TY - JOUR

T1 - Myths and Facts on the Future Number of Muslims

T2 - a Danish Case Study

AU - Jacobsen, Brian Arly

N1 - E-ISSN : 2211-7954

PY - 2013/4/22

Y1 - 2013/4/22

N2 - The article discusses various estimates of Muslim populations in Europe, showing that the public debate on numbers reflects academia’s difficulties in quantifying the Muslim populations. Projections of growth in the number of Muslims in Europe are exaggerated both in academia and in the public in general, leading to the construction of myths on the future number of Muslims in Europe. In this article various methods in the field of demography of religion are discussed on the basis of the Danish case. A more precise estimation of Muslims based on national statistics is proposed for countries where direct data on religious affiliation is not available.

AB - The article discusses various estimates of Muslim populations in Europe, showing that the public debate on numbers reflects academia’s difficulties in quantifying the Muslim populations. Projections of growth in the number of Muslims in Europe are exaggerated both in academia and in the public in general, leading to the construction of myths on the future number of Muslims in Europe. In this article various methods in the field of demography of religion are discussed on the basis of the Danish case. A more precise estimation of Muslims based on national statistics is proposed for countries where direct data on religious affiliation is not available.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - Muslims

KW - Demography

KW - estimations

KW - Europe

KW - Denmark

U2 - 10.1163/22117954-12341256

DO - 10.1163/22117954-12341256

M3 - Journal article

VL - 2

SP - 27

EP - 44

JO - Journal of Muslims in Europe

JF - Journal of Muslims in Europe

SN - 2211-792X

IS - 1

ER -