A pew research center study, published in january 2011, forecast an increase of muslims in european population from 6% in 2010 to 8% in 2030. In the future england will not become mainly islamic as the 2011 united kingdom census reported that 4. In europe as a whole, the muslim share of the population is expected to grow by nearly onethird over the next 20 years, rising from 6% of the regions inhabitants in 2010 to 8% in 2030. The muslim population in parts of europe including britain could triple by 2050, researchers say. The worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the. Feb 11, 2011 by 2030, muslims are expected to make up 8. But these total numbers are not uniformly distributed. If present trends continue, the study found, muslims will make up 26 per cent of the worlds projected population of 8. Islam is divided into two major religious denominations. In his new bestselling book civilization, renowned harvard historian niall ferguson writes. A total of 1,012,823 people identified as muslim in london at this time, making it. Muslim mothers will have more babies than christian women by 2035, a new study has found. Finlands muslim population alone could increase by more than four times, while the uk could see an. In total, muslims will make up about 26 percent of the worlds population, an increase of about 3 percent from todays level.
No, muslims are not taking over the world john esposito and. Russia, which is not a member of the eu, will continue to have the largest muslim population in absolute terms in europe in 2030, with 18. Muslim population growth in europe pew research center. The united nations for some people conjure up images of a benevolent organization intended for the preservation of human life wherever conflict occurs, and of encouraging international cooperation and peace. Between 2004 and 2008, the muslim population of the uk grew at an annual rate of 6.
The uk population is set to increase by 3 million within the next 10 years and pass the 70 million mark in the early 2030s, according to government statistics. For scenario b for the uk this is around the year 2030, and even in. The statistics are trotted out, 4% of the population are of muslim extraction. The city of london has the highest number of muslims in a single city with over one million. The muslim population of the uk is set to triple in 30 years, according to projections from the pew research centre. Thank you for your enquiry about how many muslims there are in the uk. In absolute numbers, europes muslim population is projected to grow from 44. Researchers at the forum predict an annual growth rate of 1. According to population projections, europes muslim community is expected to increase by a third by 2030. Over the next two decades, the muslim population will grow at about twice the rate of the non muslim population. A 2017 pew research report estimates the muslim population of france to be 5,760,000 or 8. Islam is the secondlargest religion in india, with 14. The uk has one of the largest gaps in fertility rates between muslims and non muslims, with muslim women having an average of 2.
Muslim population in some countries could triple by 2050. Muslim babies born will outnumber christian births by 2035. By 2030, the worlds total muslim population is expected to increase by 35 percent over its 2010 level, to 2. Uk population set to rise by 3 million in next decade due. In 2015 a study produced by the muslim council of britain mcb based on the 2011 cen. This is the second time that pew have studied global muslim populations before we wrote about it last year. Muslim population growth is the population growth of muslims worldwide. However, even the most conservative demographic projections acknowledge that the muslim population of the uk will increase from approximately 27 million almost 5 percent of the population in 2011 to 5. From 1990 to 2010, the global muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2.
The worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35 per cent in the next 20 years, rising from 1. In europe, the muslim share of the population is expected to grow by nearly onethird over the next 20 years, rising from 6% of the regions inhabitants in 2010 to 8% in 2030 the uk s. Nov 30, 2017 the uk has one of the largest gaps in fertility rates between muslims and nonmuslims, with muslim women having an average of 2. It was hitting about five per cent in england when i was a baby 1. Dec 11, 2012 the muslim population in the uk will almost double to 5.
Jun 14, 20 it put the 200510 fertility rate among uk muslims at 3. This is because muslims in europe are considerably younger and have a. If the muslim population of the uk were to continue growing at an annual rate of 6. By 2050, india will have the largest muslim population in the world, at an estimated 311 million, although they will still be a minority among the countrys vast numbers.
