September 1, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 1, 2010
"Britain and the rest of the European Union are ignoring a demographic time bomb: a recent rush into the EU by migrants, including millions of Muslims, will change the continent beyond recognition over the next two decades, and almost no policy-makers are talking about it." Adrian Michaels, The Telegraph (UK), August 2009.
"Baby Boom Intifada: European Muslim Population Time Bomb. A high birth rate among Muslim immigrants to Europe will make followers of the religion a majority of the population in many European Union countries in less than 40 years, according to demographers." Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Israel National News.
Source: CIA World Factbook.
Hoven's Index for September 1, 2010
Selected US demographic statistics:
Median age: 36.8
65 years and older: 12.8%
Muslim: 0.6%
Urban: 80%
Same statistics, world average:
Median age: 28.4
65 years-old and older: 7.6%
Muslim: 21.01%
Urban: 50.5%
Source: CIA World Factbook.
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