Islam increases its share of the global population as the world’s fastest-growing religion and Christianity slips, study shows

Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world, according to a new study.

Muslims now make up 25.6 per cent of the global population, while Christians make up 28.8 per cent, the report – which was released by the Pew Research Center on Monday – says.

But the growth of Christianity has not kept up with the global population increase, with the religion’s worldwide share slipping by 1.8 per cent.