List of cities in the European Union by Muslim population

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Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Europe.

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.

It should be noted that Muslims are not a homogeneous group. They are if many various national, ethnic and even racial identities. Top countries of origin of Muslims in Western Europe are Pakistan, Turkey and the Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia).

In Western Europe, Muslims GeneRally live in major urban areas, often concentrated in poor neighborhoods of large cities.

According to the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2010 was AbOUT 44 million (6%), excluding Turkey. The total number of Muslims in the European Union in 2010 was about 19 million (3.8%).

If the current rate of migration of Muslims to Europe (also Muslims tend to have higher fertility rate than non-Muslims) remains, by 2030, Muslims are predicted to form about 10% of the French population and 8% of the European population.

The French capital Paris and its surrounding area has, by far, the largest number (up to 1.7 million according to the The Economist) of Muslims than any other city in the European Union. According to estimates, about one quarter of the total population of Amsterdam (Netherland), Brussels (Belgium), Malmö (Sweden) and Marseille (France) are Muslim.

The table below lists large cities of the European Union with significant Muslim populations.

See also

• Islam in Europe
• Islam in Germany
• Islam in France
• Islam in the United Kingdom