Islam in Northern Ireland

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|2001 | 1,943

|2011 | 3,832

|2021 | 10,870

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Islam in Northern Ireland details Islam in Northern Ireland since its creation as a separate country within the United Kingdom[http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823 countries within a country] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416083521/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823 |date=2010-04-16 }} number10.gov.uk, accessed 1 Nov 2009 on 3 May 1921, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.Statutory Rules & Orders published by authority, 1921 (No. 533); Additional source for 3 May 1921 date: Alvin Jackson, Home Rule - An Irish History, Oxford University Press, 2004, p198.

Though a small number of Muslims already lived in what became Northern Ireland in 1921, the bulk of Muslims in Northern Ireland today come from families who immigrated since the late 20th century. At the time of the 2001 Census there were 1,943 living in Northern Ireland,[http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/Census/Census2001Output/KeyStatistics/keystats.html Northern Ireland Census 2001 Key Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122204353/http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census/Census2001Output/KeyStatistics/keystats.html |date=2009-11-22 }} though The 2021 census recorded 10,870 Muslims in Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/new_mosque_project.htm |title=Belfast Islamic Centre |access-date=2009-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503112720/http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/new_mosque_project.htm |archive-date=2008-05-03 }} The Muslims in Northern Ireland come from over 40 countries of origin, from Western Europe all the way through to the Far East.[http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/about_us.htm Belfast Islamic Centre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008110211/http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/about_us.htm |date=2009-10-08 }}

The Belfast Islamic Centre was established in 1978 by a group of Muslims from the local community. The centre is located near Queens University in south Belfast. Today, the centre acts not only as a place of worship, but as a community centre, social-cultural centre, resource centre, advice centre and a day centre.[http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/about_us.htm about us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008110211/http://www.belfastislamiccentre.org.uk/about_us/about_us.htm |date=2009-10-08 }} belfastislamiccentre.org.uk, accessed 13 December 2008

According to The Economist, "Many of the 4,000 or so Muslims...are doctors, academics, entrepreneurs and property developers. Only in the past few years have they been joined by a poorer group of asylum-seekers from Somalia. They tend to inhabit leafy, cosmopolitan districts in south Belfast, near Queen’s University where many have taught or studied."[https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21604192-they-do-things-differently-northern-irelandincluding-muslim-bashing-other-foot On the other foot: They do things differently in Northern Ireland—including Muslim-bashing], economist.com.

class="wikitable" |+Muslims in Northern Ireland{{cite web | url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/publications/census-2021-main-statistics-religion-tables | title=Census 2021 main statistics religion tables | date=7 September 2022 }}
Year ! Percent ! Increase
2001 | 0.11% | -
2011 | 0.21% | style="background: lightgreen" | +0.10%
2021 | 0.57% | style="background: lightgreen" | +0.36%