Islam is widely considered Europe's fastest growing religion, with immigration and above average birth rates leading to a rapid increase in the Muslim population.
The exact number of Muslims is difficult to establish however, as census figures are often questioned and many countries choose not to compile such information anyway.
ALBANIA Jumlah populasi: 3.100.000 Total population: 3.1 million
Populasi Muslim: 2,2 juta (70%) Muslim population: 2.2 million (70%)
Latar Belakang: menyembah agama dilarang di Albania hingga transisi dari negara Stalinis ke demokrasi pada 1990-an.
Background: Religious worship was banned in Albania until the transition from Stalinist state to democracy in the 1990s.
Islam sekarang secara terbuka diakui sebagai agama utama negara itu dan Albania kebanyakan Muslim Sunni berdasarkan sejarah bangsa: Balkan telah berabad-abad dari asosiasi dengan iman sebagai bagian banyak itu adalah bagian dari Kekaisaran Ottoman Turki.
Islam is now openly recognised as the country's major religion and most Albanians are Sunni Muslim by virtue of the nation's history: The Balkans has had centuries of association with the faith as many parts of it were part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Meskipun kekaisaran telah lama pergi, budaya tetap di tempatnya.
While the empire is long gone, the culture remained in place. populasi Muslim Albania yang signifikan ada di sejumlah negara Eropa lainnya.
Significant populations of Albanian Muslims exist in a number of other European countries.
Sumber: Total populasi - Albanian Institute of Statistics, 2005; populasi Muslim - Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris. Sources: Total population - Albanian Institute of Statistics, 2005; Muslim population - UK Foreign Office.
AUSTRIA Jumlah populasi: 8.200.000 Total population: 8.2 million
Populasi Muslim: 339,000 (4.1%) Muslim population: 339,000 (4.1%)
Latar Belakang: Sejumlah besar Muslim hidup di bawah pemerintahan Austria ketika Bosnia-Hercegovina dianeksasi oleh Austria-Hungaria pada tahun 1908.
Background: Large numbers of Muslims lived under Austrian rule when Bosnia-Hercegovina was annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908.
Banyak Muslim Austria memiliki akar di Turki dan lain-lain tiba dari Balkan selama perang 1990-an - sebagian karena hubungan historis.
Many of Austria's Muslims have roots in Turkey and others arrived from the Balkans during the 1990s wars - partly because of historical ties.
Islam telah diakui sebagai agama resmi di Austria selama bertahun-tahun, yang berarti bahwa ia memiliki peran dalam pengajaran agama di sekolah-sekolah.
Islam has been recognised as an official religion in Austria for many years, meaning that it has a role in the religious teaching in schools.
Wina secara historis dianggap sebagai titik di mana dunia Islam mencapai titik paling barat, pertempuran kritis di Austria pada abad ke-16 menandai awal penurunan Kekaisaran Ottoman Turki.
Vienna has historically been regarded as the point where the Islamic world reached its most western point, a critical battle in Austria in the 16th century marking the beginning of the decline of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Sumber: Total populasi - Statistik Austria, 2005 angka; penduduk Muslim - Statistik Austria, 2001 angka. Sources: Total population - Statistics Austria, 2005 figures; Muslim population - Statistics Austria, 2001 figures.
BELGIUM Jumlah penduduk: 10.300.000 Total population: 10.3 million
Populasi Muslim: 0,4 juta (4%) Muslim population: 0.4 million (4%)
Latar Belakang: Islam adalah salah satu dari tujuh agama yang diakui di Belgia, suatu status yang membawa itu sejumlah subsidi dan peran resmi, seperti menyediakan guru.
Background: Islam is one of seven recognised religions in Belgium, a status that brings it a number of subsidies and official roles, such as providing teachers. Meskipun demikian ada keluhan diskriminasi. Despite this there have been complaints of discrimination.
Pengangguran dan perumahan yang buruk menjadi salah satu penyebab ketegangan tersebut. Unemployment and poor housing have been one such cause of tension.
Ada juga klaim diskriminasi terhadap perempuan dalam pakaian tradisional.
There have also been claims of discrimination against women in traditional dress.
Mayoritas Muslim Belgia adalah dari Maroko atau asal Turki, banyak orang lain dari Albania.
A majority of Belgium's Muslims are of Moroccan or Turkish origin; many others are from Albania. (Kewarganegaraan tersedia setelah tujuh tahun). (Citizenship is available after seven years).
