page_title: Religion in Hungary
section_title: Islam
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Hungary / Islam
caption_attribution_description: English: Malkoç Bey Mosque in Siklós, Hungary Magyar: A siklósi Malkocs bég dzsámija
context_page_description: Historically, religion in Hungary has been dominated by forms of Christianity since the State's founding in the 11th century. Contemporary Hungary has no official religion. While the constitution "recognizes Christianity's nation-building role", freedom of religion is declared a fundamental right.
  According to the 2011 census, 39% of Hungarians are Catholic, 13.8% are Protestants, 1.9% have Other religions or denomination, 18.2% have no Religion, and 27.2% refused to answer.
context_section_description: The influence of Muslims in Hungary was especially pronounced in the 16th century during the time of the Ottoman rule. According to the 2011 census, there were 5,579 Muslims in Hungary, less than 0.1% of the total population. Of these, 4,097 declared themselves as Hungarian and 2,369 as Arab by ethnicity.
caption: Mosque in Siklós.
exif: {}