Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

126 Sociodemographics and migration biography
holds are substantially larger than applies to the population
as a whole, which comprised an average of 2.1 persons in 2006
(Federal Statistical Office 2008c: 45). Among the interviewees,
with an average of 3.9 members the households of the Muslim
interviewees are larger than the households of members of
other religions, which comprise 3.2 persons on average. Differences
according to region of origin are evident once again here
(figure 23). The households of Muslims from Southeast Europe,
South/Southeast Asia and the Middle East are particularly large.
The large number of household members among non-Muslims
from Turkey and North Africa is notable, while non-Muslims
from most other regions have households of below-average size.
Figure 23: Number of household members among interviewees with
migrant background according to region of origin and
religion (average value)
Southeast Europe
Turkey
Central Asia/CIS
Iran
South/Southeast Asia
Middle East
North Africa
other parts of Africa
0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 3,5 4,0 4,5
Muslims Other religion
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighed.
Unweighted number of cases: 4,321
2,8
3,0
3,2
3,2
3,1
3,5
3,5
3,8
3,8
4,1
3,8
4,0
4,1
4,1
3,9
Significant differences also apply between Muslims and
members of other religions with regard to the number of children
in the household. Particularly striking is the high average
4,2