Claim: England & Wales 2021 census: 6.5% Muslim; London 15%
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Concede: share is rising. ONS 2021: Muslims 6.5% of England and Wales (4.9% in 2011), London 15.0%. Pew: Europe 4.9% in 2016; 2050 scenarios 7.4% (no migration) to 14% (high). Not predictions.
SOURCE
ONS Census 2021, England and Wales (T1); Pew, Europe's Growing Muslim Population, 2017 (T4)
pewresearch.org · ons.gov.uk
pewresearch.org · ons.gov.uk
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