What is the largest religion in the Balkans?

The most common religions in the Balkans are Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Christianity and Sunni Islam. Many different specific kinds of each faith are practiced, with each of the Eastern Orthodox countries having its own national church with its own patriarch.

When did Muslims come to the Balkans?

The long history of Islam in Europe dates back to the eighth century. Islam reached the Balkans with the Ottoman conquest, having been established in Iberia (in the period of Al-Andalus, 711—1492) and in the Emirate of Sicily (948-1091).

What is the major religion of Croatia?

Catholic
According to the 2011 census, 86.3 percent of the population is Catholic, 4.4 percent Serbian Orthodox, and 1.5 percent Muslim. Nearly 4 percent self-identify as nonreligious or atheist. Other religious groups include Jews, Protestants, and other Christians.

What is the Muslim population in the Balkans?

This region consists of eleven countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. The related Muslim population changed from 15\% in 1870, to 8\% in 1950, to 14\% by 2020. The total estimated number in 2010 is 8,661,125 or 13.17\% of the total population.

What percentage of the European population is Muslim?

Current demographics. The exact number of Muslims in Europe is unknown. According to estimates by the Pew Forum, the total number of Muslims in Europe (excluding Turkey) in 2010 was about 44 million (6\% of the total population), including 19 million (3.8\% of the population) in the European Union.

How many countries are there in the Balkans?

MUSLIMS IN THE BALKAN PENINSULA. This region consists of eleven countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.

What is the Muslim population in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Demographics. Islam has 1.8 million adherents, making up about 51\% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipalities of Bužim (99.7\%) and Teočak (99.7\%) have the highest share of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina.