Islam in Germany

Islam's significance in Germany increased after the labour migration in the 1960s and several waves of political refugees since the 1970s. In 2025, there were 6.6– 7 million Muslims with a migrant background in Germany (8 to 8.5% of the population), in addition to Muslims who do not fit into that category.

According to a 2025 estimate by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, between 6.6 and 7.0 million Muslims with a migration background from Muslim-majority countries lived in Germany, corresponding to around 8.0 to 8.5% of the total population.

A similar survey in 2016 estimated a number of 4.4–4.7 million Muslims with a migrant background (5.4 – 5.7% of the population) at that time. A survey in 2009 estimated a total number of up to 4.3 million Muslims in Germany. There are also higher estimates: according to the German Islam Conference, Muslims represented 7% of the population in Germany in 2012.

In 2014, it was estimated that 20,000-100,000 Germans converted to Islam, numbers comparable to those in France and in the United Kingdom.