The reporter upananda brahmachari stayed with shri sudarshanji in 1988 at 84, ashutosh mukhrejee road, kolkata 700 025, for two months. This is the only place where sikhs are in the majority. In 2020, the worlds population will be three times what it was in 1950. Hindus will become the worlds third largest population by 2050, while india will overtake indonesia as the country with the largest muslim population, according to a. Mountains are large landforms raised above the surface of the earth emerging into peaks and ranges. The illtreatment of hindus in bangladesh has made them more amenable to the gospel. Hindu religion information data and statistics pewgrf. Asia rises, the west declines the planet may also be racked by wars over food and water. By 2020, india will be hindu nation, world by 2030. Veteran vishwa hindu parishad vhp leader, ashok singhal in a recent public event said that india would become a hindu nation by 2020. The united states department of states 2004 religious freedom report found some 1. As you will see the pie chart only mentions percentages of the worlds population whose religiously related selfadmission places them in each category. Noting a significant decline in extreme poverty since 1990, the world bank has noted that the end of extreme poverty is in sight and pledged to cut it down to at most 3% of the worlds population by this time.
Written by the worlds leading scholars on hinduism, its twentyfour chapters explore the history, philosophy and practice of one of the worlds great religious traditions. The world s muslim population is expected to increase by about 35 per cent in the next 20 years, rising from 1. Sikhs have emigrated to countries all over the world especially to englishspeaking and east asian nations. Overall, the world s population is projected to grow from 7. India will retain a hindu majority but also will have the largest muslim population of any country in the world, surpassing indonesia. Islam is the dominant religion in the maldives, afghanistan, and bangladesh. After world war ii, mauritius population began to expand quickly due to increased fertility and a dramatic drop in mortality rates as a result of improved health care and the eradication of malaria. Very slight increases also are expected in the percentages of.
Hinduism to become worlds third largest religion by 2050. The hindu council, an umbrella group for hindus living in the uk, lists 161 temples across the uk and 423 hindu organisations and community groups among its members. By 2030, muslims will make up 16 pc of indias population. Pakistan is the second largest muslimmajority country in terms of population in the world.
Nonetheless, taoist ideas and symbols such as taijitu have become popular throughout the world through tai chi chuan, qigong, and various martial arts. Vhp leader ashok singhal hailing the coming to power of the narendra modi government, he said the victory has put an end to the 800 years of slavery. But going back to the fears of indian muslims outnumbering hindus, if we. How the populations of the worlds regions are changing the hindu. This period of heightened population growth reaching about 3% a year was followed by one of the worlds most rapid birth rate declines.
There are an estimated 60 to 70 million hindus who lived outside india in 2010. Indian muslims population growth rate is highest, but thats due to. In demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living, and was estimated to have reached 7. The worlds regions are all growing at different rates and many of the fastest. Forecasts suggest the world s population could reach a staggering 9 billion people by 2030 triple the population of the early 1960s. Calling the victory of the bjp led alliance in the 2014 lok sabha elections as initiation of a revolution in the country, vhp patron ashok singhal on saturday said by 2020, india. The largest share of the worlds hindus lived in the asiapacific region notably india as of 2010 and will continue to live in this region in the decades ahead. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The first ever blue book on india released in china by a prominent official beijing publisher has portrayed a government in serious crisis, but expressed the belief that india would. The mla said he wrote the post after watching a video about muslim population growth. South asia contains the largest population of muslims in the world. This pie chart is based on statistics listing peoples selfadmitted adherence to one of the major world religions, or to other faiths, or to people stating that they are of no religion. Europes great immigration disaster by vincent, david isbn.
According to the book, these two measures made 60 per cent of the hindus landless. The hindu council uk represents all the hindu faith denominations, various hindu communities and hindus from different parts of the world settled in the united kingdom. Report hindus will become the worlds third largest population by 2050, while india will overtake indonesia as the country with the largest muslim population, according to. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. People with no religious affiliation currently have the third largest share of the worlds total population. This is why india will have the worlds largest muslim population in. Hindus world population is 108 crore 1080 million with 3 majority countries nepal 2. Muslim populations around the world and their size in 2030 have been calculated by a respected us thinktank. Hinduism fastest growing religion in pakistan and saudi. However, muslim fertility rates in india are falling faster than among hindus, pew researchs future of world religions report showed recently. Hinduism is one of the oldest living religions in the world.
