This statistic shows the estimate of the French on the proportion of Muslims living in France in 2018. It reveals that French people thought that there were 28 percent of the French population that was Muslim, while the real proportion of the Muslim population in France amounted to nine percent.

This graphic shows the forecasted number of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, religiously unaffiliated people, believers in folk religions and in other religions in France in 2022. With almost 36 million people identifying themselves as Christians, Christianity was the most represented religion in France. Furthermore, about 24.2 million people considered themselves as religiously unaffiliated.

This statistic shows the estimated number of Muslims living in different European countries as of 2016. Approximately **** million Muslims were estimated to live in France, the most of any country listed. Germany and the United Kingdom also have large muslim populations with **** million and **** million respectively.

This statistic shows the distribution of Muslims or people of Muslim culture in France in 2016, by employment status. Despite a majority of inactive people among the French Muslim community, it appears that 55.4 percent of French Muslim employees in France had a permanent contract. Moreover, 9.2 percent of Muslims or people of Muslim culture were self-employed business managers, whereas 1.3 were business managers.

This statistic represents the distribution of Muslims or people of Muslim culture living in France in 2016, by their level of education. In that year, approximately 13 percent of those surveyed had a "baccalauréat général". About 15 percent had no diploma while the majority obtained a CAP or BEP (Youth Training NVQ Level 1,2 and BTEC First Diploma).

This statistic displays the projected Muslim population proportions in selected European countries in 2050, by scenario. In 2010 the proportion of Muslims in the population of Germany was *** percent, compared with *** percent in the UK and *** percent in France. Depending on the different migration scenarios estimated here, Germany's share of Muslims in the population could rise up to **** percent of it's population by 2050, higher than both the UK and France, with projected Muslim populations of **** and ** percent respectively.

France: Muslims as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la France de 1960 à 2013. La valeur moyenne pour France pendant cette période était de 3.9 pour cent avec un minimum de 1 pour cent en 1960 et un maximum de 8 pour cent en 2012.

Arab Clothing Market Outlook

The global Arab clothing market size is poised for significant growth, with a market valuation of USD 20 billion in 2023 and an anticipated reach of USD 30 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% over the forecast period. Several growth factors are propelling this market forward, including an increasing appreciation for Arab cultural heritage, rising disposable incomes, and the expanding influence of Middle Eastern fashion trends on global markets.

One of the primary growth factors for the Arab clothing market is the cultural renaissance and growing pride in traditional Arab attire. As globalization spreads, there is a palpable desire among many in the Arab world to preserve and celebrate their unique cultural identity through traditional clothing. This resurgence in cultural pride is particularly noticeable among the younger generations, who are increasingly opting for traditional garments for both daily wear and special occasions. This trend is further bolstered by government initiatives in several Arab countries to promote cultural heritage, including traditional clothing, through festivals, educational programs, and media campaigns.

Another significant driver is the rising disposable income among individuals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With higher income levels, consumers are increasingly able to spend more on clothing, including premium and designer Arab wear. This is particularly evident in countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, where the economic boom has led to increased spending power. Additionally, the growing influence of social media and fashion influencers who showcase Arab attire has led to more fashion-conscious consumers who are willing to invest in high-quality and aesthetically appealing clothing.

The penetration of e-commerce is also playing a crucial role in the growth of the Arab clothing market. Online retail platforms have made it easier for consumers around the world to access a wide variety of Arab clothing. This convenience has significantly broadened the customer base, extending beyond traditional markets to reach a global audience. Major e-commerce platforms are increasingly featuring Arab fashion designers and brands, thereby providing an additional avenue for growth. The pandemic has further accelerated the shift towards online shopping, making it a key driver for market expansion.

Regionally, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region dominates the Arab clothing market, driven by a large population base that adheres to traditional dress codes. However, North America and Europe are emerging as significant markets due to the rising popularity of Arab fashion among non-Arab populations. In countries like the United States and France, the multicultural demographic and increasing interest in diversity and inclusion have led to a growing demand for Arab attire. This regional diversification is expected to contribute substantially to the market's growth over the forecast period.

Product Type Analysis

In the Arab clothing market, product types can be categorized into Traditional Wear, Modern Wear, Sportswear, and Others. Traditional wear forms a substantial part of the market and includes garments like abayas, thobes, hijabs, and kaftans. These items are deeply rooted in cultural traditions and are regularly updated with modern designs to appeal to contemporary tastes. Traditional wear is particularly popular during religious festivals, weddings, and other significant cultural events, driving constant demand in this segment. Moreover, the rising interest in cultural preservation further propels the growth of this segment.

