Muslim Europe

The term Muslim Europe is used for the predominantly Muslim countries of Europe, including Muslim-majority Turkey, Kosovo, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina; it is also used for the Muslim community in Europe (see Islam in Europe). Islam has had a historical stronghold in the Balkans since the Ottoman wars in Europe.[1]

• Islam in Turkey, 97.8% (2007 poll)[2]
• Islam in Kosovo, 95.6% (2011 census)[3]
• Islam in Albania, 58.79% (2011 census)[4]
• Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 50.7% (2013 census)[5]

  1% (Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania,Croatia,Slovakia, Ukraine)

  1%–3% (Italy, Slovenia)

  3%–4% (Greece, Norway, Serbia, Spain)

  4%–5% (United Kingdom)

  5%–10% (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland)

  10%–20% (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Montenegro, Russia)

  20%–60% (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia)

  60%–80% (Albania)

  80%–95% (Kosovo)

  >95% (Turkey)

There is a large Muslim diaspora in Europe. The number of Muslims in European countries is estimated at 44 million, or 6% of the total population.[6]

See also

• Islam in Europe
• European Islam
• List of cities in the European Union by Muslim population

References

1. Okey, Robin (2007). Taming Balkan Nationalism. Oxford University Press.
2. "Religion is very important" (PDF). Global Attitudes Project. Pew Research Center. Spring 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
3. "Kosovo Population and Housing Census 2011 - Final Results: Quality Report". unstats.un.org. United Nations Statistics Division. 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
4. "Religious Tolerance in Albania" (PDF). UNDP. 25 April 2018.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. The Global Religious Landscape: Muslims, Pew Research Center, 18 December 2012

Sources

• H. T. Norris (1993). Islam in the Balkans: Religion and Society Between Europe and the Arab World. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-977-5.
• Mesut Idriz; Osman Bakar (2014). Islam in Southeast Europe: Past Reflections and Future Prospects. ISBN 978-99917-1-276-5.
• Nezar AlSayyad; Manuel Castells (2002). Muslim Europe Or Euro-Islam: Politics, Culture, and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization. Lexington Books. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-7391-0339-5.