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Muslims in the UK: Key Information

 

Muslim Populations

Global

c. 1,188,243,000

UK

1,591,126

England

1,524,887

Wales

21,739

Scotland

42,557

Northern Ireland

1,943

 

As a proportion of the population in local authority areas, the 2001 Census shows that, in England, the greatest concentration of respondents identifying themselves as Muslims is in:

 

Local Authority

% of Population

Total Numbers

Tower Hamlets

36.4%

71,389

Newham

24.3%

59,293

Blackburn & Darwen

19.4%

26,674

Bradford

16.1%

75,188

Waltham Forest

15.1%

32,902

 

Muslim Organisations

 

UK

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Local

953

894

26

32

1

Regional

19

18

1

0

0

National

145

0

0

2

0

 

Muslim Places of Worship

UK

486

England

443

Wales

21

Scotland

21

Northern Ireland

1

 

Written by Professor Paul Weller  

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