Sumber: Total populasi - Statistics Belgium 2001; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Statistics Belgium 2001; Muslim population - US State Department.
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA Jumlah populasi: 3.800.000 Total population: 3.8 million
Populasi Muslim: 1,5 juta (40%) Muslim population: 1.5 million (40%)
Latar Belakang: Bosnia-Hercegovina masih pulih dari perang antar-etnis berdarah 1992-1995. Background: Bosnia-Hercegovina is still recovering from the bloody inter-ethnic war of 1992-95. Sekitar 250.000 orang tewas dalam konflik antara Muslim Bosnia, Kroasia dan Serbia.
Around 250,000 people died in the conflict between Bosnian Muslims, Croats and Serbs.
Hampir 8.000 Muslim terbunuh oleh Serbia Bosnia di Srebrenica pada tahun 1995 - kekejaman terburuk Eropa sejak Perang Dunia II.
Almost 8,000 Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serbs at Srebrenica in 1995 - Europe's worst atrocity since World War II.
Banyak Muslim pengungsi, karena itu anggota masyarakat lainnya.
Many Muslims were displaced, as were members of other communities.
Sebuah pasukan penjaga perdamaian tetap di negeri ini, yang batas-batas telah lama dianggap sebagai batas barat iman Islam di Eropa.
A peacekeeping force remains in the country, whose frontiers have long been considered the western borders of the Islamic faith in Europe. Sumber: Total populasi - Badan Statistik Bosnia dan Herzegovina, 2003 angka; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Agency for Statistics Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003 figures; Muslim population - US State Department.
DENMARK Jumlah populasi: 5.400.000 Total population: 5.4 million
Populasi Muslim: 270,000 (5%) Muslim population: 270,000 (5%)
Latar Belakang: Pada 1970-an Muslim tiba dari Turki, Pakistan, Maroko dan bekas Yugoslavia untuk bekerja.
Background: In the 1970s Muslims arrived from Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco and the former Yugoslavia to work.
Pada 1980-an dan 90-an mayoritas Muslim pendatang pengungsi dan pencari suaka dari Iran, Irak, Somalia dan Bosnia.
In the 1980s and 90s the majority of Muslim arrivals were refugees and asylum seekers from Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Bosnia.
Akses ke perumahan dan pekerjaan menjadi sumber perhatian bagi umat Islam di Denmark.
Access to housing and employment have been sources of concern for Muslims in Denmark.
(Sebagian kecil memiliki kewarganegaraan). (A minority have citizenship).
Sumber: Total populasi - Statistik Denmark, 2004 angka; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Statistics Denmark, 2004 figures; Muslim population - US State Department.
FRANCE Jumlah penduduk: 62.300.000 Total population: 62.3 million
Populasi muslim: Lima sampai enam juta (8-9,6%) Muslim population: Five to six million (8-9.6%)
Latar Belakang: Populasi Muslim Perancis merupakan yang terbesar di Eropa barat.
Background: The French Muslim population is the largest in western Europe.
Sekitar 70% memiliki warisan mereka di bekas koloni-koloni Afrika utara Aljazair, Maroko dan Tunisia. About 70% have their heritage in former north African colonies of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Perancis nikmat integrasi dan banyak warga Muslim.
France favours integration and many Muslims are citizens.
Namun demikian, pertumbuhan masyarakat telah menantang ideal Perancis pemisahan yang ketat antara agama dan kehidupan publik.
Nevertheless, the growth of the community has challenged the French ideal of strict separation of religion and public life.
Ada kritik bahwa umat Islam menghadapi pengangguran tinggi dan sering tinggal di pinggiran kota miskin. There has been criticism that Muslims face high unemployment and often live in poor suburbs.
Pelarangan simbol-simbol agama di sekolah-sekolah umum memprovokasi baris nasional besar seperti yang secara luas dianggap sebagai larangan jilbab Islam.
A ban on religious symbols in public schools provoked a major national row as it was widely regarded as being a ban on the Islamic headscarf.
Akhir 2005 melihat kerusuhan luas dan berkepanjangan di kalangan masyarakat terutama imigran di Perancis.
Late 2005 saw widespread and prolonged rioting among mainly immigrant communities across France. Sumber: Total populasi - Institut Nasional untuk Statistik dan Studi Ekonomi, 2004 angka dan Muslim penduduk - perkiraan pemerintah Perancis. Sources: Total population - National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, 2004 figures; Muslim population - French government estimate.
