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Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Europe.[1][2]
Since 1960s immigrants from Muslim countries started to appear in Western European countries, such as Germany, France and Belgium. Although Muslim communities existed in the Old Continent long before this, especially in the Balkans, no major wave of immigration of Islamic population ever took place before.[3]
Muslims are not a homogeneous group. They are of various national, ethnic and racial identities. Top countries of origin of Muslims in Western Europe are Pakistan, Turkey and the Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia).[4]
In Western Europe, Muslims generally live in major urban areas, often concentrated in poor neighborhoods of large cities.[5]
According to the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2010 was about 44 million (6%),[6] excluding Turkey. The total number of Muslims in the European Union in 2010 was about 19 million (3.8%).[6]
If the current rate of migration of Muslims to Europe and Muslims fertility rate remains, by 2030, Muslims are predicted to form about 10% of the French population[6] and 8% of the European population.[6]
The French capital Paris and its surrounding area has, by far, the largest number (up to 1.7 million according to the The Economist)[7] of Muslims than any other city in the European Union.
Demographers[who?] forecast Marseille will be the first Muslim-majority city in Western Europe.[8] Demographers[who?] forecast that Muslims will comprise the majority of the population of Brussels by 2030.[9]
The table below lists large cities of the European Union with significant Muslim populations.
City Country % Muslim (est.)
city proper metro area
Amsterdam Netherlands 24%,[7]
Antwerp Belgium 6.7%
Berlin Germany 9%,[10]
Birmingham UK 21.8%,[11]
Blackburn UK 27%,[11]
Bradford UK 24.7%,[11]
Brussels Belgium 25.5%,[12]
Cologne Germany 12%,[13][14][15]
Copenhagen Denmark 10%,[4][5][16]
Leicester UK 18.6%,[11]
London UK 12.4%,[11]
Luton UK 24.6%,[17]
Malmö Sweden 20%,[4][16]
Manchester UK 15.8%,[11]
Marseille France 25%,[4][5][18][19] 30%,[20]
Paris France 15%,[5][16] 10-15%,[7][18]
Rotterdam Netherlands 25%,[4]
Slough UK 23.3%,[11]
Stockholm Sweden 20%
The Hague Netherlands 14.2%
Utrecht Netherlands 13.2%
Vienna Austria 10%,[4]
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