Modern wear in the Arab clothing market is a fusion of traditional elements with contemporary fashion trends. This category includes stylish adaptations of traditional garments, often incorporating modern cuts, fabrics, and embellishments. Modern wear appeals particularly to younger consumers who wish to maintain cultural ties while also embracing global fashion trends. The growth of this segment is fueled by fashion designers who are creating innovative collections that blend Arab heritage with modern aesthetics. This segment is expected to see continued growth as more designers enter the market and consumers seek unique, culturally-inspired outfits.

Sportswear is another increasingly important segment in the Arab clothing market. As more people in the MENA region adopt active lifestyles, there is growing demand for sportswear that adheres to cultural norms while providing comfort and functionality. This segment

France: Shia Muslims as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la France de à . La valeur moyenne pour France pendant cette période était de pour cent avec un minimum de pour cent en et un maximum de pour cent en .

France: Sunni Muslims as percent of the total population: Pour cet indicateur, The Cline Center for Democracy fournit des données pour la France de à . La valeur moyenne pour France pendant cette période était de pour cent avec un minimum de pour cent en et un maximum de pour cent en .

Islam is the major religion in many African countries, especially in the north of the continent. In Comoros, Libya, Western Sahara, at least 99 percent of the population was Muslim as of 202. These were the highest percentages on the continent. However, also in many other African nations, the majority of the population was Muslim. In Egypt, for instance, Islam was the religion of 79 percent of the people. Islam and other religions in Africa Africa accounts for an important share of the world’s Muslim population. As of 2019, 16 percent of the Muslims worldwide lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, while 20 percent of them lived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Together with Christianity, Islam is the most common religious affiliation in Africa, followed by several traditional African religions. Although to a smaller extent, numerous other religions are practiced on the continent: these include Judaism, the Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Number of Muslims worldwide Islam is one of the most widespread religions in the world. There are approximately 1.9 billion Muslims globally, with the largest Muslim communities living in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, Indonesia hosts the highest number of Muslims worldwide, amounting to over 200 million, followed by India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Islam is also present in Europe and America. The largest Islamic communities in Europe are in France (5.72 million), Germany (4.95 million), and the United Kingdom (4.13 million). In the United States, there is an estimated number of around 3.45 million Muslims.

This graph shows the proportion of the Muslim population in France that was going to the mosque on Friday in 2019, by age group. It appears that the attendance rate at the mosque was the highest among French Muslims between the ages of 18 and 24 (40 percent). It was lower among other older age groups.

In 2022, Indonesia has the largest population of Muslims worldwide with around 241.5 million. This was followed with around 225.6 million Muslims in Pakistan and 211.16 million Muslims in India.

In 1800, the population of modern day Algeria was estimated to be around 2.5 million people, and by the turn of the twentieth century it had almost doubled to five million. In the first three decades of the nineteenth century, Algeria was a semi-autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire, however an invasion by France in 1830 was the beginning of 130 years of French rule, and the development of Algeria's modern borders by 1875 (although northern Algeria was treated as an extension of the French metropole, with elected representatives in the Assembly). Although the rest of the century saw both medicinal and economic progress, French rule also dismantled traditional Algerian political and societal structures, as well as the oppression of Islam, particularly in rural areas. Algeria in the early 1900s The first few decades of the twentieth century saw increasing Algerian and Islamic influence in local government. Throughout both World Wars, Algerian soldiers played an integral part in the French military, and were responsible for Algeria's liberation from Nazi Germany, as well as decisive campaigns in Italy and France. Although Algerian troops often made up the first wave of soldiers to go into battle, they did not receive the same treatment or pay as their French counterparts, and Algerian veterans did not receive the same rights as French veterans until 2017. As Europe's control over its colonies weakened in the mid-1900s, independence movements in countries such as Algeria gained momentum, and the Algerian War of Independence was one of the most violent and arduous during this time. Although it began as guerilla warfare in 1952, a series of massacres and reprisals led to all-out war in 1955, between the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French-Algerian government. Up to one million Algerian's lost their lives in the war, and approximately twenty percent of the Muslim population became refugees. The war ended in March 1962, through the Evian Accords, and Algeria's independence was acknowledged on July 3, 1962. Independent Algeria In the aftermath of the war, there was a mass exodus of ethnic Europeans, as well as the systematic genocide of thousands of pro-French Algerians who remained in the country. Much of Algeria's agriculture had been destroyed, it's economy was left without structure as the majority of those in positions of power returned to Europe, and seventy percent of the workforce was unemployed. Relative peace followed and the country slowly modernized over the next three decades, however military rule failed to sufficiently stabilize the country, and the government's attempts to suppress Islam's influence in politics eventually led to a civil war in 1992. The civil war involved different factions with Islamic and pro-government agendas, and was very regionalized. The high number of massacres eventually led to splits within all paramilitary factions, which the government then capitalized on to re-establish control, and the war effectively ended in 2002. Since then, the military's control over Algerian politics has gradually decreased, and Algeria has become more peaceful and democratic (however they have not had an elected President since April 2019). Increased stability has also allowed the population to grow exponentially, and today it is almost 44 million people, double what it was in the mid-1980s.

