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Islam in Saint Pierre & Miquelon: history and Muslim population data
Explore CoMPS research on the historical journey of Islam in Saint Pierre & Miquelon, alongside population data and an interactive timeline.
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History of Islam in Saint Pierre & Miquelon
The Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. It is off the coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and has a total area of 242 sq km. Shared between two main islands: Saint Pierre (25 sq km) which includes the capital with the same name, and the larger island of Saint Miquelon to the north. The map of these islands is presented in Figure 5.2.4. The islands were first sighted by the Portuguese in 1520 and became French Possession in 1536. However, the islands were not permanently inhabited until the end of the seventeenth century. The permanent population was recorded as four in 1670 and 22 in 1691.
Muslim population in this archipelago increased from none in 1974, to ten or 0.2% in 2011. Thus, assuming that the percentage of Muslims will remain fixed; then the Muslim population is expected to remain around ten throughout this century.
Historical Muslim population dataset for Saint Pierre & Miquelon
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 | 6.84 | 0.000 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 6.28 | 0.000 | 0.00% |
| 2100 | 3.63 | 0.006 | 0.16% |
For the full time series and visualisation, use the interactive map above.