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Newham is consistently identified as London’s most ethnically diverse borough, with non‑white (Asian, Black, Mixed or Other) residents making up about 69.2% of its population . Other London boroughs f...
The analyses collectively identify a consistent set of UK cities often cited as having the largest or most significant Muslim populations by share and absolute numbers — notably Birmingham, Bradford, ...
London’s Muslim population in the 2021 UK census is recorded as approximately , which is substantially higher than the national Muslim share of roughly 6% (or 6.5% in England and Wales figures) and ma...
Tower Hamlets and Newham have the largest shares and counts of Muslim residents in London in the 2021 census: Tower Hamlets recorded the largest proportion at about 39.9% (123,912 people) and Newham a...
London’s most populous Muslim communities remain concentrated in a handful of boroughs: , with Redbridge, Brent and other east and north London boroughs also holding large Muslim populations based on ...
Census and government analysis since 2021 show large variation across UK cities: Leicester, Birmingham and parts of London and the West Midlands figure prominently among places with the highest shares...
London’s Muslim population grew substantially between the 2001 and 2011 censuses and continued to rise into 2021, shifting both in scale and spatial patterning: Muslim share of London rose from the lo...
The 2021 UK Census recorded , and showed an increase from 12.6% in 2011; Islam was the city’s second-largest religion after Christianity . There is , so any statements about growth since 2021 rely on ...
London’s Muslim population is large, diverse and geographically concentrated: the 2021 census counted roughly 1.32 million Muslims in Greater London, about 15% of the city’s population . The most popu...
The provided analyses converge on a clear finding: , with boroughs such as Newham, Brent and Redbridge repeatedly highlighted as the most diverse. Outside London, are consistently identified as the lo...
The 2021 census recorded a sharp increase in ’s Muslim population — about 1.32 million people, or roughly 15% of the capital — up by some 306,000 from 2011, at borough level and reinforcing long-stand...
London, Birmingham and Manchester each host large Muslim communities, but they differ in scale and local concentration: Birmingham is reported as the single local authority with the largest Muslim pop...
The 2021 Census shows the London borough with the largest Muslim population by headcount is Tower Hamlets, with 123,912 Muslims, narrowly ahead of Newham, which recorded 122,146 (Muslim Council of Bri...
The highest concentrations of Muslim residents in the UK are concentrated in large urban centres — foremost among them London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester and Leicester — with notable municipal-l...
The central fact established by official census reporting is that the 2021 Census counted approximately , rising from a smaller share in 2011 and representing clear growth over the decade . Conflictin...
London’s highest Muslim shares concentrate in a handful of boroughs — notably Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest — with reported borough shares ranging from roughly in the provided an...
The 2021 England and Wales Census shows the highest recorded in a single local authority was in Tower Hamlets at roughly , making it the leading area in England by that measure . The claim that an “En...