India has about 1225 millions of inhabitants. It is the second most populated country in the world. Although most of them are Hindus (in fact, India has most of the world's Hindus), the third largest group of Muslims live there. That would make around 147 million people that profess this religion.
That is why even though only 12 per cent of the national population is Muslim, India is still one of the world's largest Muslim populations. In the upcoming decades, it's projected India will have the largest population of Muslims and Hindus. It is expected that Muslims will grow faster than Hindus rising from 14.4% in 2010 to 18.4% in 2050.