The global muslim population population reference bureau. Life in a report on projections for growth in the muslim population. Assuming patterns of net immigration do not change significantly, the pew forum thinks that there will be just over 5. In 2015 a study produced by the muslim council of britain mcb based on the 2011 census entitled british muslims in numbers revealed that between 2001 and 2011 britains muslim population had increased by 75 per cent. Sep 29, 2017 there was already a strong muslim foundation to build on. British have given refuge to muslims from around the world. Adherents of islam constitute the worlds second largest religious group. Christianity is currently the largest religion in the world, with christians making up almost one third of. In 20102015, the expected muslim growth rate was 1. The future of the global muslim population for 2030. Islam is the dominant religion in central asia, indonesia. Earthscan publishes in association with wwf uk and the international institute for environment and development a catalogue record for this book is available from the british library library of congress cataloginginpublication data mason, colin, 1926the 2030 spike.
Muslim populations in some parts of europe will reach the double digits, with france and belgium at 10. They have given them free homes, free healthcare, free education. Muslim population in the uk office for national statistics. It makes india the country with the largest muslim population outside muslim majority countries. In the united kingdom, muslims are projected to comprise 8. I would say an increasing amount of british people are extremely wary concerning the influx of islamic people. The future of the global muslim population the muslim times. Pakistan to be most populous muslim nation by 2030. Rapidly growing muslim population means britain will.
Muslim population of the uk could triple to m following record influx. Looking ahead still further, austrias muslim population only rises to 21. Therefore, at the current rate of immigration, in just 17 years nearly one in two people living in france will be muslim. In the medium migration scenario perhaps the most likely the uks muslim population would rise from 6. Due to its healthy birthrate compared to the secular british, the muslim proportion of the population had been growing rapidly in the first quarter of the 21st century and by 2030 had reached twenty per cent. The major surviving imamah muslim sects are usulism with nearly more than 10%, nizari. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In english only, for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1,000 women ages 1519. At present, muslims make up about 5 percent of the population of the uk.
The muslim population in the uk will almost double to 5. Muslims will make up quarter of the worlds population by. In europe overall, even if all muslim migration into europe were to immediately and permanently stop a zero migration scenario the overall muslim population of europe would be expected to rise by 2. Of the total muslim population, 8790% are sunni and 10% are shia.
The number of muslims in britain is expected to almost double in the next. Therefore, if current trends continue, muslims will make up 26. Immigration and high birth rates will mean nearly one in ten britons will be muslim by 2030, according to a worldwide study about the spread of islam. Europes great immigration disaster by david vincent isbn. Muslim population in usa to triple by 2030 catholic online. What will the global population of muslims be by 2030.
The future of the global muslim population pew research. The study also predicted that muslim fertility rate in europe would drop from 2. In europe, the muslim share of the population is expected to grow by nearly onethird over the next 20 years, rising from 6% of the regions inhabitants in 2010 to 8% in 2030 the uks. Globally, the muslim population is expected to grow at. By 2050, according to the pew research center, there will be 2. The future of the global muslim population pew research center. Nov 30, 2017 the muslim population in countries across europe could triple by 2050, a report has suggested. The vast majority of french muslims are of immigrant origin, while an estimated 100,000 are converts to islam of indigenous ethnic french background. Mar 04, 20 frances muslim population has been multiplying by at least 3. This statistic shows the muslim population of the united kingdom at the time of 2011 census, divided by region. We have produced table 1 below using the most recent data available from the annual population survey aps at the great britain level england, scotland and wales.
How do people in the uk feel about the muslim population. Islam is the second largest religion in the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, with results from the united kingdom 2011 census giving the uk muslim population in 2011 as 2,516,000, 4. We dont have any data below the overall muslim category so are unable to break the figure down any further. The largest muslim country is indonesia, where an estimated 229 million muslims are. Europes muslim population expected to rise by third by 2030. We can find that more than eightinten people are affiliated to some religion and there are 23% of all population 1. This statistic shows the leading cities in england by muslim population at the time of the 2011 census. Nearly threeinten people living in the asiapacific region in 2030 27. Figures in a new report suggest a stark eastwest divide, with the muslim share of the uk s. If this growth is not stopped or reversed, in 2030 the french population is projected to be 70 million people, of whom 28 million will be muslim, or 40% of the french population.
