Born in Muslim-majority countries — Europe

Counts only people born outside the host country (UN DESA International Migrant Stock by country of birth). Not included: anyone born in Germany, France, the UK, etc. — including children of Muslim or Muslim-majority-origin parents. This is not a count of Muslims in Europe. Some origin countries are religiously mixed (e.g. many Germany-bound people born in Kazakhstan are ethnic Germans). Turkey, Albania and Kosovo are treated as origins, not destinations. Early-1990s Ukraine ranks high because of people born in Central Asian Soviet republics.

Second-generation residents born in Europe are out of scope for this series — UN migrant stock only records country of birth abroad. There is no Europe-wide religion census that would let us add them here.

Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (bilateral corridors compiled from national statistical offices).. All rankings.