GERMANY Jumlah penduduk: 82.500.000 Total population: 82.5 million
Populasi Muslim: 3 juta (3,6%) Muslim population: 3 million (3.6%)
Latar Belakang: Sebagian besar penduduk Muslim Turki, dengan banyak mempertahankan hubungan yang kuat dengan Turki.
Background: The majority of the Muslim population is Turkish, with many retaining strong links to Turkey.
Lain tiba dari Bosnia dan Kosovo selama Perang Balkan.
Others arrived from Bosnia and Kosovo during the Balkan wars.
Sampai saat ini Muslim dianggap "pekerja tamu", yang kelak meninggalkan negara itu - sebuah tampilan yang berubah.
Until recently Muslims were considered "guest workers", who would one day leave the country - a view that is changing.
kekerasan rasis adalah masalah sensitif, dengan pemerintah mencoba berbagai strategi untuk mengalahkannya.
Racist violence is a sensitive issue, with the authorities trying a range of strategies to beat it.
Langkah-langkah sedang diambil untuk meningkatkan integrasi.
Steps are being taken to improve integration. Sumber: Total populasi - Kantor Statistik Federal, 2004 angka; penduduk Muslim - Federal estimasi Departemen Dalam Negeri. Sources: Total population - Federal Statistical Office, 2004 figures; Muslim population - Federal Ministry of the Interior estimate.
ITALY Jumlah penduduk: 58.400.000 Total population: 58.4 million
Populasi Muslim: 825,000 (1.4%) Muslim population: 825,000 (1.4%)
Latar Belakang: Populasi Muslim beragam, kelompok terbesar berasal dari Maroko.
Background: The Muslim population is diverse, the largest group coming from Morocco.
Yang lain dari tempat lain di Afrika Utara, Asia Selatan, Albania, dan Timur Tengah.
Others are from elsewhere in North Africa, south Asia, Albania, and the Middle East.
Sebagian besar datang dari tahun 1980-an dan seterusnya, banyak dari mereka sebagai mahasiswa. Most arrived from the 1980s onwards, many of them as students.
Italia bekerja untuk meresmikan hubungan antara negara dan komunitas muslim.
Italy is working to formalise relations between the state and the Muslim community.
Sampai 160.000 Muslim Italia lahir.
Up to 160,000 Muslims are Italian born.
Sebagian besar Muslim memiliki hak untuk tinggal dan bekerja di Italia, tapi bukan warga negara. Most Muslims have the right to reside and work in Italy, but are not citizens.
Sumber: Total populasi - Institut Statistik Nasional Italia dan Muslim penduduk - Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris. Sources: Total population - Italian National Statistical Institute; Muslim population - UK Foreign Office.
MACEDONIA
Jumlah populasi: 2.100.000 Total population: 2.1 million
Populasi Muslim: 630,000 (30%) Muslim population: 630,000 (30%)
Latar belakang: agama terbesar di Makedonia adalah Ortodoks Macedonia, namun hampir sepertiga penduduk menggambarkan diri mereka sebagai Muslim.
Background: Macedonia's largest religion is Macedonian Orthodox, but almost one third of the population describe themselves as Muslim.
Makedonia adalah terhindar dari kekerasan antar-etnis yang mempengaruhi banyak Balkan menyusul pecahnya Yugoslavia.
Macedonia was spared the inter-ethnic violence that affected much of the Balkans following the break-up of Yugoslavia.
Tetapi di awal tahun 2001 pemberontak melancarkan pemberontakan menuntut hak lebih besar bagi etnis minoritas Albania - sebuah kelompok yang mencakup sebagian besar umat Islam.
But in early 2001 rebels staged an uprising demanding greater rights for the ethnic Albanian minority - a group which includes most Muslims.
Dengan dukungan Uni Eropa dan NATO kesepakatan tercapai menawarkan mereka hak-hak yang lebih besar, meskipun beberapa telah tidak puas dengan langkah perubahan.
With EU and Nato support a deal was reached offering them greater rights, although some have been unhappy with the pace of change.
Departemen Luar Negeri AS menunjukkan bahwa kebebasan beragama umumnya dihormati dan bahwa "diskriminasi sosial lebih cenderung berdasarkan etnis bias" dari agama.
