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 ** million people identifying themselves as Christians, Christianity was the most represented religion in France. Furthermore, about **** million people considered themselves religiously unaffiliated.
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.
This statistic shows the feeling of belonging to a specific religion among people in France in a survey from 2022. It displays that half of respondents stated that they felt linked to Christianism, when around 40 percent of them declared they felt bound to no religion.
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.
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 **** percent of French Muslim employees in France had a permanent contract. Moreover, *** percent of Muslims or people of Muslim culture were self-employed business managers, whereas *** 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).
The graph shows the distribution of young people aged from 18 to 30 years old according to their religious affiliation in France in 2023. The survey displays that ** percent of the respondents declared no religion. Moreover, ** percent of them declared themselves as Christians. The second religion among French young adults was Islam with ** percent of the respondents who stated Islam as their religion.
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 ** and ** (** percent). It was lower among other older age groups.
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.
This statistic illustrates the religious affiliation of young people aged 18 to 30 years in France in March 2018, by gender. According to the survey, almost half of women of this age reported having no religious affiliation, compared to 40 percent of men. The second most represented category was the catholic religion, fairly equally distributed amon men and women with each 41 and 43 percent, respectively.
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 socio-professional group. It appears that in 2019, 27 percent of responding French Muslims occupying a position as an executive or any other higher intellectual professional position stated going to the mosque on Fridays.
This statistic presents the proportion of practicing believers, non-practicing believers and atheists/non-believers among French Muslims in 2017. According to the source, more than half (56 percent) of the surveyed Muslims described themselves as practicing believers.
This statistic illustrates the religious affiliation of the French population in France in February and March 2018. That year, around 41 percent of the interviewed population declared themselves to be Catholic. The majority of the sample considered themselves to be without religion.
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 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.
According to a survey conducted in April 2023 in France, more than 60 percent of responding non-Practicing Catholics stated that they did believe in God, whereas 80 percent of respondents of a religion other than Catholicism declared that did believe in God's existence. Finally, 94 percent of Practicing Catholics respondents were believers.
This statistic shows the distribution of individuals in France in 2023, according to their relationship to religion. It appears that ** percent of respondents declared themselves as believers in one of the monotheistic religions, while ** percent stated they were non-believers.
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.