This statistic represents the proportion of French Muslim women wearing a headscarf in 2008-2009 and in 2019-2020. According to the source, in 2020, ** percent of Muslim women who were immigrants from North Africa but living in France, wore a headscarf. The different types of Islamic headwear Islam recommends that its followers adopt modest behavior. Thus, women are invited to maintain their modesty by dressing in such a way as to preserve their privacy from the eyes of men, particularly by wearing a veil to cover their hair. However, according to the Quran, wearing a headscarf is not mandatory for Muslim women, who remain free to wear them or not. There are several types of veils with different levels of coverage. While it initially designates all types of veils, the "hijab" is now mainly used to refer to a scarf that covers the head and hair, but not the face. Uncommon in France, the “niqab” masks the entire face apart from the eyes and is often worn with a black garment covering the entire body, including the hands. The “burqa” is a garment, often blue, mainly worn in Afghanistan, which covers the entire woman's body leaving an opening for the eyes, which are protected by a sheer layer. Its use was imposed by the Taliban in the late 1990s. Other veils exist among different Muslim communities of the world, like the "chador", mostly worn in Iran. In France, as in other European countries, full-face veils (notably the "niqab" and the "burqa") are prohibited, although very minor. Wearing a headscarf in Western societies The way Muslim women dress is often a matter of tension and discussion. After the first controversy around the burkini in 2016, the issue of wearing the veil in certain French public places was raised again in 2019 during a school trip to a Regional Council, when a chaperone of the group was asked by an elected representative to take off her "hijab". Some people sometimes tend to confuse the use of Islamic headwear with extremist religious movements.

This bar chart presents the change in the percentage of Muslim people in France who usually go to the mosque on Friday in 2019, by region. It appears that in 2019, 66 percent of responding Muslims residing in Normandy claimed not going to the mosque on Fridays.

This bar chart presents the change in the percentage of Muslim people in France who usually go to the mosque on Friday from 1989 to 2019. It appears that in 2019, ** percent of responding French Muslims stated going to the mosque on Fridays.

More than half of French Muslim people declare systematically paying attention to halal dietary compliances when purchasing their food products. Which foods are halal (lawful) or haram (forbidden) is specified by Islamic rules found in the Quran. This set of rules is followed by Muslim people with varying degrees of strictness.

A significant majority of Muslim people systematically purchase meat products that are halal, but they also declare being interested in other halal food products. Overall, 60 percent of French Muslims say they have increased their purchase of halal products, and the around same share of respondents would find it problematic to eat non-halal food at restaurants or their friends'.

In 1995, Israel had a Jewish population of approximately 4.5 million people, of whom approximately 1.75 million were born abroad. Over one million of these immigrants were born in Europe, with over 650,000 of these born in the former Soviet Union. Despite Poland having the largest Jewish population in the world in the pre-WWII years, the number of Polish Jewish migrants and descendents in Israel was relatively small in 1995 when compared to the USSR due to the impact of the Holocaust.

Outside of Europe, Morocco had the largest number of Jewish immigrants and descendents in Israel by 1995. Morocco had the largest Jewish population in the Muslim world when Israel was founded in 1948, with over 250,000 people. Many Moroccan Jews sought to emigrate to Israel at this time, but often faced resistance from authorities and local populations who believed the Jews would join in the fight against the Arab forces seeking to establish a Muslim state in Palestine. The government of Morocco then officially prohibited emigration to Israel after gaining independence from France in 1956, however this policy was reversed in 1961 whereby the Moroccan government began facilitating Jewish emigration to Israel in return for payments from Jewish organizations in the U.S. and Israel. By the 1970s, Morocco's Jewish population had fallen to less than 15 percent of its size in 1948.