The US State Department suggests that religious freedom is generally respected and that "societal discrimination is more likely to be based upon ethnic bias" than religion. Sumber: Total populasi - Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris dan Muslim penduduk - Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris. Sources: Total population - UK Foreign Office; Muslim population - UK Foreign Office.
NETHERLANDS Jumlah penduduk: 16.300.000 Total population: 16.3 million
Muslim penduduk: 945.000 atau 5,8% Muslim population: 945,000 or 5.8%
Latar Belakang: Integrasi Muslim tetap menjadi perhatian bagi pemerintah Belanda, khususnya setelah pembuat film kritis Islam dibunuh pada tahun 2004 oleh seorang Islam radikal.
Background: The integration of Muslims remains a concern for the Dutch government, particularly after a film-maker critical of Islam was murdered in 2004 by a radical Islamist.
Ketegangan lebih lanjut mengelilingi pandangan yang dimiliki oleh beberapa bahwa ada tingkat tinggi kejahatan di antara pemuda Muslim dan masalah pengangguran.
Further tensions surround the view held by some that there is a high level of crime among Muslim youths and a problem with unemployment.
Pada 1950-an Muslim tiba dari bekas koloni dari Suriname dan Indonesia.
In the 1950s Muslims arrived from the former colonies of Suriname and Indonesia.
Salah satu kelompok paling penting adalah minoritas
Somalia substansial. One of the most important groups is the substantial Somali minority.
Lain berasal dari Turki dan Maroko.
Others are from Turkey and Morocco.
Belanda nikmat multikulturalisme, pada dasarnya akomodasi dari kelompok-kelompok yang berbeda pada istilah yang sama.
The Netherlands favours multiculturalism, essentially the accommodation of different groups on equal terms. Sumber: Total populasi - Statistik Belanda, 2005 angka; penduduk Muslim - Statistik Belanda, 2004 angka. Sources: Total population - Statistics Netherlands, 2005 figures; Muslim population - Statistics Netherlands, 2004 figures.
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (WITH KOSOVO) Jumlah penduduk: 10.800.000 (termasuk Kosovo); 8.100.000 (termasuk Kosovo) Total population: 10.8 million (including Kosovo); 8.1 million (excluding Kosovo)
Populasi Muslim: Serbia dan Montenegro - 405,000 (5%); Kosovo - sekitar 1,8 juta (90%) Muslim population: Serbia and Montenegro - 405,000 (5%); Kosovo - about 1.8 million (90%)
Latar Belakang (termasuk Kosovo): Dalam Serbia dan Montenegro agama yang paling dominan adalah Ortodoks Serbia.
Background (excluding Kosovo): Within Serbia and Montenegro the predominant religion is Serbian Orthodoxy.
Islam adalah agama terbesar kedua, dengan akuntansi Muslim sekitar 5% dari populasi, meningkat menjadi sekitar 20% di Montenegro.
Islam is the second largest faith, with Muslims accounting for about 5% of the population, rising to about 20% in Montenegro.
Komunitas Muslim dianggap sebagai salah satu dari tujuh "tradisional" religius masyarakat.
The Muslim community is considered one of seven "traditional" religious communities.
Agama dan etnisitas tetap terkait erat di seluruh negeri dan diskriminasi dan ketegangan tetap dilaporkan. Religion and ethnicity remain closely linked across the country and discrimination and tensions continue to be reported.
latar belakang Kosovo: The 1990-an melihat konflik yang menghancurkan setelah Tentara Pembebasan Kosovo, didukung oleh mayoritas etnis Albania - yang sebagian besar adalah Muslim - keluar dalam pemberontakan terbuka melawan kekuasaan Serbia.
Kosovo background: The late 1990s saw devastating conflict after the Kosovo Liberation Army, supported by the majority ethnic Albanians - most of whom are Muslim - came out in open rebellion against Serbian rule.
Presiden Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic dimulai "pembersihan etnis" terhadap penduduk Albania Kosovo.
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic began "ethnic cleansing" against the Kosovo Albanian population.
Ribuan tewas dan ratusan ribu mengungsi.
Thousands died and hundreds of thousands fled.
NATO campur antara bulan Maret dan Juni 1999 dengan kampanye pengeboman 78 hari untuk mendorong kembali pasukan Serbia dan Kosovo tetap berada di bawah kendali PBB.
Nato intervened between March and June 1999 with a 78 day bombing campaign to push back Serb forces and Kosovo remains under UN control.