By percentage, nepal has the largest majority of hindu population in the world followed by india and mauritius. Introduction to the hindu kush himalaya assessment. As of 2010, nearly a third of the worlds population identified as christian. Report according to the pew research center, the hindu population is projected to rise by 34 per cent worldwide, from a little over 1 billion to nearly 1. Economic growth among the global hindu population is expected to significantly outpace global economic growth, mostly led by the rising economy of india. By 2030, 50 per cent of indias population would reside in urban areas, said hardeep singh puri, minister of state independent charge, ministry of housing and urban affairs. Retired justice kazi ebadul haque said the minorities and. Presently, india and nepal ar e the t wo hindu majority countr ies. Muslims will take over india by 2030, hindus in danger. Hindus in india will continue to far outnumber muslims. India and china alone account for 36% of the worlds population. Hinduism fastest growing religion in pakistan and saudi arabia new delhi. It took over 200,000 years of human history for the worlds population to reach 1 billion, and only 200 years more to reach 7 billion. By 2020, india will be hindu rashtra nationstate and a hindu world by 2030.
It is also very common in nepal, and among the tamils in sri lanka. This is a list of religious populations by number of adherents and countries. In india, certain groups have raised concern over fast growth of muslims but what is interesting is the fact that the. Overall, the worlds population is projected to grow from 7. But muslims share of population will rise, pew expects, to around 18% in 2050 from about. In 2050, indias muslim population will be largest globally the hindu. The hindu world is the most complete, authoritative and uptodate onevolume guide to hindu faith and culture available today. No hindus will be left in bangladesh after 30 years. India will be hindu rashtra by 2020 and a hindu world by 2030. North americas share of the worlds hindu population is expected to grow from about 0. While this represents relatively strong population growth, with india becoming the largest country in the world in 2027, it will continue to decelerate over this period due to falling birth rates, increasing death rates and negative net migration. The world health organization and unicef have set a goal for.
India will retain a hindu majority but also will have the largest muslim population of any country in the world, surpassing indonesia, it said. Mountains occupy 22% of the worlds land surface area and are home to about % of the worlds population fao 2015. Hinduism is the fastestgrowing religion in both pakistan and saudi arabia hinduism is also the fastest growing religion in ireland and italy. The hindu population of usa is the worlds eighthlargest.
By 2030 muslims are projected to represent about 26. Economic growth among the global hindu population is expected to significantly outpace global economic growth, mostly led by the rising. Hindus are expected to remain very heavily concentrated in the asiapacific region, where 99% lived in 2010 and a similar proportion is projected to reside in 2050. Muslims will take over india by 2030, hind us in danger. Quarter of the world will be muslim by 2030 telegraph. Half of indias population will be living in urban areas. In doing so they have retained, to an unusually high degree. The degree of uncertainty associated with that projection is small and depends.
The conflict remains the deadliest in human history and the most damaging financially. By 2050, india to have worlds largest populations of hindus and. It claims about 950 million followers about 14% of the worlds population. Hinduism has grown to become the worlds third largest religion, after christianity and islam. India will be a hindu nation by 2020, world by 2030. Faith is on the rise and 84% of the global population identifies with a religious group. The majority of indigenous believers has traditionally been from a hindu background, and usually from the less populous and lower caste peoples. Only three countries in the world, in 2010, had a majority of its population as hindus nepal, india, and mauritius. Hindus to be worlds 3rd largest population by 2050. The number of hindus in the world is expected to grow by 400 million people between 2010 and 2050, but is projected to remain about the same share of the worlds population in the decades ahead. In this list i will only concentrate on china and its neighbors and friends, who are clearly well defined friends. The table below shows that from 2020 to 2050, the bulk of the worlds population growth is predicted to take place in africa. India will be hindu rashtra by 2020 and a hindu world by.
While about 915 million people live in mountainous region, less than 150 million people live above 2,500 m above sea level masl, and only 2030 million people live above. Quarter of the world will be muslim by 2030 the worlds muslim population will grow twice as fast as nonmuslims over the next 20 years according to a. By 2030, muslims are expected to make up 8% of europes population including an estimated 19 million in the eu. India is projected to have 310 million muslims 11% of the global total, making it the country with the largest population of muslims in the world. The world population of hindus will grow rapidly between now and 2050, based on a relatively high expansion rate and the youth profile of this. What should south indians make out of the fact that by 2030 the four southern. In 2030, the population of india will reach nearly 1. The mla said he wrote the post after watching a video about muslim population growth in india. Growth of religion is the spread of religions and the increase of religious adherents around the. Ashok singhal calling the victory of the bjp led alliance as initiation of a revolution in the country, vhp patron ashok singhal said by 2020, india would be a hindu nation. Major world religions populations pie chart statistics list.
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