Europe Muslim Population by Country Cities Demographics Religion Percentage 2017
Europe, World Population April 8, 2017,
Europe Muslim Population by Country Cities Demographics Religion Percentage 2017
Europe Muslim Population by Country Cities Demographics Religion Percentage 2017. Islam first gained a foothold in continental Europe in 711 with the Umayyad invasion of Hispania. They advanced into France but in 732, were defeated by the Franks at the Battle of Tours. Over the centuries the Umayyads were gradually driven south and in 1492 the Moorish Emirate of Granada surrendered to Ferdinand V and Isabella.
Islam entered Eastern Europe in what are now parts of Russia and Bulgaria in the 7th and 13th century, respectively. Following the Muslim conquest of Persia, Islam for the first time penetrated into regions that would later become part of Russia.The Ottoman Empire expanded into Europe taking huge portions of the Byzantine Empire in the 14th and 15th centuries. Over the centuries, the Ottoman Empire also gradually lost almost all of its European territories, until the empire collapsed in 1922. However, parts of the Balkans (such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Montenegro) continue to have large populations of native, European Muslims.
Transcontinental countries, such as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have large Muslim populations. This is also the case in a number of regions within the Russian Federation such as the Northern Caucasus (Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai, Adygea), Crimea, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and the Astrakhan Oblast.
Europe Muslim Population by Country
According to the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2010 was about 44 million (6%), excluding Turkey. The total number of Muslims in the European Union in 2010 was about 19 million (3.8%). Approximately 9 million Turks are living in Europe, excluding the Turkish population of Turkey, which makes up the largest Muslim immigrant community in Europe. However the real number of Muslims in Europe is not well-known. The percentage of Muslims in Russia (the biggest group of Muslims in Europe) varies from 5 to 11.7%,depending on sources. It also depends on if only observant Muslims or all people of Muslim descent are counted
The Muslim population in Europe is extremely diverse with varied histories and origins. Today, the Muslim-majority regions of Europe are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, parts of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as some Russian regions in Northern Caucasus and the Volga region. The communities consist predominantly of indigenous Europeans of the Muslim faith whose religious tradition dates back several hundred years. The transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan also are Muslim majority.
Europe Muslim Population By Country Percentage 2017
| Percentage of Muslim Population | European Country Name |
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< 1%
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Armenia |
| < 1% | Belarus |
| < 1% | Czech Republic |
| < 1% | Estonia |
| < 1% | Finland |
| < 1% | Hungary |
| < 1% | Iceland |
| < 1% | Latvia |
| < 1% | Lithuania |
| < 1% | Malta |
| < 1% | Moldova |
| < 1% | Monaco |
| < 1% | Poland |
| < 1% | Portugal |
| < 1% | Romania |
| < 1% | San Marino |
| < 1% | Slovakia |
| < 1% | Ukraine |
| 1–2% | Andorra |
| 1–2% | Croatia |
| 1–2% | Ireland |
| 2–4% | Italy |
| 2–4% | Luxembourg |
| 2–4% | Norway |
| 2–4% | Serbia |
| 2–4% | Slovenia |
| 2–4% | Spain |
| 4–5% | Denmark |
| 4–5% | Greece |
| 4–5% | Liechtenstein |
| 4–5% | United Kingdom |
| 5–10% | Austria |
| 5–10% | Belgium |
| 5–10% | Bulgaria |
| 5–10% | France |
| 5–10% | Germany |
| 5–10% | Netherlands |
| 5–10% | Sweden |
| 5–10% | Switzerland |
| 10–20% | Georgia |
| 10–20% | Montenegro |
| 10–20% | Russia |
| 20–30% | Cyprus |
| 30–40% | Macedonia |
| 50–60% | Bosnia–Herzegovina |
| 60–65% | Albania |
| 70–75% | Kazakhstan |
| 90–95% | Kosovo |
| 95–100% | Turkey |
| 95–100% | Northern Cyprus |
| 95–100% | Azerbaijan |
Europe Muslim Population by Cities
According to the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2010 was about 44 million (6%). The total number of Muslims in the European Union in 2010 was about 19 million (3.8%). The French capital of Paris and its metropolitan area has the largest number (up to 1.7 million according to The Economist) of Muslims out of any city in the European Union. London also has a substantial community of Muslim origin, numbering about 1 million within the limits of Greater London and exceeding this figure when the entire metropolitan area is taken into account.
If the current rate of migration of Muslims to Europe and the Muslim fertility rate remains constant, by 2030, people of Muslim faith or origin are predicted to form about 10% of the French population and 8% of the European population.
List of all Muslim Majority Cities in Europe.
| City | Member state | % Muslim (est.) |
| Bradford | UK | 32.40% |
| Birmingham | UK | 26.90% |
| Brussels | Belgium | 25.50% |
| Marseille | France | 25% |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | 25% |
| Malmö | Sweden | 20% |
| Roubaix | France | 20% |
| Leicester | UK | 18.60% |
| Antwerp | Belgium | 16.90% |
| Manchester | UK | 15.80% |
| Paris | France | 15% |
| The Hague | Netherlands | 14.20% |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 14% |
| Offenbach | Germany | 14% |
| Utrecht | Netherlands | 13.20% |
| Vienna | Austria | 12.50% |
| London | UK | 12.40% |
| Cologne | Germany | 12% |
| Frankfurt | Germany | 11.80% |
| Copenhagen | Denmark | 10% |
| Berlin | Germany | 9.00% |
| Barcelona | Spain | 6.50% |
| Milan | Italy | 6% |
| Dublin | Ireland | 2.11% |
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