This statistic displays the Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country. It was estimated that Muslims in the Netherlands made up just over seven percent of the total population. This was slightly lower than in Belgium, but significantly higher than in Luxembourg.
Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country
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Statistics on Islam in the Netherlands
Demographics
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Religious holidays
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- Premium Statistic Grocery expenditure during and outside Ramadan in the Netherlands 2014-2017
- Premium Statistic People celebrated Eid al-Fitr with in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Places to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on making Eid al-Fitr an official holiday in the Netherlands 2019
Islam and society
3
Political debate
6
- Premium Statistic Opinions on restricting religious clothing of Muslim women in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on the burqa ban in the Netherlands 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of people feeling threatened by burqas in Netherlands 2019, by political party
- Premium Statistic Opinion whether police officers should be allowed to wear headscarfs Netherlands 2017
- Basic Statistic Opinions on the cartoon contest organized by Geert Wilders in the Netherlands 2018
- Basic Statistic Opinions on cartoon contest organized by Wilders in the Netherlands 2018, by party
Discrimination
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- Premium Statistic Registered cases of discrimination against Muslims in the Netherlands 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Registered cases of Muslim discrimination in the Netherlands 2017, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of registered cases of Muslim discrimination Netherlands 2017, by type
- Premium Statistic Opinions on discrimination of Muslims in the Netherlands 2017
Radical Islam
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of jihad fighters in the Netherlands 2012-2017, by descent
- Premium Statistic Number of jihad fighters in the Netherlands 2012-2017, by gender
- Premium Statistic Opinions on Muslims in own country supporting extremist groups the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Perceived relation between terrorist attacks and Islam in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on likeliness terrorist attack in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on Muslims wanting to impose religious law on everyone the Netherlands 2017
Further related statistics
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- Identification of Turkish-Dutch Muslims the Netherlands 2015, by religious community
- Share of Muslims who fasted during Ramadan in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Halal consumption frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Ramadan participation frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims who visit the mosque regularly in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Mosque visit frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims who pray five times a day in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims eating halal every day in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Number of individuals in Muslim communities in Finland 2011-2021
- Share of people in select European countries who say they know about Islam 2017
- Opinions on taking distance from IS among Muslims in Belgium 2016
- Survey among Muslims living in Norway on the connection of Islam and terrorism 2016
- Projected Muslim population of Europe 2010-2050, by scenario
- Opinions on homosexuality among Muslims in Belgium 2016
- Discrimination against Muslims in access to housing in France 2019, by profession
- Other respondents' openness to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Openness to getting to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Chinese respondents' openness to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Frequency of consuming alcohol among minorities in Belgium 2015, by background
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Statistics
- Identification of Turkish-Dutch Muslims the Netherlands 2015, by religious community
- Share of Muslims who fasted during Ramadan in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Halal consumption frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Ramadan participation frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims who visit the mosque regularly in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Mosque visit frequency of Muslims in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims who pray five times a day in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Share of Muslims eating halal every day in the Netherlands 2015, by origin
- Number of individuals in Muslim communities in Finland 2011-2021
- Share of people in select European countries who say they know about Islam 2017
- Opinions on taking distance from IS among Muslims in Belgium 2016
- Survey among Muslims living in Norway on the connection of Islam and terrorism 2016
- Projected Muslim population of Europe 2010-2050, by scenario
- Opinions on homosexuality among Muslims in Belgium 2016
- Discrimination against Muslims in access to housing in France 2019, by profession
- Other respondents' openness to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Openness to getting to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Chinese respondents' openness to know people of other religious groups Singapore 2019
- Frequency of consuming alcohol among minorities in Belgium 2015, by background
Pew Research Center. (November 29, 2017). Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country." Chart. November 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Muslim Population Share in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/
Pew Research Center, Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Muslim population share in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2016, by country [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/937534/muslim-population-share-in-the-benelux-region-by-country/