[219][220][221] However, Met Police figures showed an 8.5 per cent fall in anti-Muslim crimes between 2009 and 2012, with a spike in 2013 due to the murder of Lee Rigby. [85][86], Migrant workers from the Republic of Turkey began to arrive in large numbers in the 1970s, followed by their family members in the late 1970s and 1980s. Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom, with results from the 2011 Census giving the total population as 2,786,635, or 4.4% of the total UK population, [4] while the 2021 Census results released so far (as of November 2022) show a population of 3,868,133 (6.5%) in England and Wales, 3,801,178 in England and 66,950 in Wales. November 29, 2022 The population of England & Wales stands at 59.60 million; the Muslim population is 3.87 million, or 6.5 % of the total. [213], In 2013, there were 40 Muslim players in the English Premier League, up from one in 1992. We would like to use cookies to collect information about how you use ons.gov.uk. [182], Some preachers in London's mosques look for Muslim boys who lack clear direction, and set them on the path to radicalisation and terror. For the first time, fewer than half of people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian. A 2009 government paper estimated the Nigerian Muslim community at 12,000 to 14,000 people. One of the most famous early Asian immigrants to England was the Bengali Muslim entrepreneur Sake Dean Mahomet, a captain of the East India Company who in 1810 founded London's first Indian restaurant, the Hindoostanee Coffee House.[30]. Latest prison population figures for 2022. the United Kingdom population is equivalent to 0.87% of the total world population. According to several studies, Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians by the year This publication builds on previous research and user feedback and was published in response to the need for more timely population estimates by ethnic group and religion. The international Muslim population is exploding; Muslims are, in fact, the worlds fastest growing religious group. Webthe United Kingdom 2020 population is estimated at 67,886,011 people at mid year according to UN data. British Muslims are represented in various media positions across different organisations. [120], Among British Sunnis in 2017, 66.7% were just non-denominational Sunni, 5.9% were Barelvi, 5.0% were Salafis, 4.1% were Deobandi, and 18.3% adhered to another Sunni Islam denomination. [175] The proportion of Muslims in the UK prison population rose from 8% in 2002 to 15% in 2016. In August 2014 she resigned over the government's approach to the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. As per the UK Census of 2011, Total Indian Population in the United Kingdom is 1,451,862 (14.51 Lakhs). British Bangladeshi Muslims are mainly concentrated in London (Tower Hamlets and Newham), Luton, Birmingham and Oldham. Britain has long ties with Maghrebis, through contact with the Maghrebis. To provide a summary of the UK population, highlighting the changes and the factors which contribute to this. [242][243], According to British Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, "anti-Semitism isn't just tolerated in some sections of the British Muslim community; it's routine and commonplace". Turks from the same districts from their homeland tend to congregate in the same quarters in the UK. [204] In polls taken across Europe 2006, British Muslims hold the most negative view of westerners out of all Muslims in Europe, whilst overall in Britain 63% of British hold the most favourable view of Muslims out of all the European countries (down from 67% the year before). It is based on the Office For National Statistics (ONS) census, published on Tuesday, November 29. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) established itself in the UK in 1912 and is thus the longest-standing Muslim community in the UK. According to several studies, Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians by the year Factors Driving The Rise In Europes Muslim Population Large-scale immigration of Muslims seeking asylum in European countries, as well as those entering the continent for work and education and There are also sizable and very long-established communities of Muslim Yemenis in the United Kingdom in among other places Cardiff and the South Shields area near Newcastle. [106], The United Kingdom, with 43,532 Somalia-born residents in 2001,[107] and an estimated 101,000 in 2008,[108] is home to the largest Somali community in Europe. The Census 2021 first results will be released in early summer 2022 with other data, including population by religion data, and analysis following through the year. Under the system, the colonial period was classified as "modern". [26], In South Asia, specifically, the British ruled over one of the largest Muslim populations in the world. The United Kingdom with a 4 million Muslim population is in 4th place followed by Italy in the fifth spot. The report shows that there has been a remarkable increase in number of criminal activities by Muslims in the UK. A poll reported that 59% of Muslims would prefer to live under British law, compared to 28% who would prefer to live under sharia law. [162] The guidance was withdrawn later in 2014 following criticism by solicitors and by Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary. There is also a fairly large Punjabi community from East Africa found in London. From: Office for National Statistics Published 25 February 2022. As per the UK Census of 2011, Total Indian Population in the United Kingdom is 1,451,862 (14.51 Lakhs). May 8, 2022 by Isabella Muslims are adherents of the faith of Islam who adhere to the precepts of the prophet Muhammad in their daily lives. Finally, you may also be interested in Census 2021 data which will be released later this year. You can change your cookie settings at any time. A A. Reset. A 2009 estimate by Somali community organisations puts the Somali population figure at 90,000 residents. [130] The figures were, to some extent, explained by the fact that Muslims were the least well-established group, having the youngest age profile. In the same year, Abdullah Quilliam installed a mosque in a terrace in Liverpool, which became the Liverpool Muslim Institute. [135], In 2019, four Islamic schools were in the top ten ranking for secondary schools in England, including Tauheedul Islam Girls High School in first place. 