Islam in Luxembourg

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Islam in Europe
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A mosque in Luxembourg

Muslims in Luxembourg are a super-minority together with: Protestants, Orthodox Christians, and Jews. Since 2015, Islam is legally recognized in the country. [2]

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Migration

Until the 1970s, Luxembourg's Muslim population was small. In the mid-1970s, the Muslim population consisted of around 300 people, rising to over 3,000 by the mid-1990s. Since then, the population has doubled due to asylum-seekers from former Yugoslavia, mostly Bosniaks. The refugees came in waves and, aside from the Bosniaks, these were constituted by Muslims from Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro. Most asylum seekers were initially expected to stay less than a few years. [3] [4] Aside from the refugees, the Muslim population was also increased by workers who migrated after the labour agreement between Luxembourg and Yugoslavia. [5] By 2013, Muslims in Luxembourg were constituted of Bosniaks (2,303), Moroccans (616), Albanians (502), Turks (487), Tunisians (374), Algerians (331), and Iranians (322). [6]

Population

The bulk of the Muslim population lives in urban areas with 70 percent residing in Luxembourg and four other cities. [6] According to the Assembly of the Muslim Community in Luxembourg, it is estimated that about 10,000 to 15,000 Muslims presently reside in the Grand-Duchy. [7] However, it has been illegal for the government to collect statistics on religious beliefs and practices. [8] Furthermore, it is unclear how many are citizens of the Grand-Duchy. As of 2025, there is an estimated 40,000 Muslims living in Luxembourg [9] , about 6% of the population.

There are currently six mosques in Luxembourg: [10] Mamer (which is also home to the Islamic Cultural Centre), Esch-sur-Alzette, Wiltz, Diekirch and Luxembourg City. About 1,000 adults attend Friday prayers regularly in these places of worship. [6] There is also an increasing number of converts and this is reflected in the sermons in the mosques, which are delivered in Arabic, Bosnian, French, and English. [5]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Only takes into account the Muslim population of government controlled Cyprus.

References

  1. ↑ "Muslim Population Growth in Europe Pew Research Center". 2024-07-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-10.
  2. ↑ Korektor (2015-01-23). "Finally good news from Europe, Islam recognized in Luxembourg". Sandžak PRESS (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Anti-Islamic reactions in the EU: Luxemburg" (PDF). European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Immigration in Luxembourg: New Challenges for an Old Country". Migration Information Source. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 Scharbrodt, Oliver; Akgonul, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Nielsen, Jorgen; Racius, Egdunas (2015). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 7. Leiden: BRILL. p. 378. ISBN   9789004298897.
  6. 1 2 3 Nielsen, Jorgen; Akgonul, Samim; Alibašić, Ahmet; Racius, Egdunas (2014). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 6. Leiden: BRILL. p. 388. ISBN   9789004277540.
  7. ↑ Assemblée de la Communauté Musulmane du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg - Rapport d'activités de la shoura pour l'année 2012/2013 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine , page 4
  8. ↑ "Mémorial A, 1979, No. 29" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Religion in Luxembourg". Luxtoday. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Assemblée de la Communauté Musulmane du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg". Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
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