The number of Muslim children in England and Wales has doubled in a decade, according to the most detailed study of its kind. An analysis of 2011 Census data carried out by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) suggests the Muslim population increased by more than a million in the ten years from 2001, rising 75 per cent from 1.5 million  to 2.7 million. The research shows that one in 12 school-age children is now Muslim, and a third of all Muslims are aged 15 and under, with half under the age of 25. A new study undertaken by the Muslim Council of Britain has analysed the 2011 Census to reveal details of Britain's growing Muslim population - as seen in this info graphic
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A third of all Muslims in England and Wales are aged 15 and under
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Analysis of 2011 Census suggests Muslim population has risen by 75%
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Number in UK increased from 1.5 million in 2001 to 2.7 million in 2011
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Research was carried out by the Muslim Council of Britain
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In some parts of Birmingham more than 80% of school pupils are Muslim
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The Muslim prison population is 'disproportionately large', according to researchers, with Muslims accounting 13 per cent of prisoners within England and Wales
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There is a higher rate of unemployment among Muslim women compared with the wider population
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Almost half of the country's Muslim population was born in the UK
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