This statistic displays the share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin. 90 percent of the Somali-Dutch female Muslims participating in this survey said to wear a veil. This is significantly higher than the share of Surinamese-Dutch female Muslims wearing a headscarf. Only 20 percent of the Surinamese-Dutch women answered to wear a veil.
Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin*
respondents who consider themselves as Muslims only, excluding non-religious respondents belonging to these minority groups
Supplementary notes
* The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey. The source does not specify the number of respondents. The results have been weighted. ** To get a reliable picture of their religiosity, the results of the Surinamese Muslims who took part in this survey in 2011 and 2015 (9 and 8 percent of the total Surinamese Muslims) are combined.
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (June 7, 2018). Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869122/share-of-female-muslims-wearing-a-headscarf-in-the-netherlands-by-origin/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin*." Chart. June 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869122/share-of-female-muslims-wearing-a-headscarf-in-the-netherlands-by-origin/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2018). Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869122/share-of-female-muslims-wearing-a-headscarf-in-the-netherlands-by-origin/
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869122/share-of-female-muslims-wearing-a-headscarf-in-the-netherlands-by-origin/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of female Muslims wearing a headscarf in the Netherlands in 2015, by origin* [Graph], Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , June 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869122/share-of-female-muslims-wearing-a-headscarf-in-the-netherlands-by-origin/
