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title: "5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe"  
description: "Muslims are a relatively small minority in Europe, making up roughly 5% of the population. In France and Sweden, the Muslim share of the population is higher."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-10-15  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1329/5-facts-about-the-muslim-population-in-europe  
category: "religion"  
tags: ["Muslim", "Muslims", "muslim population", "Europe"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe

![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/57f9566f-2edd-450e-a4b0-6747199c95b5.jpeg) ![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/a0e02139-05ac-43f8-9f9d-cbb62eca5834.jpeg) France and Germany have the largest Muslim populations in Europe ![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/ad37a209-b889-4008-9e63-5bfbd18920c6.jpeg) The Muslim share of Europe’s total population has been increasing steadily and will continue to grow in the coming decades. ![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/237cfe45-902e-4e52-9cf3-c64ff46c91ec.jpeg) Muslims are much younger and have more children than other Europeans. ![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/db93d953-872c-4929-9d17-7cab576f15cf.jpeg) Between mid-2010 and mid-2016, migration was the biggest factor driving the growth of Muslim ![5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/2b867d66-e9d8-4a68-b7e9-22de42a9cbb7/images/2f136018-7e79-42bb-ad45-25f25889b912.jpeg) Views of Muslims vary widely across European countries.

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