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Altogether it therefore seems likely that there are about 4 million Muslims in the UK in total. [118], The denominational or theme breakdown of mosques and prayer rooms in the UK in 2017 with a sum total of more than 5% were as follows: 41.2% Deobandi, 23.7% Barelvi, 9.4% Salafi, and 5.9% Shia (Twelver, Bohra, Ismaili). Koenig, Matthias. The international Muslim population is exploding; Muslims are, in fact, the worlds fastest growing religious group. MCB is the largest and most diverse representative body for the British Muslim community in the UK. The 2021 census will provide more up-to-date data. People of Pakistani extraction are particularly notable in West Midlands, West Yorkshire, London, Lancashire/Greater Manchester and several industrial towns such as Luton, Slough and High Wycombe in the Home Counties. In terms of the number of adherents, Islam is the second largest religion in the world. [citation needed]. In December 2021, we published Population estimates by ethnic group and religion, England and Wales: 2019. With a 5.5 million Muslim population, Germany is in second place closely followed by France. [138][139][140] Head teacher Beatrix Bernhardt and director Nacerdine Talbi were convicted as running a school not registered with the Department for Education violates the Education and Skills Act 2008. As per the report, there are 13,724 Muslims residing in England and Wales. Many mosques opened by the British Bangladeshi community are often named after Shah Jalal and other Sufi saints who took part in the Islamic conquest of Sylhet in 1303. France has an estimated 5.7 million French Muslims, the largest Muslim population in western Europe. The census, which was held on March 21 2021, shows that the Muslim population in England and Wales has increased by 44% in People of Arab origin in Britain are the descendants of Arab immigrants to Britain from a variety of Arab states, including Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine. The other parts of the UK, Scotland, and Northern Ireland report their census results separately. Academic sources indicate that 6570% of people originating from Iraq are Kurdish Iraqis. 5.9 percent of england is muslim 2018 figures show that London was home to nearly 1.26 million Muslims, making up 14.2 per cent of the capital's population. There were 1,318,755 Muslims reported in the 2021 census in the Greater London area. [7][8][9] The vast majority of Muslims in the United Kingdom adhere to Sunni Islam,[10] while smaller numbers are associated with Shia Islam. Richard D. Hecht, Vincent F. Biondo (2010), harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCassia2007 (, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCommunities_and_Local_Government2009A (, Burckhardt, John Lewis. But the percentage rise in Muslim prisoner numbers has been far greater than the Muslim population increase: Muslim inmates now account for 14.4% of those behind bars, compared with 7.7 % in 2002. ", This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 05:19. [136] Some Islamic schools have been accused of promoting extremist versions of Islam. Other aristocratic British converts included Sir Archibald Hamilton, 5th Baronet, Rowland Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley, St John Philby and Zainab Cobbold (the first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca). The best estimate is that around 7 per cent of the UK population will be Muslim by 2020. It is filled instead with sweeping generalisations and poorly substantiated claims around the nature and scale of abuse of Sikh girls and causal factors driving it. [original research?] [23] More than 400,000 Muslim soldiers of the British Indian Army fought for Britain during World War I, where 62,060 were killed in action. [16] In the 16th century, Muslims from North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia were present in London, working in a range of roles, from diplomats and translators to merchants and musicians. England and Wales Parliamentary Constituencies. Children playing football have been seen falling to their knees as if in prayer after scoring a goal, a common practice of Muslim footballers. It is important to note, however, that these estimates will not reflect change since census day in 2011. For men, prisons have proven a fertile ground for conversions. The 2001 UK Census recorded 32,236 Iraqi-born residents,[101] and the Office for National Statistics estimates that, as of 2009, this figure had risen to around 65,000. Another new entry tp the list of 15 countries in 2050 would be the United Kingdom with 11.3% of its total population adhering to Islam. The international Muslim population is exploding; Muslims are, in fact, the worlds fastest growing religious group. There were 1.6 million Muslims in England and Wales in 2001, or 3 per cent of the population, according to the census. [1] There have been no more loyal adherents to the throne and no more effective and loyal supporters of the Empire in its hour of trial." The UK has a significant Iraqi Kurdish population. [citation needed] 65% of white Muslims described themselves as "other white", and would likely have originated from locations such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Adygea, Chechnya, Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Northern Greece, and North Macedonia. As these are 2011 figures, the number of constituencies in this category will have increased since Muslims, on average, are younger than people who are white British. Get emails about this page. [150], In the 2017 general election, 15 Muslim MPs (12 Labour and 3 Conservative) were elected, up from 13 Muslim MPs in 2015 general election. [94] The majority live in capital city of London, particularly in Hackney, Haringey, Enfield, Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Croydon, Islington, Kensington, Waltham Forest, and Wood Green. Scotlands census was delayed to 2022 so data on religion has not yet been released but the 2011 census found that 76,737 people were Muslim. ", Model, Suzanne, and Lang Lin. (2) what percentage of the population that number comprises? More recent data from the Office of National Statistics and their Annual Population Survey puts the population of Muslims in England, Scotland and Wales at 3.3 million. 