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 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 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.

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.

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.

According to a survey conducted in 2019-2020, 55 percent of France's inhabitants who were also immigrants declared themselves to be Muslims. On the other hand, a large majority of French inhabitants with no migrant background declared themselves to be Catholics, indeed there were 77 percent of them who felt close to the Christian religion.

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.

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.

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 .

The aim of the EURISLAM research project is to provide a systematic analysis of cross-national differences and similarities in countries’ approaches to the cultural integration of immigrants in general and Muslims in particular. The countries studied in the research project are Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The core research question can be formulated as follows: ‘How have different traditions of national identity, citizenship and church-state relations affected European immigration countries’ incorporation of Islam, and what are the consequences of these approaches for patterns of cultural distance and interaction between Muslim immigrants and their descendants, and the receiving society?’ In order to answer this question, policy differences are related to cross-national variation in cultural distance and interaction between Muslims and the receiving society population. Three more specific research questions have been designed which are the focus in 7 different Work packages of the EURISLAM research project. The different methodologies used in the Work packages are later combined in the research project, allowing for a triangulation of research findings and a combination of quantitative and qualitative insights.

In Work package 3 of the EURISLAM project a survey questionnaire has been developed which enabled a study of the individual characteristics of Muslim immigrants. This survey is designed to answer one of the three specific research questions used in this project: ‘To what extent do we find differences across immigration countries in cultural distance and patterns of interaction between various Muslim immigrant groups and the receiving society population?’ On the one hand, we focussed on attitudes, norms, and values, particularly those relating to democratic norms, gender relations and family values, ethnic, religious, and receiving society identification, and attitudes towards relations across ethnic and religious boundaries. On the other hand, the study looked at cultural and religious resources and practices, such as language proficiency, adherence to various religious practices (e.g., attendance of religious services or wearing of a headscarf), interethnic and interreligious partnerships and marriages, the frequency and quality of interethnic and interreligious relationships with neighbours, friends, and colleagues, and memberships in social and political organisations of the own ethnic and religious group as well as of the receiving society. Both types of questions have been asked – of course where relevant in an adapted format – with regard to members of the dominant ethnic group of the receiving society, because, obviously, cultural distance and interactions are determined by the perceptions, attitude, and practices at both ends of the relationship. All these variables were gathered by way of a survey in each of the countries of a number of selected Muslim immigrant groups, as well as a sample of receiving society ethnics. The data of this survey is now published together with a Codebook.

In the revised edition of the codebook new information is added on the religion group variables in Block 3. In retrospect ambiguity appeared in the survey questionnaire specifically in the religion questions which (may) imply missing values for respondents of the ‘Atheist/agnostic/Do not belong to any denomination’ religious faith denomination group. These missing values may lead to distortions when using variables of the religion group. More details on this issue can be found on page 16 (3.2 Information on religion variables) of the revised codebook.

Specific information on the project duration has been added on page 8 (1.3 Project Duration) of the revised codebook.

The EURISLAM Dataset Survey-data published on October 6, 2015 has not been revised.

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 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 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.

This statistic shows the estimated Muslim share of the population in different European countries as of 2016. With a Muslim population that makes up around a quarter of it's population, Cyprus has the highest estimated share of Muslims living in its borders. The Muslim share of the Bulgarian and French populations is also quite high with 11.1 and 8.8 percent shares respectively. Portugal, Romania, Czechia and Poland have the lowest Muslim shares of the population at under one percent.

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.

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, by groups of age. It appears that in 2019, 40 percent of responding French Muslims aged 18 to 25 years stated going to the mosque on Fridays.

This graph shows the proportion of French Muslims declaring to consume alcohol or not in 2019, by gender. That year, it appears that the majority of Muslims in France (79 percent) did not consume alcohol. However, 28 percent of men declared to be drinking alcohol. This proportion was smaller among women: 15 percent of them drank alcoholic beverages.

This graph shows the distribution of French Muslims buying halal meat in 2020, by frequency. It appears that the majority of French Muslims (** percent) systematically buy halal meat. Halal meat and animal slaughter The term "halal" refers to what is permitted for a Muslim, as opposed to "haram". In everyday life, this term is mainly used for food that Muslims are allowed to eat. All types of meat, except pork, may be eaten by the faithful. However, for meat to be considered halal, the animal must be slaughtered following the "dhabiha" slaughter ritual method, which consists of cutting the throat of the animal while it is still conscious (not stunned), with its head facing Mecca, by a Muslim priest authorized by a state-approved religious body. This method extends to various types of products containing animal-based ingredients. Muslims' religious practices Although Muslims pay particular attention to this, the consumption of halal products is not the only religious practice they observe: the majority of them fast during Ramadan, abstain from drinking alcohol, and some women choose to wear the veil.

While a significant majority of Muslim consumers systematically purchase halal meat products, they also are interested in other halal food products. For example, almost 80 percent of respondents also buy oriental or Maghrebian food products, and 68 percent enjoy sweet halal products.