Islam by country · Americas
Islam in Mexico: history and Muslim population data
Explore CoMPS research on the historical journey of Islam in Mexico, alongside population data and an interactive timeline.
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History of Islam in Mexico
The United Mexican States gained its independence from Spain in 1821. It has an area of 1,964,375 sq km and its map is presented in Figure 5.6.6. Towards the end of the nineteenth century Muslims emigrated from Syria. Based on census data as shown in Table 5.6.6, the Muslim population increased from 162 in 1895, to 602 in 1910, to 1,421 in 2000, to 3,760 in 2010, and 7,982 in 2020, but still constitutes less than 0.01% of the Mexican population.
Thus, assuming that the percentage of Muslims will increase by 0.01 of a percentage point every half century; then the Muslim population is expected to reach 14,000 or 0.01% by 2050 and 23,000 or 0.02% by 2100.
Historical Muslim population dataset for Mexico
The figures below are from the CoMPS historical dataset. Population values are expressed in thousands; 2100 is a modelled projection, not a present-day count.
| Year | Total population (thousands) | Muslim population (thousands) | Muslim share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 13,607 | 0.136 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 97,112 | 0.971 | 0.00% |
| 2100 | 116,090 | 23.22 | 0.02% |
For the full time series and visualisation, use the interactive map above.