Muslim Retention Rate: Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. At present, the population of Muslims all over the world is more than 200 crores. However, despite this, there are many countries where people are renounced the religion of Islam. According to Pew Research, the rate of release and adoption of Islam varies depending on countries. In some countries, the rate of maintaining the religion of Islam is more than 90 percent, while in some places people are adopting other religions except Islam.
Indonesia is the most Muslim population country in the world, where 93 percent of adults are recognized as Muslims. According to Pew Research, people who grew up as Muslims in Indonesia remain Muslim even when they are adults. Because of this, the number of people leaving Islam here is less than 1%. However, the number of people adopting Islam is also negligible, because almost all Muslims are congenital Muslims. The rates of leaving and adopting Islam in Indonesia are very low, which is one of the most stable Muslim countries in the world.
The rates of adopting and leaving Islam in America
The state of Islam in America is different from other countries. According to Pew Research, 74 percent of American Muslims are the same who grew up as Muslims. 13 percent of Muslims no longer connect with any religion. 6 percent of Muslims grew up and have now become Christians. 20 percent of American Muslims are those who later adopted Islam. Most of the people who adopted Islam were the first Christians, whose number was 13 percent. The number of people adopting Islam in America is more than those who leave Islam, due to which the total population of Islam is increasing here.
Trend to adopt Islam in Kenya and Ghana
In Kenya, 9 percent of the people who grew up as Christians adopted Islam. Even in Ghana, 6 percent of the people who had earlier adopted Christianity have now become Muslims. Because of this, the rate of adoption of Islam in African countries is relatively high, especially among Christians.
Muslim retention rate: global comparison
The rate of Muslim retention (maintaining religion) worldwide is higher than other religions. According to the survey of Pew Research.
Country Muslim retention rate
- Indonesia 99 percent
- India 98 percent
- Bangladesh 98 percent
- Turkas 97 percent
- Tunisia 96 percent
- America 74 percent
Where is the highest rate of adopting Islam?
According to Pew Research, America is the country where the rate of adoption of Islam is the highest. 20 percent of American Muslims are those who adopted Islam from other religion. 13 percent of these were Christians. The tendency of Islam conversion in America is higher than other countries.