Islam in Wallis & Futuna: history and Muslim population data

History of Islam in Wallis & Futuna

The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna was conquered by France in 1842 and remains an Overseas Territory of France since 1959. It has a total area of 142 sq km, consisting of three relatively large islands and twenty islets. Only the two main islands of Wallis and Futuna are inhabited. The main islands are Futuna (83 sq km), where almost a third of the population live, Wallis (78 sq km), where over two-third of the population lives, and the capital Mata-Utu is located, and Alofi (32 sq km). A map of these islands is presented in Figure 6.4.9. As shown in Table 6.4.9, no Muslims live in this French Territory, and the situation is expected to remain the same throughout this century.

Historical Muslim population dataset for Wallis & Futuna

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.

For the full time series and visualisation, use the interactive map above.