Muslims in Western Europe

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

Country Percentage Muslim Total Population Muslim Population
France 8.5% 64,107,812 6,000,000 (see Islam in France)
Netherlands 5.0% 16,341,925 850,000 (see Islam in the Netherlands)
Austria 4.8%[1] 8,169,929 400,000 (see Islam in Austria)
Switzerland 4.3%[2] 7,301,994 315,000 (see Islam in Switzerland)
Germany 4.0% 82,515,988 3,300,000 (see Islam in Germany)
Sweden 3.9% 9,006,405 351,250 (see Islam in Sweden)
Belgium 3.8% 10,445,852 400,000 (see Islam in Belgium)
Andorra 3.6% 71,000 2,600 (see Islam in Andorra)
Spain 3.0% 44,108,530 1,350,000 (see Islam in Spain)
United Kingdom 2.8% 59,834,300 1,615,526 (see Islam in the United Kingdom)
Norway 2.5% 4,593,041 150,000 (see Islam in Norway)
Denmark 2.0%[3] 5,415,978 100,000 (see Islam in Denmark)
Italy 1.5% 58,462,375 1,000,000 (see Islam in Italy)
Luxembourg 1.5% 448,569 6,000 (see Islam in Luxembourg)
Ireland 0.8% 4,239,848 32,539 (see Islam in Ireland)
Portugal 0.1% 10,084,245 10,000 (see Islam in Portugal)
Finland 0.4% 5,293,545 20,000 (see Islam in Finland)
Iceland 0.3% 300,000 800 (see Islam in Iceland)

(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.

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