Thursday, May 07, 2009

Islamic Demographics and Europe

Here are some recent figures on the demographics of the ten most populaous countries in Europe, and the ten most populous Muslim countries in the world (ie, >60% Muslim). Turkey is in both groups of course.

Ten Most Populous Countries in Europe:
Country Name // Birth Rate // Fertility Rate
1. Russia // 10.7 // 1.41
2. Germany // 8.2 // 1.41
3. Turkey // 18.4 // 2.21
4. France // 12.2 //1.98
5. UK // 12.0 // 1.66
6. Spain // 10.8 // 1.31
7. Poland // 9.5 // 1.28
8. Romania // 9.8 // 1.39
9. Netherlands // 11.1 // 1.66
10. Greece // 9.3 // 1.37
(Red indicates a TFR below replacement level--all countries but Turkey are below replacement level.)

Ten Most Populous Muslim Countries (over 60% Muslim)
1. Indonesia // 18.7 // 2.31
2. Pakistan // 27.2 // 3.6
3. Bangladesh // 24.8 // 2.74
4. Egypt // 24.2 // 2.66
5. Turkey // 18.4 // 2.21
6. Iran // 20.3 // 1.71
7. Sudan // 31.5 // 4.48
8. Algeria // 20.8 // 1.79
9. Morocco // 20.5 // 2.51
10. Afghanistan // 48.2 // 6.53

The first column is births per 1000 people, and the second is the avg number of children a woman will give birth to during her life.