Hindus’ Population Share Shrunk 8%, Muslims Grew 43% Between 1950 and 2015: PM’s Panel | News18

Hindus’ Population Share Shrunk 8%, Muslims Grew 43% Between 1950 and 2015: PM’s Panel | News18The report of Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM) stated that in India, the share of the majority Hindu population decreased by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 (from 84.68 per cent to 78.06 per cent), while the share of the Muslim population, which in 1950 was 9.84 per cent, grew to 14.09 per cent in 2015–a 43.15 per cent rise in their share