes in population sizes of each religious group is largely dependent on demographic development, for example, the rise in the world's Christian population will largely be driven by population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, while Muslim populations will rise across various regions of Africa and South Asia. As India's population is set to grow while China's goes into decline, this will be reflected in the fact that Hindus will outnumber the unaffiliated by 2050. In fact, India may be home to both the largest Hindu and Muslim populations in the world by the middle of this century.

In 2011, about 2.34 percent of the population in India identified Christianity as their religion, an increase from two percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.

The share of the Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) in 2024 Lok Sabha shrunk to 4.42 percent, a decrease from the previous year. This was the second-lowest share since 1952. Muslim representation was the weakest in the election year 2014 and the highest in 1980.

Sex Ratio at Birth: Female per 1000 Male: Punjab data was reported at 897.000 NA in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 891.000 NA for 2019. Sex Ratio at Birth: Female per 1000 Male: Punjab data is updated yearly, averaging 867.000 NA from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 897.000 NA in 2020 and a record low of 808.000 NA in 2006. Sex Ratio at Birth: Female per 1000 Male: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAJ001: Memo Items: Sex Ratio at Birth.

According to India's last census in 2011, the Muslim population had about 24.6 percent of decadal growth rate, while Hindus had a decadal growth rate of 16.8 percent. India, a secular nation provides religious freedom as a fundamental right under the constitution to its citizens.

The statistic shows the total population of India from 2019 to 2029. In 2023, the estimated total population in India amounted to approximately 1.43 billion people.

Total population in India

India currently has the second-largest population in the world and is projected to overtake top-ranking China within forty years. Its residents comprise more than one-seventh of the entire world’s population, and despite a slowly decreasing fertility rate (which still exceeds the replacement rate and keeps the median age of the population relatively low), an increasing life expectancy adds to an expanding population. In comparison with other countries whose populations are decreasing, such as Japan, India has a relatively small share of aged population, which indicates the probability of lower death rates and higher retention of the existing population.

With a land mass of less than half that of the United States and a population almost four times greater, India has recognized potential problems of its growing population. Government attempts to implement family planning programs have achieved varying degrees of success. Initiatives such as sterilization programs in the 1970s have been blamed for creating general antipathy to family planning, but the combined efforts of various family planning and contraception programs have helped halve fertility rates since the 1960s. The population growth rate has correspondingly shrunk as well, but has not yet reached less than one percent growth per year.

As home to thousands of ethnic groups, hundreds of languages, and numerous religions, a cohesive and broadly-supported effort to reduce population growth is difficult to create. Despite that, India is one country to watch in coming years. It is also a growing economic power; among other measures, its GDP per capita was expected to triple between 2003 and 2013 and was listed as the third-ranked country for its share of the global gross domestic product.

In a survey conducted from 2019 to 2021 in India, it was found that ** percent of Christian men were non-vegetarian, the highest among other religions. The prevalence of non-vegetarianism was almost ** percent in Muslim men and over ** percent among Buddhists.