Masyarakat etnis Albania menyatakan frustrasi pada jangka waktu yang diambil untuk memutuskan status masa depan Kosovo.
The ethnic Albanian community has expressed frustration at the length of time being taken to decide Kosovo's future status.
Serangan terhadap penduduk minoritas Serbia Kosovo telah menimbulkan keprihatinan.
Attacks against Kosovo's remaining minority Serb population have caused concern. Sumber: Total populasi - Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - UK Foreign Office; Muslim population - US State Department.
SPANYOL/ SPAIN Jumlah penduduk: 43.100.000 Total population: 43.1 million
Populasi Muslim: 1 juta (2,3%) Muslim population: 1 million (2.3%)
Latar belakang: Hampir delapan abad kekuasaan Moor di Spanyol berakhir pada 1492, memberikan negara dengan warisan Islam yang kuat, terutama dalam arsitekturnya.
Background: Almost eight centuries of Moorish rule over Spain came to an end in 1492, providing the country with a strong Islamic legacy, particularly in its architecture.
Populasi Muslim modern mulai berdatangan dalam jumlah yang signifikan di tahun 1970-an.
The modern Muslim population started to arrive in significant numbers in the 1970s.
Banyak Maroko datang untuk bekerja di bidang pariwisata dan pertumbuhan berikutnya datang ketika keluarga mereka bergabung dengan mereka.
Many were Moroccans coming to work in tourism and subsequent growth came when their families joined them.
Negara mengakui Islam, affording itu sejumlah hak istimewa termasuk ajaran Islam di sekolah-sekolah dan hari libur keagamaan.
The state recognises Islam, affording it a number of privileges including the teaching of Islam in schools and religious holidays.
Ada beberapa laporan tentang ketegangan terhadap imigran Muslim.
There have been some reports of tension towards Muslim immigrants.
Spanyol terguncang pada tahun 2004 ketika serangan teror oleh kelompok Islam radikal yang dicurigai membunuh 191 orang di kereta api komuter Madrid.
Spain was shaken in 2004 when terror attacks by suspected radical Islamists killed 191 people on Madrid commuter trains. Sumber: Total populasi - Spanyol Institut Nasional Statistik, 2005 angka; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Spanish National Institute of Statistics, 2005 figures; Muslim population - US State Department.
SWEDEN Jumlah populasi: 9.000.000 Total population: 9 million
Populasi Muslim: 300,000 (3%) Muslim population: 300,000 (3%)
Latar Belakang: Populasi Muslim luas - dengan kelompok-kelompok yang signifikan dari Turki, Bosnia, Irak, Iran, Lebanon dan Suriah.
Background: The Muslim population is broad - with significant groups from Turkey, Bosnia, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Syria.
Ukuran populasi Muslim seperti badan perwakilan yang menerima dana negara.
The size of the Muslim population is such that representative bodies receive state funding.
Swedia nikmat multikulturalisme dan imigran dapat menjadi warga negara setelah lima tahun.
Sweden favours multiculturalism and immigrants can become citizens after five years.
Swedia membanggakan diri tentang toleransi, tetapi ada kritik bahwa umat Islam terlalu sering disalahkan untuk masalah masyarakat.
Sweden prides itself on its tolerance, but there has been criticism that Muslims are too often blamed for society's problems. Sumber: Total populasi - Statistics Sweden, 2005 angka; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Statistics Sweden, 2005 figures; Muslim population - US State Department.
SWITZERLAND Jumlah populasi: 7.400.000 Total population: 7.4 million
Populasi muslim: 310.800 (4,2%) Muslim population: 310,800 (4.2%)
Latar Belakang: Angka-angka resmi menunjukkan penduduk Muslim telah meningkat dua kali lipat dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, tetapi beberapa sumber mengatakan ada juga sekitar 150.000 Muslim di negara itu secara ilegal.
Background: Official figures suggest the Muslim population has doubled in recent years, but some sources say there are also about 150,000 Muslims in the country illegally.
Muslim pertama kali datang sebagai pekerja di tahun 1960, sebagian besar dari Turki, bekas Yugoslavia dan Albania.
The first Muslims arrived as workers in the 1960s, mostly from Turkey, the former Yugoslavia and Albania.
Mereka bergabung dengan keluarga mereka di tahun 1970 dan, dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, oleh pencari suaka.
They were joined by their families in the 1970s and, in recent years, by asylum seekers.
