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Estimated Muslim population of England and Wales, by local authority
- statista.com
Updated Nov 28, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Estimated Muslim population of England and Wales, by local authority [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870608/leading-cities-by-muslim-population-england/Dataset updatedNov 28, 2025Time period covered2016Area coveredUnited Kingdom, EnglandDescriptionIn 2016, it was estimated that Birmingham had the largest Muslim population of any local authority in England and Wales at approximately 280 thousand people. Newham and Tower Hamlets, both boroughs of London, had the second and third-largest Muslim populations at 135 and 128 thousand respectively.
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Statista (2025). Estimated Muslim population of England and Wales, by local authority [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870608/leading-cities-by-muslim-population-england/
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Nov 28, 2025Time period covered
2016Area covered
United Kingdom, EnglandDescription
In 2016, it was estimated that Birmingham had the largest Muslim population of any local authority in England and Wales at approximately 280 thousand people. Newham and Tower Hamlets, both boroughs of London, had the second and third-largest Muslim populations at 135 and 128 thousand respectively.