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Islam in Denmark, being the country's largest minority religion, plays a role in shaping its social and religious landscape. [2] According to a 2020 analysis by Danish researcher Brian Arly Jacobsen, an estimated 256,000 people in Denmark — 4.4% of the population — were Muslim in January, 2020. [3]
According to Danish researcher Brian Arly Jacobsen, Muslims living in Denmark make up ca. 256,000 people or approximately 4.4% of the population in 2020 and form the country's second largest religious community and largest minority religion. [25] As of 2017 there were 28 recognised Muslim communities and around 185 mosques in Denmark. [26]
Islam is the largest non-Christian religion in Denmark today. About 270,000 Muslims live in Denmark, mostly in urban areas. There are two grand mosques in Copenhagen and more than 100 mosques throughout the country. For more than 400 years, Jews have practiced their religion in Denmark.
Dec 18, 2023 · Denmark’s new Quran law has put an end to this, underlining that Muslims are a valued part of Danish culture and society and that Denmark respects the rights and freedoms of all its citizens. The bill and Danish Islam
Islam in Denmark, being the country's largest minority religion, plays a role in shaping its social and religious landscape. According to a 2020 analysis by Danish researcher Brian Arly Jacobsen, an estimated 256,000 people in Denmark — 4.4% of the population — were Muslim in January, 2020.
Islam is divided into two major denominations, Sunni and Shi'a. Of the total Muslim population, 87–90% are Sunni and 10–13% are Shi'a. Most Shi'as (between 68% and 80%) live in mainly four countries: Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Iraq. [29]
Summary. Islam in the Scandinavian countries—Denmark, Norway, and Sweden—has a long history. There are evidences of contacts between Scandinavia and the Muslim world at least since the Middle Ages. The presence of Muslims in Scandinavia is however of a later date and more established from the 1950s, when immigrants arrived, mainly due to ...