The population of muslims all parts the religion of islam. Europes great immigration disaster by vincent, david isbn. Sep 21, 20 however, even the most conservative demographic projections acknowledge that the muslim population of the uk will increase from approximately 27 million almost 5 percent of the population in 2011 to 5. According to study, the future of the global muslim population study, the number of muslims will increase from 1. For example, in the eighties the bradford city council estimated that the muslim population would reach,000 by 2030 and then level off. Jan 27, 2011 britains muslim population is predicted to rise from 4. Ted turner, in an interview with audubon magazine the present vast overpopulation, now far beyond the world carrying capacity, cannot be answered by future reductions in the birth rate due to contraception, sterilization and abortion, but must be met in the present by the reduction. Feb 26, 2017 i would say an increasing amount of british people are extremely wary concerning the influx of islamic people. By 2030, muslims will make up 16 pc of indias population. This means that, even if migration were to stop completely, the groups population share would rise by more than 3 percent in the uk, as well as in france, italy, and. Nov 06, 20 the future of the global muslim population. Your childrens future in islamic britain by david vincent. It also revealed that 10 per cent of all children underfive in england and.
Most shias between 68% and 80% live in mainly four countries. Immigration and the future of britain the commentator. Percentage and size of muslim population by country. Across europe, muslims make up a sizeable population and will continue to do so.
Muslims in uk can be found doing any job or pursue any career or business they wish. A total world population of 250300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the united kingdom and its adherents have the lowest average age out of all the major religious groups. These are among the key findings of a comprehensive report on the size, distribution and growth of the global muslim population. The uks demographic transition to an islamic state independence. Move over, mao, stalin, hitler and pol pot, there is a new extermination king in town. The worlds muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1. S will more than double over the next two decades, rising from 2. If current trends continue, muslims will make up 26. According to the pew research center, europes population was 6% muslim in 2010, and is projected to be 8% muslim by 2030. Extrapolating from those figures would mean that the muslim population in 2020 would be 8 percent, 15 percent in 2030, 28 percent in 2040 and finally, in 2050, the muslim population of the uk would.
No if you are referring to mainly islamic in population. Michael waller of the institute of world politics, muslim inmates compromised between 17 and 20 percent of the u. It put the 200510 fertility rate among uk muslims at 3. This compares with average world population growth rate of 1. Muslim populations by country how big will each muslim population be by 2030 news austria 10% belgium 10. If muslim fertility converges to host levels by 2030, the muslim proportion only reaches 8. France will be 40 percent muslim in 2030 enza ferreri. The muslim population in countries across europe could triple by 2050, a report has suggested. Why the fear of islamization is driving populist right.
Are the people of uk concerned about the rise in muslim. Britains muslim population is predicted to rise from 4. Muslim population in britain could triple by 2050 daily. As of 2015, it was predicted that the worlds muslim population would grow twice as fast as the overall global population in the following. Far from this peaceful image, however, is their littlepublicized plan to depopulate 95% of the world by 2030. Pew research center estimated the population of each religious group in the global religious landscape2012. The majority of muslims in france belong to the sunni denomination. The vertical axis is the percentage muslim population, the horizontal axis. Rapidly growing muslim population means britain will have. Between 2001 and 2009, the muslim population increased almost 10 times faster than the non muslim population. France projected to be mostly muslim by 2030 the global. But the percentage of muslims will remain lower than the uk because the total population.
By 2030 muslims will make up 26 per cent of the worlds projected population of 8. Quarter of the world will be muslim by 2030 telegraph. Like the uk s south asian muslim migrant population, the north african muslim population in france is youthful, poorer, less well educated and less involved in the waged economy than the rest of the french population. Americas muslim population 2030 pew research center. Muslims to take over all of europe in 2030 and britain.
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