Muslims in Western Europe

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Minimum estimates of Muslim populations in Western Europe (EU15 plus Norway and Switzerland) as a percentage of total country population:

Country	Percentage Muslim	Total Population	Muslim Population
France	7.0%	62,901,684	4,000,000	(see Islam in France)
Netherlands	6.0%	16,341,925	980,516	(see Islam in the Netherlands)
Denmark	3.0%[1]	5,415,978	270,000	(see Islam in Denmark)
Switzerland	4.3%[2]	7,301,994	310,000	(see Islam in Switzerland)
Austria	4.2%[3]	8,169,929	339,000	(see Islam in Austria)
Sweden	3.9%	9,006,405	351,250	(see Islam in Sweden)
Germany	3.6%	82,515,988	3,000,000	(see Islam in Germany)
Belgium	3.4%	10,445,852	355,159	(see Islam in Belgium)
United Kingdom	2.7%	59,834,300	1,615,526	(see Islam in the United Kingdom)
Greece	2.3-2.7%	10,942,020	250,000-300,000	(see Islam in Greece)
Norway	2.5%	4,593,041	115,000	(see Islam in Norway)
Italy	1.4%	58,462,375	825,000	(see Islam in Italy)
Spain	1.1%	44,108,530	485,194	(see Islam in Spain)
Portugal	0.5%	10,084,245	50,000	(see Islam in Portugal)
Ireland	0.5%	4,130,000	19,147	(see Islam in Ireland)
Finland	0.4%	5,183,545	20,000	(see Islam in Finland)
Luxembourg	?%	448,569	?	(see Islam in Luxembourg)

(Source: The Economist, April 3, 2003) (Second Source: BBC )
The figures are minimum estimates, and not necessarily exactly comparable, due to differences in method of data collection and data presentation in different countries.

MSNBC feature on Muslims in Europe