36.3% agree that Islam threatens the British way of life. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. A Muslim-majority country is one in which more than 50% of the people are Muslims. Thats pretty fast growth, up from nearly 5 per cent in 2016, due mainly to migration and higher fertility in the Muslim population. The proportion of people who identify as Muslim has risen by 1.2 million in 10 years, bringing the Muslim population to 3.9 million in 2021, the census shows. Although Islam is generally thought of as a recent arrival in the UK, Muslims have been trading and exchanging ideas with the British for centuries. A September 2017 survey by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) found that among British Muslims, 77% were Sunni, 5% were Shia, 1% were Ahmadiyya, and 4% were members of other denominations. November 29, 2022 The population of England & Wales stands at 59.60 million; the Muslim population is 3.87 million, or 6.5 % of the total. As UK Population Grows, So Do British Muslim [180], Islamophobic French Political scientist Olivier Roy argues that the majority of Islamic terrorists are radicals first and are drawn to fundamentalist Islam as a result,[181] whereas fellow political scientist Gilles Kepel argues that terrorists are radicalized by Salafi ideology before choosing violence. [55], According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, Muslims in England and Wales enumerated 3,868,133, or 6.5% of the population. In 2010 the affiliation of the mosques was: 44.6% Deobandi, 28.2% Barelvi and other Sufi, 5.8% Salafi, 2.8% Maudoodi-inspired; of the remainder many were part of other Sunni traditions or unaffiliated, while 4.2% were Shi'a (4%). In the 19th century, Victorian Orientalism spurred an interest in Islam and some British people, including aristocrats, converted to Islam. [36] Muslim soldiers of the British Indian Army later fought for Britain against the Nazis in World War II,[37] where Muslim soldiers accounted for up to 40%[38] of the 2.5 million troops serving the British Indian Army. The UK and worldwide headquarters of the AMC are currently situated on the grounds of 'The Blessed Mosque' (Masjid Mubarak), inaugurated on 17 May 2019 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth caliph of the Ahmadiyya movement,[124] in Tilford, Surrey. "Incorporating Muslim migrants in Western nation statesa comparison of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany." Rabat - The Muslim population in England and Wales has reached 1.2 million, a 43% increase in the number of people who follow Islam. The Office for National Statistics data shows that there were 3.9 million people who described themselves as Muslim in 2021, which equates to 6.5% of the population of England and Wales. Islam is the second-largest religion in the world, behind Christianity, with more than two billion adherents. But the percentage rise in Muslim prisoner numbers has been far greater than the Muslim population increase: Muslim inmates now account for 14.4% of those behind bars, compared with 7.7 % in 2002. This is up from 2.7 million Muslims residing in England and Wales in 2011, which equated to 4.9% of the population. In the 2021 census Office for National Statistics, the proportion of Muslims in London had risen to 15% of the population, making Islam the second largest religion in the city after Christianity. [77] A report published by the Home Affairs Committee in 2011 claimed that there was 500,000 British Turks,[77] made up of approximately 150,000 Turkish nationals, 300,000 Turkish Cypriots, and the remainder from other countries. [90] There are numerous other Turkish mosques in London, mainly in Hackney, including the Aziziye Mosque[91] and Suleymaniye Mosque. [202], According to one survey from 2006, around 81% of Muslims think of themselves as Muslim first. As per the UK Census of 2011, Total Indian Population in the United Kingdom is 1,451,862 (14.51 Lakhs). [33][34] A prominent English convert of the 19th century was Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley, who became a Muslim in 1862. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, /aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/muslimpopulationoftheuk, Population estimates by ethnic group and religion, England and Wales: 2019. And across the 200 TV series, only 12 series regulars were Muslim, the study found. Islam is the world's second most widely practiced religion. At the beginning of World War I, there were 51,616 South Asian lascars working on British ships, the majority of whom were of Bengali descent. 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[88] These workers were required to renew their work permits every year until they became residents after living in the country for five years. 61% of respondents agreed with the statement that homosexuality is wrong and should be illegal. [46] Large numbers of doctors recruited from India and Pakistan, encouraged by health minister Enoch Powell in the early 1960s, also played a key role in the establishment of the National Health Service. There are smaller numbers of Sindhis in Greater London. Griffin, T., Aked, H., Miller, D., & Marusek, S. (2015). 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