According to predictions by a US think tank, the Muslim population of the UK is expected to triple in 30 years. The model which predicts median migration levels suggest that the number of Muslims in the UK will increase from 4.1 million in 2016 to 13 million in 2050.
Suggested by the Pew Research Centre, Germany has been the top nation in Europe where most refugees go, whereas the UK is the leading destination for economic migrants.
Further on, it is suggested that the UK has one of the biggest gaps in fertility rates between Muslims and non-Muslims. It is said that Muslim women have an average of 2.9 children, whereas non-Muslim women have 1.8 children. In other words, even if migration was to decrease or halt completely, the Muslim's population share is allegedly to grow by over 3% in the UK, as well as Belgium, Italy and France.
The reports have predicted that if migration continues at the same rate but the movement of refugees stop, then the UK will have the highest overall population of Muslims in the European Union. At a predicted 13 million by 2050, they will make up 16.7% of the UK population.
The reports reveal, “Relatively few recent immigrations to the UK (60,000) were refugees, but more than 1.5 million regular migrants arrived in recent years. Overall, an estimated 43% of all migrants to the UK between mid-2010 and mid-2016 were Muslims.”
On the other hand, the study also reveals that the UK has one of the lowest hostility levels towards refugees from Syria and Iraq, compared with 39% people in France, and 60% in Poland.
