there will be more muslims than christians in the world in less than sixty years, new research revealed the religion's share of the world’s population will equal the christian share   at roughly 32 per cent each   in 2070, analysis by the pew research center showed the number of muslims will increase at more than double the rate of the world's population, which is expected to rise by 35 per cent in the next four decades scroll down for video  there will be more muslims than christians in the world in less than sixty years, the pew research center has claimed above, kashmiri muslims pray outside a mosque in srinagar  by 2100 around one per cent more of the world’s population will be muslim than christian, with the largest proportion of followers in india several countries are also projected to have a different religious majority by 2050 the number of countries with a christian majority is expected to decline from 159 to 151, the report claimed 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 by 2050 muslims will make up around ten per cent of europe's population it is thought the religion will thrive due to its young population and high fertility rates, with an average of 31 children per woman 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 the map (above) also shows population growth rate for each country  above, a congregation of christians in a london church the data also revealed that the number of atheists, agnostics and those who are religiously unaffiliated will decline from 16 per cent of the world's population to 13 per cent in the next four decades  the rate is well above the 21 replacement level   the minimum typically needed to maintain a stable population   and the fertility rate of christians, which is around 27 children per woman 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 'much of the worldwide growth of islam and christianity, for example, is expected to take place in sub saharan africa' the data  also revealed that the number of atheists, agnostics and those who are religiously unaffiliated will  decline from 16 per cent of the world's population to 13 per cent in the next four decades buddhism will also decline, with its followers decreasing by 03 per cent
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muslims will increase at more than double the rate of world's population . largest proportion of muslims likely to be in india, data showed . research was completed by the pew research center in america 