THE ISLAMIC WORLD The 57 Countries

THE ISLAMIC  WORLD The  57 countries in the Organization of the Islamic Conference are home to 1.3 billion people. The attendant diversity in culture, geography, economics and politics can be seen in the five country snapshots below.

Roll over each region to view the population figures (total, thousands, in 2000*)

POPULATION OF THE OIC COUNTRIES (total, thousands, in 2000)*

Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Nigeria 113,862
2. Sudan 31,095
3. Uganda 23,300
4. Mozambique 18,292
5. Cote d'Ivoire 16,013
6. Cameroon 14,876
7. Burkina Faso 11,535
8. Mali 11,351
9. Niger 10,832
10. Senegal 9,421
11. Somalia 8,778
12. Guinea 8,154
13. Chad 7,885
14. Benin 6,272
15. Togo 4,527
16. Sierra Leone 4,405
17. Mauritania 2,665
18. Gambia 1,303
19. Gabon 1,230
20. Guinea-Bissau 1,199
21. Comoros 706
22. Middle East & North Africa
23. Iran 70,330
24. Egypt 67,884
25. Algeria 30,291
26. Morocco (including Western Sahara) 29,878
27. Iraq 22,946
28. Saudi Arabia 20,346
29. Yemen 18,349
30. Syria 16,189
31. Tunisia 9,459
32. Libya 5,290
33. Jordan 4,913
34. Lebanon 3,496
35. Occupied Palestinian Territory 3,191
36. United Arab Emirates 2,606
37. Oman 2,538
38. Kuwait 1,914
39. Bahrain 640
40. Djibouti 632
41. Qatar 565
42. Europe & Central Asia
43. Turkey 66,668
44. Uzbekistan 24,881
45. Afghanistan 21,765
46. Kazakhstan 16,172
47. Azerbaijan 8,041
48. Tajikistan 6,087
49. Kyrgyzstan 4,921
50. Turkmenistan 4,737
51. Albania 3,134

South & East Asia and Pacific

1. Indonesia 212,092
2. Pakistan 141,256
3. Bangladesh 137,439
4. Malaysia 22,218
5. Brunei Darussalam 328
6. Maldives 291

Latin America & Caribbean

1. Guyana 761
2. Suriname 417

*Many countries outside the OIC have sizeable Muslim populations, notably India, which is home to 175 million Muslims. Source: SEDAC