page_title: Islam in Denmark
hierarchical_section_title: Islam in Denmark
caption_attribution_description: English: Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center in Nørrebro, Copenhagen
context_page_description: Islam in Denmark being the country's largest minority religion plays a role in shaping its social and religious landscape. According to a 2018 analysis by Religion.dk, which is published by Kristeligt Dagblad, 306,000 people in Denmark—5.3% of the population—were Muslim in October 2017. As of October 2019, this figure has increased to approximately 313,713 Muslims living in Denmark, or approximately 5.40% of the population, according to a study conducted by the World Population Review. The figure has been increasing for the last several decades. In 2009, th1e U.S. Department of State reported the share as approximately 3.7% of the population due to immigration. Earlier sources, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, have cited lower percentages. According to figures reported by the BBC in 2005, about 270,000 Muslims lived in Denmark at the time.
  The muslim population in 2020 in denmark is approximately 313,713 people or approximately 5,40% of the population.
  The majority of Muslims in Denmark are Sunni, with a sizeable Shia minority. Members of the Ahmadiyya are also present in Denmark.
context_section_description: Islam in Denmark being the country's largest minority religion plays a role in shaping its social and religious landscape. According to a 2018 analysis by Religion.dk, which is published by Kristeligt Dagblad, 306,000 people in Denmark—5.3% of the population—were Muslim in October 2017. As of October 2019, this figure has increased to approximately 313,713 Muslims living in Denmark, or approximately 5.40% of the population, according to a study conducted by the World Population Review. The figure has been increasing for the last several decades. In 2009, th1e U.S. Department of State reported the share as approximately 3.7% of the population due to immigration. Earlier sources, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, have cited lower percentages. According to figures reported by the BBC in 2005, about 270,000 Muslims lived in Denmark at the time (4.8% out of a population of 5.6 million).
  The muslim population in 2020 in  denmark is  approximately 313,713 people or approximately 5,40% of the population . 
  
  The majority of Muslims in Denmark are Sunni, with a sizeable Shia minority. Members of the Ahmadiyya are also present in Denmark. In the 1970s Muslims arrived from Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco and the former Yugoslavia to work. In the 1980s and 90s the majority of Muslim arrivals were refugees and asylum seekers from Iran, Iraq, Somalia and Bosnia. In addition, some ethnic Danes have converted to Islam; an estimated 2,800 Danes have converted and about seventy Danes convert every year.
caption: The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen in Copenhagen is one of the largest mosques in Denmark.
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