Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Islam is the second most widely practiced religion in the United Kingdom, with its followers having the youngest average age among major religious groups. [13] Between 2001 and 2009, the Muslim population increased almost 10 times faster than the non-Muslim population. [14]
According to the latest 2021 United Kingdom census, 3,801,186 Muslims live in England, or 6.7% of the population. The Muslim population again grew by over a million compared to the previous census. [5] [6]
The United Kingdom is home to 3.5 million Muslims (6.5% of the population) according to the 2021 census and has the highest number of Muslim migrants. [33] [32] Most originate from South Asia, particularly Pakistan. [32]
The vast majority of Muslims in the United Kingdom live in England and Wales: of 1,591,126 Muslims recorded at the 2001 Census, 1,546,626 were living in England and Wales, where they form 3 per cent of the population; 42,557 were living in Scotland, forming 0.8 per cent of the population; [151] and 1,943 were living in Northern Ireland. [152]
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 3,801,186 Muslims live in England, or 6.7% of the population. The Muslim population had grown by over a million compared to the 2011 census. [33] According to the 2011 Census, 2.7 million Muslims live in England where they form 5.0% of the population. [7] Although Islam is generally thought of
English: All usual residents who identified as Muslim by Local Authorities, (England: Local Authorities: District / Unitary (as of April 2023); Scotland: Local authority (Council Area 2019); and Northern Ireland: Local Government Districts) based on the 2021 United Kingdom Census
The mosque is first and foremost a place of prayer. There are estimated to be almost 2,000 mosques and Islamic prayer rooms in the UK, serving 4.1 million Muslims, or 6.3% of the UK population. About 1500 of those Mosques were located in London as of 2016.
Countries and territories with a considerable proportion of Muslims from Islam by country as of 2010, excluding foreign workers in brackets: Data is based on the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life [26] Muslim Percentage by country, 2020 Maldives 100% [27] Mauritania 99.9% [28] Gaza Strip 99.9% [citation needed] Morocco 99.9% [29]