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Islam i Sverige

Hur stor är Sveriges muslimska befolkning, hur har den vuxit, och vilka samhällsfrågor är dokumenterade i öppen statistik? Nio datasidor samlade på ett ställe — alla med primärkällor från Pew, Säpo, Brå, Skolinspektionen, Socialstyrelsen och SST.

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Innan du läser vidare

  • Sidan handlar om dokumenterade samhällsfrågor — inte om enskilda muslimer eller deras tro.
  • Muslimer i Sverige är en heterogen grupp. Gruppstatistik säger inget om enskilda individer.
  • Religion mäts inte i svenska register — siffror om muslimer bygger på enkäter och uppskattningar.
  • Se /sa-mater-vi-integration för definitioner, metod och kända begränsningar.
Andel muslimer 2050 (Pew, medium)
20.5 %
Pew Research 2017
Registrerade moskéer/böneplatser
~360
SST/Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund
IS-resenärer från Sverige (totalt)
300
Säpo + FHS
Antisemitiska hatbrott senast år
172
Brå hatbrottsstatistik

Demografi & framskrivning

Storlek, sammansättning, geografisk fördelning och projektion till 2050.

Värderingar & demokratisyn

Attityder till sharia, apostasi, hedersmord och kvinnans frihet — internationella jämförelser där svenska data saknas.

Trygghet & brottslighet

Hederförtryck, hatbrott riktade mot minoriteter samt våldsbejakande islamism — alla med primärkällor.

International

Vad gör andra länder? Och vad händer när policy ändras?

Datasets per tema

Varje temablock motsvarar ett dataset med tidsperiod, mätta variabler och primärkällor — också publicerat som schema.org Dataset så att Google Dataset Search kan indexera dem.

The question this page answers

What can be said about Islam in Sweden from public statistics, research and official records?

At a glance

Key figures — the most important numbers on this page

Religion statistics

No official

Sweden does not register religion. All figures are estimates from surveys, SST membership data or indirect country-of-origin methods.

State-grant-eligible members (SST)

~180,000

Islamic communities under SST in 2023. Counts people whom a community actively registers — not all Muslims.

Pew estimate 2016

8.1 %

‘Muslim population’ as a share of Sweden. Based on country of origin plus assumptions, not on religious practice.

Pew scenarios 2050

11–31 %

Low / medium / high migration. Pew (2017): Europe's Growing Muslim Population. Scenarios, not forecasts.

Mosques and prayer rooms

~360

SST/mappings. Ranges from large purpose-built mosques to prayer rooms in association premises.

Muslim umbrellas

6 national bodies

IFiS, FIFS, SIF, IKUS, SMR, BIS — organise SST-recognised communities with different theological orientations.

Orientation in Sweden

Sunni majority

Per SST and research the majority are Sunni, with significant Shia and Ahmadiyya minorities. Shares unknown.

Method point

Active practice ≠ affiliation

SOM/EVS: active weekly religious practice in Sweden is low even among the religiously identifying.

What does the data show?

Objective observations — not interpretations

  • Sweden does not register religion. Three distinct types of numbers measure different things: SST membership (organisational affiliation), Pew/WRD estimates (population share built on country of origin) and survey data (self-identification and practice).
  • Size estimates broadly span 5–10 % of Sweden's population depending on method, year and definition. No single figure is the correct one — they measure different things.
  • Muslims in Sweden are a highly heterogeneous group with roots in at least 40 countries of origin. Differences in language, tradition, theology and level of organisation are large.
  • The community structure is fragmented. Six SST-affiliated national bodies gather part of the organised communities; many mosques/associations stand outside the umbrellas entirely.
  • Active religious practice (e.g. weekly mosque attendance) is according to recurring surveys (SOM, EVS, Pew) considerably lower than formal affiliation. This holds for all religions in Sweden, including Islam.
  • International comparisons (Pew 2017, Eurobarometer) place Sweden's Muslim population share close to the Western European average, with France and Belgium somewhat higher and Denmark somewhat lower.

Method note
We separate three number types: (1) SST membership = people actively registered in a state-grant-eligible community; typically below the total population. (2) Pew/World Religion Database = estimates built on country of origin, second generation and assumptions about secularisation; can over- or under-estimate. (3) Surveys (SOM, EVS, ESS) = self-identification and practice in small Swedish samples; sensitive to sampling bias. All three are uncertain; the differences between them are the methodological point. We always state year, source and what the number measures — and avoid presenting any point figure as ‘the number of Muslims’.

Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Islam
World religion with about 1.9 billion adherents globally. Contains major branches (Sunni, Shia) and legal schools.
Muslim
A person belonging to or identifying with Islam. Swedish statistics have no official definition; surveys use self-identification.
Sunni
The largest branch of Islam globally (~85–90 %). Several legal schools: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali.
Shia
Second largest branch (~10–15 % globally). Largest subgroup is Twelver Shia (Iran, Iraq, Lebanon).
Ahmadiyya
Reform movement founded 1889. Not considered part of Islam by many Sunni Muslims; has its own community in Sweden.
Faith community
Religious organisation. In Sweden may be registered under the Faith Communities Act (1998:1593) and apply for state grants via SST.
Registered faith community
Community registered with the Chamber Collegium under the 1998 Act, granting legal personality and access to tax-authority membership fee collection.
SST
Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities. Distributes state grants and publishes statistics on affiliated members.
State-grant-eligible member
SST definition: a person actively registered in a grant-eligible community. Typically below the total religiously identifying population.
National body
Umbrella organisation of local communities. Six Muslim national bodies exist within SST: IFiS, FIFS, SIF, IKUS, SMR, BIS.
Mosque
Building or premises for Muslim prayer. No uniform statistical definition in Sweden — SST counts ‘mosques and prayer rooms’.
Prayer room
Simple prayer space, often in association premises, basements or industrial properties. Constitutes the majority of counted ‘mosques’.
Freedom of religion
Constitutional right under Instrument of Government 2:1 and Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Secularisation
Long-term process of decline in religion's social role. Well documented in Sweden; also occurs within immigrant groups across generations.
Religiosity
Degree of religious belief and practice. Measured via self-report (SOM, EVS, ESS).
Active religious practice
E.g. weekly service attendance or daily prayer. In Sweden low levels are reported across all religious groups.
Indirect estimation
Estimation of a religious population by country of origin or parents' origin combined with assumptions on affiliation.
Country of origin
Country where the person (or parents) was born. Registered by Statistics Sweden — but religion is not registered.
World Religion Database
Academic database (Brill/Boston University) with estimates per country and religion, based on several sources.
Pew Research
Non-profit US research institution publishing estimates of religious group sizes and attitudes.

Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

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reports & studies

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primary datasets

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

Through three main methods: (1) SST counts actively registered members of state-grant-eligible Muslim communities — about 180,000 (2023). (2) Pew and the World Religion Database estimate the entire Muslim-background population via country of origin — Pew 2016 put it at 8.1 % of Sweden's population. (3) Surveys (SOM, EVS) measure self-identification in small samples. The three figures measure different things and each is uncertain.

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