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Long-term projections of Muslim population growth

Independent projections suggest the Muslim share of the population could rise to 11.2% by 2050 and 19.2% by 2100.

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What is the current Muslim population percentage in the UK as of 2023?

The most authoritative, publicly available baseline comes from the 2021 England and Wales census, which recorded Muslims as 6.5% of the population (about 3.87–3.9 million people) on census day — the f...