According to the most recent figures from the Vatican yearbook of statistics, the number of the world's population that are Muslims is 19.2%, with the number of Catholics trailing behind at 17.4 %. 1
This is attributed to the failure of Catholics and other Christians to reproduce, a failure that is not shared by Muslim families. This will have huge societal implications as we age.
Catholic News Agency. "Vatican: Muslims now outnumber Catholics" www.catholicnewsagency.com 2008-03-31 http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12192 ↩