Islam: European Muslim Population
(Updated February 2016)
Country | Muslim Population | Muslims, as % of Total Population |
Northern Europe | ||
| Denmark | 226,000 | 4.1% |
| Estonia | 2,000 | 0.1% |
| Finland | 42,000 | 0.8% |
| Iceland | 1,000 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 43,000 | 0.9% |
| Latvia | 2,000 | 0.1% |
| Lithunia | 3,000 | 0.1% |
| Norway | 144,000 | 3.0% |
| Sweden | 451,000 | 4.9% |
| United Kingdom | 3,114,992 | 5.4% |
Western Europe | ||
Austria | 475,000 | 5.7% |
Belgium | 638,000 | 6.0% |
France | 3,574,000 | 5.7% |
Germany | 4,119,000 | 5.0% |
Leichtenstein | 2,000 | 4.8% |
Luxembourg | 13,000 | 2.7% |
Monaco | 1,000 | 0.5% |
Netherlands | 914,000 | 5.5% |
Switzerland | 433,000 | 5.7% |
Eastern Europe | ||
| Belarus | 19,000 | 0.2% |
| Bulgaria | 1,002,000 | 13.4% |
| Czech Republic | 4,000 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 25,000 | 0.3% |
| Moldova | 15,000 | 0.4% |
| Poland | 20,000 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 73,000 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 16,379,000 | 11.7% |
| Slovakia | 4,000 | 0.1% |
| Ukraine | 393,000 | 0.9% |
Southern Europe | ||
| Albania | 2,601,000 | 82.1% |
| Andorra | 1,000 | 1.1% |
| Bosnia-Herzegovenia | 1,564,000 | 41.6% |
| Croatia | 56,000 | 1.3% |
| Greece | 527,000 | 4.7% |
| Italy | 1,583,000 | 2.6% |
| Kosovo | 2,104,000 | 91.7% |
| Macedonia | 713,000 | 34.9% |
| Malta | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Montenegro | 116,000 | 18.5% |
| Portugal | 22,000 | 0.2% |
| San Marino | 1,000 | 0.1% |
| Slovenia | 49,000 | 2.4% |
| Spain | 1,021,000 | 2.3% |
| Serbia | 280,000 | 3.7% |
Total | 43,490,000 | 6% |
*Muslim population figures are notoriously inaccurate; Muslims cover a broad range of ancestries, such as Asian, African and Middle Eastern and they all have different practices and political outlooks.
Sources: Pew Research Forum
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