As predominantly-white European populations continue to age and shrink in number demographically, the idea that dark-skinned Muslims are becoming a larger percentage of European populations is creating growing unease. According to the Pew Research Center, Muslim communities across Europe are generally younger than other demographic groups. The median age for Muslims in Europe was around thirty-two-years old, while all other Europeans were about eight years older with a median age around forty. This growing age disparity is expected to increase even more in the decades to come.

DEFINE: Concrete Pew data: Muslim median age in Europe ~32 vs. ~40 for other Europeans, an eight-year gap.

XREF: Connects to broader discussions of demographic transition theory, migration studies, and anti-immigrant political rhetoric in Europe.

Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Gl…, loc. 546