Islam in Iceland

Islam in Europe
by percentage of country population[1]
  95–100%
  90–95%
  50–55%
  30–35%
  10–20%
  5–10%
  4–5%
  2–4%
  1–2%
  < 1%
Muslim culture Centre of Iceland is located at second floor in a house called Ýmishúsið in Reykjavík.

Islam in Iceland is a minority religion. The Pew Research Center estimated that the number of Muslims in Iceland was below its 10,000 minimum threshold,[clarification needed] and official statistics put the figure at under 1,300, or 0.33% out of the total population of 385,230.[2][3]

In 2011, Icelandic Muslims attracted the interest of Al Jazeera; the channel planned a documentary dealing with Muslims in Iceland and New Zealand. Al Jazeera was interested in how Ramadan is honored in the higher latitudes where the night without sun and the sun is 24/7 can be of unusual length when compared to the majority-Muslim lands.[4]

  1. ^ "Muslim Population Growth in Europe Pew Research Center". 2024-07-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-10.
  2. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. ^ "Populations by religious and life stance organizations 1998-2018". PX-Web. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  4. ^ "Al Jazeera Shoots Documentary on Icelandic Muslims". Iceland Review. 17 Aug 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2011.