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World Muslim population doubling, report projects Twenty years ago, the world had about 1.1 billion Muslims. Twenty years from now, it will have about twice as many - and they'll represent more than a quarter of all people on earth, according to a new study released Thursday.     That's a rise from less than 20 percent in 1990.     Pakistan will overtake Indonesia as home of the largest number of Muslims, as its population pushes over 256 million, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life projects.     The number of Muslims in the United States will more than double, to 6.2 million, it anticipates.     Afghanistan's population will nearly double, to about 50.5 million, making it home to the ninth largest Muslim population in the world.     Israel will become nearly a quarter Muslim. The Palestinian territories have one of the highest growth rates in the world.     Fractious Nigeria, where Christian-Muslim violence has left thousands dead in the past decade, will become a Muslim-majority country by 2030, the Pew Forum projects.     And two western European countries - France and Belgium - will become more than 10 percent Muslim. Sweden will hover just below that level, at 9.9 percent.    ...      Explore our interactive maps showing the growth of Muslim populations by country The Muslim share of the global population will rise primarily because of their relatively high birth rate, the large number of Muslims of childbearing age, and an increase in life expectancy in Muslim-majority countries, according to the report, "The Future of the Global Muslim Population."    ...     Pakistan's rapid growth - adding an estimated 70 million people in 20 years - could create "a potentially lethal cocktail," said Ghaffar Hussain of the Quilliam Foundation ...