Hindus were 84.1% of India’s population in the 1951 census and 79.8% in 2011; Muslims rose from 9.8% to 14.2%
Source. Pew Research Center, Religious Composition of India, 2021, from the Census of India, 1951–2011.
Method and data
Method. Census shares as published.
| Census year | Hindus (%) | Muslims (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 84.1 | 9.8 |
| 1961 | 83.5 | 10.7 |
| 1971 | 82.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 82.3 | 11.8 |
| 1991 | 81.5 | 12.6 |
| 2001 | 80.5 | 13.4 |
| 2011 | 79.8 | 14.2 |
