Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

302 Concise profiles of the migrant groups
6.7 Muslims from North Africa
84 per cent of all migrants from North Africa are Muslims
and 86 per cent of these are Sunnis. A total of between 259,000
and 301,000 Muslims originating from North Africa live in Germany,
with an estimated average of 280,000. 92,000 of these are
foreign nationals and 188,000 are Germans. This means that 7
per cent of Muslims living in Germany come from North Africa.
This makes them the third largest group of Muslims in Germany,
after Muslims of Turkish origin and migrants from former
Yugoslavia. Muslims from North Africa are made up of people
originating from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, with the
Moroccan group being the largest at around 60 per cent.
65 per cent of Muslims from North Africa were born
abroad (first generation). They have been in Germany for 18
years on average. This is a very young population group with a
relatively low average age. Around a fifth of Muslim immigrants
from North Africa came to Germany to seek work. In addition,
a large proportion were family members who accompanied
emigrating next of kin or entered Germany subsequently to join
next of kin. Others migrated in order to train or study in Germany.
Overall, Muslims from North Africa are a very devout
group. 34 per cent are extremely devout and just 2 per cent are
not devout at all. Around a third never attend religious events,
however, while a further third are regular attenders.
North African Muslims represent the average among immigrants
from Muslim countries of origin in terms of school
education, employment rate and position on the labour market.
Around 10 per cent leave school without a school-leaving cer-