Islam in Germany
Islam's significance in Germany has largely increased after the labour migration in the 1960s and several waves of political refugees since the 1970s.
| Islam by country |
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| Islam portal |
Şehitlik-Moschee, Berlin | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| More than 5.3–5.6 million (6.4–6.7%) in 2019 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Berlin, Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony (incl. Bremen) | |
| Religions | |
| Sunni Islam (majority), Alevism, Ahmadiyya, Shia Islam | |
| Languages | |
| Main: German, Turkish, Arabic |
| Islam by country |
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| Islam portal |
According to a representative survey, it is estimated that in 2019, there were 5.3–5.6 million Muslims with a migrant background in Germany (6.4–6.7% of the population), in addition to an unknown number of Muslims without a migrant background. A similar survey in 2016 estimated a number of 4.4–4.7 million Muslims with a migrant background (5.4–5.7% of the population) at that time. An older survey in 2009 estimated a total number of up to 4.3 million Muslims in Germany at that time. There are also higher estimates: according to the German Islam Conference, Muslims represented 7% of the population in Germany in 2012.
In a 2014 academic publication it was estimated that some 100,000 Germans converted to Islam, numbers which are comparable to that in France and in the United Kingdom.