Muslim population estimated at 2.87 million

UK: Muslim population estimated at 2.87 million Previous estimates were around 2 million or 2.4 million. Via Daily Telegraph: There is a remarkable statistic in today's main Daily Telegraph leader: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life estimates that there are 2,869,000 Muslims in Britain, an increase of 74 per cent on its previous figure of 1,647,000, which was based on the 2001 census. No demographic statistics are reliable in an era of open borders, but such an expansion is unprecedented. The figure of 2.87 million was first published by Pew in a little-noticed press release last September, announcing a report on Muslim Networks and Movements in Western Europe. (source)