Islam in Slovenia
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The Muslims in Slovenia are ethnically Bosnians and Albanians. The Muslims constitute 2.4% of Slovenian population. The Islamic Centre of Ljubljana is headed by Nevzet Porić, general secretary of the Muslim community of Slovenia. Porić said 90 percent of the Muslim in Slovenia are Bosnjak (Bosnian), 8 percent Albanian and 2 percent come from other ethnic branches of the large Slav family of the Balkans.
Demographics of Muslims In Slovenia by ethnicity in 2002
| Ethnicity | Muslims | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bosniaks | 19,923 | 41.95% |
| Muslims by nationality | 9,328 | 19.64% |
| Bosnians (Declared as) | 5,724 | 12.05% |
| Albanians | 5,237 | 11.03% |
| Slovenes | 1,506 | 3.17% |
| Roma | 868 | 1.83% |
| Montenegrins | 634 | 1.33% |
| Macedonians | 507 | 1.07% |
| Yugoslavs (Declared as) | 55 | 0.12% |
| Serbs | 53 | 0.11% |
| Croats | 30 | 0.06% |
| Hungarians | 8 | 0.02% |
| Did not want to reply | 817 | 1.72% |
| Ethnically undeclared | 721 | 1.52% |
| Others | 445 | 0.94% |
| Unknown | 308 | 0.65% |
| Regionally declared | 15 | 0.03% |
| Total | 47,488 | 100% |
[edit] Further reading
- Dragoš, Srečo (December 2005). "Islamophobia in Slovenia: Politically Produced Intolerance". Journal of Contemporary European Studies 13 (3): 299–315.
[edit] References
- http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/rezultati/rezultati_red.asp?ter=SLO&st=57
- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/si.html
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