page_title: Islam in Norway
section_title: Denominations
hierarchical_section_title: Islam in Norway / Denominations
caption_attribution_description: The mosque of Det Islamske Forbundet i Bergen in Bergen, Norway, photographed 6 March 2006 by user:Barend. The congregation has later changed its name to "Bergen Moske". The congregation is, as of early 2008, planning to move into a new building as soon as possible, as this building is too small and dilapidated.
context_page_description: Islam in Norway is the second largest religion in Norway after Christianity. As of 2019, Statistics Norway gives a number of 175,507 Muslims living in Norway or 3.29% of total population. These numbers vary depending on the source. The U.S. government statistics from the CIA registered 121,095 members of Islamic congregations in Norway, roughly 2.3% of the population, according to a 2011 estimation. The Pew Research Center estimated that 3.7% of Norwegians were Muslim in 2010 and 5.7% in 2016.
  The majority of Muslims in Norway are Sunni, with a significant Shia minority. 55% lived in the counties of Oslo and Akershus. Scholarly estimates regarding the number of people of Islamic background in Norway vary between 120,000 and 163,000. The vast majority have an immigrant background, with Norwegians of Pakistani descent being the most visible and well-known group.
  Islam in Norway has also some famous converts which includes the ethnic Norwegian man Yousef-Al Nahi and Vegard Bjørge, they are both well known for their engagement on social media, especially when it comes to tolerance and rights for minorities.
context_section_description: Mosques have been important, not just as places of prayer, but also as a meeting place for members of minority groupings. Several mosques also do different forms of social work, e.g. importantly, organising the transport of deceased members back to their countries of origin for burial. The mosques are mostly situated in regular city blocks, and are not easily visible features of the cities.
caption: The mosque of The Islamic Association of Bergen (Det Islamske Forbundet i Bergen), like most Norwegian mosques situated in a regular town house.
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