Question: “If your relatives decide or have decided already to change their religion, how would you react to it?”
| Answers | % |
|---|---|
| I will be against that because we must hold on to the ancestral faith | 45.8 |
| I will not object because every person has a right for freedom of conscience | 27.4 |
| I will be indifferent to that decision | 17.3 |
| I will accept that decision with understanding because I have changed my own affiliation | 3.9 |
| I do not know | 5.6 |
What is your religion (by ethnicity)?
| Response | Kazakh | Russian |
|---|---|---|
| Islam | 96.9 | 2.3 |
| Orthodox Christianity | 1.1 | 92.9 |
| Catholicism | - | 0.6 |
| I’m an atheist | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| No response | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Don’t know | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Would you be willing to accept Muslims as members of your family?
| Country | % of the population |
|---|---|
| France | 66 |
| Germany | 55 |
| The UK | 53 |
| Italy | 43 |
| The Netherlands | 88 |
| Spain | 74 |
Would you be willing to accept Muslims as neighbors?
| Country | % of the population |
|---|---|
| France | 85 |
| Germany | 77 |
| The UK | 78 |
| Italy | 43 |
| The Netherlands | 96 |
| Spain | 86 |
European countries with the biggest Muslim population
| Country | Estimated size in 2016 | % of the populations |
|---|---|---|
| France | 5,720,000 | 8.8 |
| Germany | 4,950,000 | 6.1 |
| The UK | 4,130,000 | 6.3 |
| Italy | 2,870,000 | 4.8 |
| The Netherlands | 1,210,000 | 7.1 |
| Spain | 1,180,000 | 2.6 |