(Relatif beberapa memiliki kewarganegaraan.) (Comparatively few have citizenship.)
Sumber: Total populasi - Kantor Statistik Federal Swiss, 2003 angka dan Muslim penduduk - Kantor Statistik Federal Swiss, 2000 angka. Sources: Total population - Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2003 figures; Muslim population - Swiss Federal Statistical Office, 2000 figures.
TURKEY Jumlah penduduk: 68.700.000 Total population: 68.7 million
Populasi Muslim: 68 juta (99%) Muslim population: 68 million (99%)
Latar belakang: Meskipun Turki adalah negara sekuler, Islam adalah bagian penting dari kehidupan Turki.
Background: Although Turkey is a secular state, Islam is an important part of Turkish life. Penerapannya untuk bergabung dengan Uni Eropa dibagi anggota yang ada, beberapa di antaranya mempertanyakan apakah negara, miskin muslim bisa menyesuaikan diri dengan lawan Turki menuduh Uni Eropa mendukung klub "Kristen".
Its application to join the EU divided existing members, some of which questioned whether a poor, Muslim country could fit in. Turkey accused its EU opponents of favouring a "Christian club". Keanggotaan pembicaraan secara resmi diluncurkan pada bulan Oktober 2005, dengan negosiasi diperkirakan akan memakan waktu 10 tahun.
Membership talks were formally launched in October 2005, with negotiations expected to take 10 years. Kebanyakan Sunni Turki adalah Muslim, tetapi sejumlah besar adalah cabang Alevi dari Syiah.
Most Turks are Sunni Muslim, but a significant number are of the Alevi branch of Shias. Sumber: Total populasi - Turki Negara Institute Statistik, 2003 angka; penduduk Muslim - US State Department. Sources: Total population - Turkish State Institute of Statistics, 2003 figures; Muslim population - US State Department.
UNITED KINGDOM Jumlah penduduk: 58.800.000 Total population: 58.8 million
Populasi Muslim: 1,6 juta (2,8%) Muslim population: 1.6 million (2.8%)
Latar belakang: Inggris memiliki sejarah panjang kontak dengan Muslim, dengan link ditempa dari Abad Pertengahan dan seterusnya.
Background: The UK has a long history of contact with Muslims, with links forged from the Middle Ages onwards.
Dalam Abad 19 orang Yaman datang untuk bekerja pada kapal, membentuk satu komunitas pertama di negara Muslim.
In the 19th Century Yemeni men came to work on ships, forming one of the country's first Muslim communities.
Pada tahun 1960, sejumlah besar umat Islam tiba sebagai orang-orang di bekas koloni mengambil tawaran kerja.
In the 1960s, significant numbers of Muslims arrived as people in the former colonies took up offers of work.
Beberapa pertama Asia Afrika Timur, sementara banyak berasal dari Asia selatan.
Some of the first were East African Asians, while many came from south Asia.
Masyarakat permanen terbentuk dan sedikitnya 50% dari jumlah penduduk dilahirkan di Inggris.
Permanent communities formed and at least 50% of the current population was born in the UK. komunitas signifikan dengan link ke Turki, Iran, Irak, Afghanistan, Somalia dan Balkan juga ada. Significant communities with links to Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and the Balkans also exist. Sensus tahun 2001 menunjukkan sepertiga penduduk Muslim di bawah 16 - proporsi tertinggi untuk kelompok apapun.
The 2001 Census showed one third of the Muslim population was under 16 - the highest proportion for any group.
Hal ini juga menyoroti tingginya tingkat pengangguran, rendahnya tingkat kualifikasi dan kepemilikan rumah yang rendah.
It also highlighted high levels of unemployment, low levels of qualifications and low home ownership. Inggris nikmat multikulturalisme, sebuah ide bersama oleh negara-negara lain yang, secara umum, menerima semua budaya memiliki nilai sama dan memiliki pengaruh atas bagaimana pemerintah terlibat dengan kelompok minoritas.
The UK favours multiculturalism, an idea shared by other countries which, in general terms, accepts all cultures as having equal value and has influence over how government engages with minorities. Sumber: Total populasi - Kantor Statistik Nasional 2001, angka dan Muslim penduduk - Kantor Statistik Nasional, 2001 angka. Sources: Total population - Office for National Statistics, 2001 figures; Muslim population - Office for National Statistics, 2001 figures. |
