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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 statistic represents the proportion of Muslims consuming alcohol in France in 2019, by age group. It appears that ** percent of older Muslims who were 50 years and over reported drinking alcohol. Conversely, ** percent of young Muslims under 25 years old were living alcohol-free.

This graph displays the distribution of Muslims or people of Muslim culture in France in 2016, by socio-professional category (CSP). It can be seen that less than a quarter of French Muslims were employees.

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 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 (** percent) did not consume alcohol. However, ** percent of men declared to be drinking alcohol. This proportion was smaller among women: ** percent of them drank alcoholic beverages.

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.