Islam in Norway

Muslims in Norway
Total population
182,607
(3.3% of the population)
Regions with significant populations
Oslo and Viken
Islam in Europe
by percentage of country population[1]
  90–100%
  70–90%
  50–70%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  30–40%
North Macedonia
  10–20%
  5–10%
  4–5%
  2–4%
  1–2%
  < 1%

World Islamic Mission mosque in Oslo.

Islam is the second largest religion in Norway after Christianity. As of 2023, the number of Muslims living in Norway was 182,607 (3.3% of the total population).[2][3][4] The majority of Muslims in Norway are Sunni, with a significant Shia minority. 55 percent of Muslims in the country live in Oslo and Viken. The vast majority of Muslims have an immigrant background, and very few Norwegians are Muslim.

  1. ^ "Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050". Pew Research Center. April 12, 2015. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. ^ "Statistics Norway – Religious communities and life stance communities". Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ "Statistics Norway – Population". Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ "Religious communities and life stance communities". SSB. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

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