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The surge in Germany’s Muslim population \u2014 propelled by a wave of migration unprecedented since the Second World War \u2014 represents a demographic shift of epic proportions, one that critics of the country’s open-door immigration policy warn will change the face of Germany forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

Germany’s Muslim Demographic Revolution<\/h3>\n

Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute<\/a> | August 31, 2015<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s Muslim population is set to skyrocket by more than 700,000 in 2015, pushing the total number of Muslims in the country to nearly 6 million for the first time.<\/p>\n

The surge in Germany\u2019s Muslim population \u2014 propelled by a wave of migration unprecedented since the Second World War \u2014 represents a demographic shift of epic proportions, one that critics of the country\u2019s open-door immigration policy warn will change the face of Germany forever.<\/p>\n

At a press conference on August 19, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizi\u00e8re revealed<\/a> that a record 800,000 migrants and refugees \u2014 the equivalent of nearly one percent of Germany\u2019s total population \u2014 are expected to arrive in Germany in 2015, a four-fold increase over 2014. He said that 83,000 migrants had arrived in July alone, and that the figure for August would be higher still.<\/p>\n

De Maizi\u00e8re said that although many of the migrants are from the Middle East and North Africa, a large number (40%) are from countries in the Balkans, including Albania and Kosovo. This implies that nearly half of those arriving in Germany are economic migrants, not refugees fleeing warzones.<\/p>\n

Of the 800,000 migrants and refugees arriving in Germany in 2015, at least 80% (or 640,000) are Muslim, according to a recent estimate<\/a> by the Central Council of Muslims in Germany (Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland<\/em>, ZMD), a Muslim umbrella group based in Cologne. This estimate is not in dispute.<\/p>\n

In addition the newcomers, the natural rate of population increase of the Muslim community already living in Germany is approximately 1.6% per year (or 77,000), according to data extrapolated<\/a> from a recent Pew Research Center study on the growth of the Muslim population in Europe.<\/p>\n

Based on Pew projections, the Muslim population of Germany reached an estimated 5,068,000 by the end of 2014. The 640,000 Muslim migrants arriving in Germany in 2015, combined with the 77,000 natural increase, indicates that the Muslim population of Germany will jump by 717,000 to reach an estimated 5,785,000 by the end of 2015. This would leave Germany with the highest Muslim population in Western Europe.<\/p>\n

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