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As the overall England and Wales population grows by 3.52 million in the decade 2011-2021, so do Muslim communities by 1.16 million contributing to 33% of the increase. WebThe Islamic population is mainly split between 1.5 billion Sunni Muslims and 240-340 million Shia Muslims, with the remainder scattered among a few smaller denominations. [109] The first Somali immigrants were seamen and traders who arrived in small numbers in port cities in the late 19th century, although most Somalis in the UK are recent arrivals. By the year 2050, in a mere 37 years, Britain will be a majority Muslim nation. [205], On religious issues, a 2007 poll reported that 36% of 16- to 24-year-olds believed if a Muslim converted to another religion they should be punished by death, compared to 19% of 55+ year old Muslims. A Muslim-majority country is one in which more than 50% of the people are Muslims. 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. A 2009 estimate by Somali community organisations puts the Somali population figure at 90,000 residents. [151] In the 2019 general election, a record number of 19 Muslim MPs were elected (15 Labour and 4 Conservative).[152][153]. [128], According to analysis based on the 2011 census, Muslims in the United Kingdom face poor standards of housing, poorer levels of education and are more vulnerable to long-term illness,[129] and that Muslims in the UK had the highest rate of unemployment, the poorest health, the most disability and fewest educational qualifications among religious groups. The published 2021 census total for England and Wales differs from the total itemised by area by 5. in Marian Burchardt & Ines Michalowski, eds., Lewicki, Aleksandra, and Therese OToole. November 30, 2022. 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. A Muslim-majority country is one in which more than 50% of the people are Muslims. 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. We said. The 2011 census recorded 2.7 million Muslims, which then constituted 4.8 per cent of the overall population. 36.3% agree that Islam threatens the British way of life. In the eighteenth century, this seemed unlikely. [164], According to Kaveri Qureshi, while women educate themselves and follow Islamic norms and values referring to colonial era Islamic advice literature about marriage not for continuation but to end their marriages and for justification of remarriages contrary to original intention of authors of the literature.[165]. [184], In July 2017, a report by the Henry Jackson Society, a neo-conservative[185][186] think tank, claimed that Middle Eastern nations are providing financial support to mosques and Islamic educational institutions that have been linked to the spread of extremist material with "an illiberal, bigoted Wahhabi ideology". 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. The report shows that there has been a remarkable increase in number of criminal activities by Muslims in the UK. A A. Reset. Whilst Muslim is a tick box response in the religion question on the census questionnaire, we do not ask for more detailed information beyond that response. For example, in February 2008 Rowan Williams the Archbishop of Canterbury (the head of the Church of England) lectured at the Royal Courts of Justice on Islam and English law. 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. The proportion of Muslim prisoners has increased from 8 per cent in 2002 to 18 per cent in 2021, the report stated. [134] In 2008, 86.5% of pupils attending Muslim schools achieved five GCSEs, compared to a figure of 72.8% of Roman Catholic schools and 64.5% of secular schools. (Alberto Pezzali / AP) [62][63] Most people regard themselves as part of the ummah, and their identity is based on their religion rather than their ethnic group. [citation needed] Upon coming into contact with such a population, the British authorities forged a uniquely Muslim identity for the local believers. [40][41] The first mosque in London was the Fazl Mosque, established in 1924, commonly called the London mosque. Get emails about this page. Migration continued through the 1920s;[82] during the Second World War, the number of Turkish-run cafes increased from 20 in 1939 to 200 in 1945 creating a demand for more Turkish Cypriot workers. The best estimate is that around 7 per cent of the UK population will be Muslim by 2020. This included overt racism in the form of "Paki bashing", predominantly from white power skinheads, the National Front, and the British National Party, throughout the 1970s and 1980s. November 30, 2022. The baseline for all three scenarios is the Muslim population in Europe (defined here as the 28 countries presently in the European Union, plus Norway and Switzerland) as of mid-2016, estimated at 25.8 million (4.9% of the overall population) up from 19.5 million (3.8%) in 2010. Of those, 3000 were considered a direct threat by MI5 and 500 were under constant surveillance. There were 1.6 million Muslims in England and Wales in 2001, or 3 per cent of the population, according to the census. As such, they are official statistics but will be subject to further testing in terms of quality and ability to meet user needs. [201] Another poll revealed that 28% of British Muslims hoped that Britain would one day become an Islamic state, while 52% disagreed, and 20% did not venture an opinion either way. The main Arab Muslim communities in the UK live in the Greater London area, with smaller numbers living in Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham. 