The document summarizes the global Muslim population. It states that two-thirds of Muslims live in 10 countries, with the largest populations in Indonesia at 202 million, Pakistan at 174 million, and India at 161 million. The table provided lists these top 10 Muslim-majority countries by population and percentage of Muslims, with Indonesia containing the highest percentage at 88% and number of Muslims at over 202 million, representing 13% of the global Muslim population.

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4. Two-thirds of all Muslims live in 10 countries. Estimated 2009 Muslim Population COUNTRY POPULATION % OF COUNTRY %OF WORLD MUSLIM THAT IS MUSLIM POPULATION REGION Indonesia 202,867,000 88.2% 12.9% Asia Pakistan 174,082,000 96.3 11.1 Asia India 160,945,000 13.4 10.3 Asia Bangladesh 145,312,000 89.6 9.3 Asia Egypt 78,513,000 94.6 5.0 North Africa Nigeria 78,056,000 50.4 5.0 Sub-Saharan Africa Iran 73,777,000 99.4 4.7 Asia Turkey* 73,619,000 ~98 4.7 Asia Algeria 34,199,000 98.0 2.2 North Africa Morocco* 31,993,000 ~99 ~2 North Africa Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life • Mapping the Global Muslim Population, October 2009