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Islam expanded into the Caucasus through the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century and entered Southern Europe after the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in the 8th–10th centuries; Muslim political entities existed firmly in what is today Spain, Portugal, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages. [11]
Nov 29, 2022 · As the overall England and Wales population grows by 3.52 million in the decade 2011-2021, so do Muslim communities by 1.16 million contributing to 33% of the increase. Muslims are becoming more dispersed across England and Wales, compared to other minority faith groups, warranting further analysis.
Jan 16, 2015 · The above map shows historical data and projections for the growth of Muslim populations in Europe in 2030.
- Conrad Hackett
- France and Germany have the largest Muslim populations in Europe (defined as the 28 current European Union member countries plus Norway and Switzerland).
- The Muslim share of Europe’s total population has been increasing steadily and will continue to grow in the coming decades. From mid-2010 to mid-2016 alone, the share of Muslims in Europe rose more than 1 percentage point, from 3.8% to 4.9% (from 19.5 million to 25.8 million).
- Muslims are much younger and have more children than other Europeans. In 2016, the median age of Muslims throughout Europe was 30.4, 13 years younger than the median for other Europeans (43.8).
- Between mid-2010 and mid-2016, migration was the biggest factor driving the growth of Muslim populations in Europe. An estimated 2.5 million Muslims came to Europe for reasons other than seeking asylum, such as for employment or to go to school.
Jul 3, 2024 · With the number of Muslims in Europe predicted to increase significantly in the near future, the UK's share of Muslims in the population could rise from 6.3 percent in 2016 to 17.2...
Data for the rates of growth of Islam in Europe reveal that the growing number of Muslims is due primarily to immigration. [28] Additionally, average Muslims today are younger and have a higher fertility than other Europeans. [ 26 ]
Jun 16, 2021 · 2021 marks twenty-five years since the publication of “Making Muslim Space in North America and Europe” (Metcalf 1996), an important edited volume that was one of the first attempts to make the lens of space useful for the study of Islam in Euroamerica.
