Misperceptions: Bobby Duffy
The best estimate is that around 7 per cent of the UK population will be Muslim by 2020. That’s pretty fast growth, up from nearly 5 per cent in 2016, due mainly to migration and higher fertility in the Muslim population. But the average guess from a representative sample of Britons was that 22 per cent of us will be Muslim by 2020—one in five. That’s not just a bit out, it’s thrice the reality.