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. 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]. The Muslim population in England and Wales has increased significantly in recent years. 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(3) How many of the Muslims are Shia Muslims, i.e., Muslims who are from the "twelvers section" or - as they are known - Shia Itha-Asheri Muslims. 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. There were 1,318,755 Muslims reported in the 2021 census in the Greater London area. And across the 200 TV series, only 12 series regulars were Muslim, the study found. IST. The 2021 census will provide more up-to-date data. 29 Nov 2022 Muslim population stood at 3.9 million or 6.5 percent of the total UK population in 2021, up from 4.9 percent in 2011. [97] Nearly all Iraqi Kurds are Muslims. (Alberto Pezzali / AP) As per the report, there are 13,724 Muslims residing in England and Wales. This was the most favourable in Europe. In 2014, on the 125 anniversary of the establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Community published an advertisement in the Luton on Sunday. [1] A A. Reset. Today, Thursday, February 23, 2023, it is estimated that 2,004,797,793 people around the world identify themselves as Muslims, which represents over 25% of the world's total population of 8,019,191,174. 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. About 13% of the prison population, or over 11,000 prisoners, are Muslims, disproportionately higher than the general population. As the British Empire grew, particularly in India, Britain came to rule territories with many Muslim inhabitants; some of these, known as the lascars, are known to have settled in Britain from the mid-18th century onwards. [29] Due to the majority being lascars, the earliest Muslim communities were found in port towns. In 1873, 3,271 lascars arrived in Britain. [90] There are numerous other Turkish mosques in London, mainly in Hackney, including the Aziziye Mosque[91] and Suleymaniye Mosque. This religion is based on the Quran, a religious text that followers of Islam believe is the direct word of God. [119], In 2015, The Economist stated that were 2.3 million Sunnis in the UK. [234] The group has faced confrontations with various groups, including supporters of Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and Anonymous, of which the latter has also harassed Muslims as well. Youve accepted all cookies. 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. [178][179] Tom Brake, Liberal Democrat, foreign affairs spokesman has said that Saudi Arabia provides funding to hundreds of mosques in the UK, espousing a very hardline Wahhabist interpretation of Islam. [31] By 1842, 3,000 lascars visited the UK annually, and by 1855, 12,000 lascars were arriving annually in British ports. 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. The majority of mosques founded after World War II in Britain are reflective of the major strands of Sunni Islam predominating in the Indian subcontinent; namely Deobandi and Barelvi (the latter of which is more Sufi-orientated). There is also a fairly large Punjabi community from East Africa found in London. [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. [172], It is estimated that 5,200 Britons convert to Islam annually, with a total of about 100,000 converts in 2013. In terms of the number of adherents, Islam is the second largest religion in the world. Thank you for your enquiry about how many Muslims there are in the UK. 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." 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 [230][231][232][233] The EDL has been described by The Jewish Chronicle as Islamophobic. The Murabitun World Movement founded by Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born Ian Dallas) in 1968 is a branch of the Sufi Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri tariqa which was run out of Achnagairn in the Scottish Highlands. Salma Yaqoob is the former leader of the left-wing Respect Party. 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. "Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs in the new religious landscape of England. Some 26.5% agree that there are certain areas of the UK that operate under Sharia law and that non-Muslims are prohibited from entering. The report shows that there has been a remarkable increase in number of criminal activities by Muslims in the UK. MCB is the largest and most diverse representative body for the British Muslim community in the UK. [209] Such polls suggest that British Muslims have strongly conservative views on issues relating to extra-marital and/or homosexual sexual acts compared with their European Muslim counterparts who are markedly more liberal. ", Model, Suzanne, and Lang Lin. England and Wales Parliamentary Constituencies. 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. [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. the U.K. ranks number 21 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. 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. 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