According to India's last census in 2011, about 14.2 percent of the total population identified as Muslims. This was an increase from about ten percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.
Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (May 31, 2024). Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2024). Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Muslims as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/702004/share-of-muslims-2011/
