Demographics. The Hindu population has increased more than three times from 303,675,084 in 1951 to 966,257,353 in 2011, but the Hindu percentage share of total population has declined from 84.1% in 1951 to 79.8% in 2011.
India's religious composition largely stable since Partition
Between 1951 and 2011, Muslims grew by 4.4 percentage points to 14.2% of the population, while Hindus declined by 4.3 points to 79.8%. Christians have made up between 2% and 3% of India's population in every census since 1951.
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Mathematically, the model shows that the Muslim population can never exceed the Hindu population as the population graphs of the two communities can never meet.
Government data from 2019-21 indicates 11.8% of the Muslim population had an unmet need to help space out or limit children. The data also shows that the Muslim fertility rate of 2.4 is fast dropping toward the Hindu rate of 1.94.
Islam is the fastest-growing religion in India. Growth rate of Muslims has been consistently higher than the growth rate of Hindus, ever since the census data of independent India has been available. For example, during the 1991–2001 decade, Muslim growth rate was 29.5% (vs 19.9% for Hindus).
Muslims still have the highest fertility rate among India's major religious groups, followed by Hindus at 2.1. Jains have the lowest fertility rate (1.2).
8 lakh Hindus converted every year: VHP general secretary.
Modern growth. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. In 1990, 1.1 billion people were Muslims, while in 2010, 1.6 billion people were Muslims.
After 1971, Bangladesh separated from Pakistan and the population of Hindus and other Non-Muslims declined in Pakistan as Bangladesh population was no longer part of the census conducted in Pakistan.
The correct answer is Jains. Jains have the highest number of literates amongst India's religious communities with over 86 percent of them educated.
However, due to this small initial population base, immigration from Muslim majority countries has made Islam the fastest growing religion in the country in terms of percentage increase, with its followers growing by 110%, from 110,000 in 2010 to 230,000 at the end of 2019, out of the total population of Japan of ...
In 2021, 209 Christians converted to Hinduism, while 32 Muslims converted to Hinduism in Kerala.
The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh. Hinduism is the largest religion in India. According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 Million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's population. In Himachal Pradesh, 95.17 % of the population belongs to the Hindu community.
Islam came to India in the 10th century when the Ghaznavids, a Turkic tribe, annexed the area now known as Punjab.
77% of new converts to Islam are from Christianity, whereas 19% were from non-religion.
Among Indians, 0.4% of adults are Hindu converts to Christianity. Conversion is a contentious issue in India, and nine states have enacted laws against proselytism as of early 2021.
Details. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadi Muslims and 0.02% others.
In 2010, 94% of the world's Hindus lived in India, and this is expected to remain true in 2050, when 1.3 billion Hindus are projected to live in the country. But India also is expected have 311 million Muslims in 2050 (11% of the global total), making it the country with the largest population of Muslims in the world.
There is no official conversion process or ceremony for converting to the Hindu faith. To become a follower, one needs only to have the will and the commitment to study the scriptures and abide by the proper practices.
Buddhism spread from India into northern Asia, Mongolia, and China, whilst Christianity and Islam emerged and were disseminated by trade, pilgrims, and military conquest. The literary, architectural and artistic effects of this can be traced today in the cultures of civilizations along the Silk Routes.
Protestants, Buddhists and Roman Catholic were happier and most satisfied with their lives compared to other religious groups.
The Roman Catholic church forbids contraceptive use because it is a sin against nature. Some Protestant denominations have allowed contraceptive use.
One reason Muslims live in larger households is that they tend to have more children compared with other religious groups.