In 2009, the U.S. Department of State reported the share as approximately 3.7% of the population due to immigration.[4] Earlier sources, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, have cited lower percentages.[5][6][7] According to figures reported by the BBC in 2005,[8] about 270,000 Muslims lived in Denmark at the time (4.8% out of a population of 5.6 million[9]).[10]