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The geographic distribution of Muslims in England and Wales

2021 Census data

By Markos Tsinganis

The first chart compares where people identifying as Muslim live across England and Wales with each region's share of the overall population. The maps provide a closer view by London borough and ward.

Bars comparing each region's share of the Muslim population with its share of the total England and Wales population in the 2021 Census.
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Map of the share of residents identifying as Muslim in each London borough in the 2021 Census.
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Map of the share of residents identifying as Muslim in each London ward in the 2021 Census.
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Sources and methodology

The source is the 2021 Census from the Office for National Statistics. As the original chart explains, Muslim identity here comes from the Census religion question, including written responses classified by ONS as Muslim. The original Quarto analysis processes regional, borough, and ward data for the three figures.