Islam: Biggest Threat to Europe?

What do you think is the 'Biggest Threat' in Europe today?

The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an European think-tank which seeks to conduct research and promote debate across Europe.

In the ECFR/YouGov Report (dated: April 2019) the question was asked: What do you think is the single biggest threat in Europe today?

What do you think is the single biggest threat in Europe today?

1 Climate change
2 Economic crisis & Trade wars
3 Islamic radicals
4 Migration
5 Nationalism in Europe
6 Russia

Fourteen EU countries were polled and the two highest responses collated for each country appear in the table below.

EU Country	Threat
1. Germany 82,438,639 (population) ₁	23% Islamic radicals (1st threat, biggest) ₂ 12% Migration (2nd threat) ₂ Climate change, Economic crisis & Trade wars, Nationalism in Europe, and Russia scored lower percentages.
2. France 65,480,710	26% Islamic radicals 16% Migration
3. Italy 59,216,525	28% Economic 19% Islamic radicals
4. Spain 46,441,049	23% Islamic radicals 18% Economic
5. Poland 38,028,278	21% Islamic radicals 15% Russia
6. Romania 19,483,360	28% Economic 19% Russia
7. Netherlands 17,132,908	33% Islamic radicals 9% Migration
8. Greece 11,124,603	30% Economic 17% Nationalism
9. Czech Republic 10,630,589	25% Islamic radicals 22% Migration
10. Sweden 10,053,135	21% Islamic radicals 16% Migration
11. Hungary 9,655,361	25% Migration 17% Islamic radicals
12. Austria 8,766,201	23% Islamic radicals 16% Migration
13. Denmark 5,775,224	20% Islamic radicals 14% Migration
14. Slovakia 5,450,987	22% Islamic radicals 17% Migration

TOTAL 389,677,569	22% Islamic radicals (1st biggest threat) 14% Migration (2nd threat) Of the 14 EU countries polled, 10 countries regard 'Islamic radicals' as the single biggest threat to Europe today. Europeans fear Islamic radicalism more than any other threat. ₃

NOTES
₁ 2019 Population figures are presented for indicative purposes only. The ECFR/YouGov report is based on 'representative sample sizes' and not population figures.
http://www.worldometers.info/population/countries-in-europe-by-population
₂ Threat Percents % are estimated from the What is the single biggest threat to Europe today? bar charts on page 10 of ECFR/YouGov report:
ecfr.eu/page/ECFR_What_Europeans_Really_Want_Five_Myths_Debunked.pdf
₃ Page 9 of ECFR/YouGov report

For further information and clarification, refer to the original report.

CREDIT
What Europeans Really Want: Five Myths Debunked
https://www.ecfr.eu/page/ECFR_What_Europeans_Really_Want_Five_Myths_Debunked.pdf
http://www.worldometers.info/population/countries-in-europe-by-population/

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Islam: Biggest Threat to Europe?

What do you think is the 'Biggest Threat' in Europe today?

What do you think is the single biggest threat in Europe today?

1. Germany 82,438,639 (population) 1

23% Islamic radicals (1st threat, biggest) 2

2. France 65,480,710

26% Islamic radicals

3. Italy 59,216,525

28% Economic

4. Spain 46,441,049

23% Islamic radicals

5. Poland 38,028,278

21% Islamic radicals

6. Romania 19,483,360

28% Economic

7. Netherlands 17,132,908

33% Islamic radicals

8. Greece 11,124,603

30% Economic

9. Czech Republic 10,630,589

25% Islamic radicals

10. Sweden 10,053,135

21% Islamic radicals

11. Hungary 9,655,361

25% Migration

12. Austria8,766,201

23% Islamic radicals

13. Denmark5,775,224

20% Islamic radicals

14. Slovakia5,450,987

22% Islamic radicals

TOTAL389,677,569

22% Islamic radicals (1st biggest threat)

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1. Germany
82,438,639 (population) ₁

23% Islamic radicals (1st threat, biggest) ₂

2. France
65,480,710

3. Italy
59,216,525

4. Spain
46,441,049

5. Poland
38,028,278

6. Romania
19,483,360

7. Netherlands
17,132,908

8. Greece
11,124,603

9. Czech Republic
10,630,589

10. Sweden
10,053,135

11. Hungary
9,655,361

12. Austria
8,766,201

13. Denmark
5,775,224

14. Slovakia
5,450,987

TOTAL
389,677,569