Muslim Population in Europe
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The purpose of this manuscript is to present a reliable estimate in form of tables of the Muslim population and its percentage in each country in Europe. This data is summarized to be a reference for other studies and discussions related to Muslim population. The presented data show that about 7% of the population of Europe is Muslim, a total of about 49 million.
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