article_snippet.sent: The religion's share of the
article_snippet.sent: world’s population will equal the Christian share - at roughly 32 per cent each - in 2070, analysis by the Pew Research Center showed.
article_snippet.sent: By 2100 around one per cent more of the world
article_snippet.sent: ’s population will be Muslim than Christian, with the largest proportion of followers in India.
article_snippet.sent: Several countries are also projected to have a different religious majority by 2050.
article_snippet.sent: The number of countries with a Christian majority is expected to decline from 159 to 151, the report claimed.
article_snippet.sent: Less than 50 per cent of the population will be Christian in the United Kingdom, Australia, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Republic of Macedonia.
article_snippet.sent: It is thought the religion will thrive due to It young population and high fertility rates, with an average of 3.1 children per woman.
article_snippet.sent: By 2100 there will be around one per cent more Muslims than Christians (graph left), with the largest proportion of the religion's followers in India.
article_snippet.sent: The map (above) also shows population growth rate for each country .
article_snippet.sent: The rate is well above the 2.1 replacement level - the minimum typically needed to maintain a stable population - and the fertility rate of Christians, which is around 2.7 children per woman.
article_snippet.sent: The Pew Research Center's report said: 'Religions with many adherents in developing countries – where birth rates are high and infant mortality rates generally have been falling – are likely to grow quickly. '
article_snippet.sent: Much of the worldwide growth of Islam and Christianity, for example, is expected to take place in sub-Saharan Africa.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Largest proportion of Muslims likely to be in India, data showed .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Research was completed by the Pew Research Center in America .