Hyderabad, May 17 -- Nearly half of Britain's Muslim population is under the age of 25, according to a major new report released by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), highlighting the community's growing demographic and social influence across the UK.

The two-volume, 400-page report, titled "British Muslims in Numbers", was unveiled at Westminster City Hall and draws on the 2021 censuses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, alongside Scotland's 2022 census. The study examines demographic, social and economic trends among British Muslims over the past two decades.

The report found there are now around 4 million Muslims living in the UK, accounting for approximately 6 per cent of the population. England has the largest share with 3.8...