1. Belarus and the Czech Republic
Increase: 900%
The first place on the list of 10 countries where Muslim population will increase the most by 2050 is shared by Belarus and Czech Republic, two places where Islam adherents account for less than 1% of the total population. In Belarus, there are 20,000 Muslims, and by 2050 the group will have 200,000 members (they will constitute 2.4% of all residents), while in the Czech Republic the number of Islam followers will increase from 10,000 to 100,000. Belarus is a Christian country, and although the number of Christians will go down in the future, their share of the total population will not change. On the other side, people without religion represent the dominant religious group in the Czech Republic – there are 8.02 million unaffiliated accounting for 76.4% of all residents. Their number is going to decline, but their share in the total population will increase reaching 78.9% by 2050.
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