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The data on the religious affiliation of Iraq's population are uncertain. 95–99% of the population are Muslims. [15] [16] The CIA World Factbook reported a 2015 estimate according to which 36–39% were Sunni Muslims and 61-64% Shia Muslims. [15] According to a 2011 survey by Pew Research, 51% of the Muslims identified as Shia and 42% as ...
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...
Distribution of Sunni, Shia and Ibadi branches. Sunni Muslims are the vast majority of Muslims in most Muslim communities in Central Asia (including China), Europe (including Russia and the Balkans), South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Arab World, Turkey and among Muslims in the United States.
Iraq's Muslims follow two distinct traditions, Shia and Sunni Islam. According to the CIA World Factbook, Iraq is approximately 95% to 98% Muslim, with approximately 55% Shia and 40% Sunni. [5] According to a 2011 survey by Pew Research, 51% of the Muslims identify as Shia and 42% as Sunni. [6] Iraq is home to many religious sites important for ...
Islam is divided into two major sects, Sunni and Shia Islam, each with its own sub-sects. Large numbers of Shia Arab Muslims live in some Arab countries including Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the UAE, and Qatar. Shia Muslims are a numerical majority in Iraq and Bahrain.
A CIA World Factbook report from 2015 estimates that 29–34% of the population of Iraq is Sunni Muslim. [2] According to a 2011 survey by Pew Research , 42% of Iraqi Muslims are Sunni. [ 3 ] There were about 9 million Sunni Arabs, 5 million Sunni Kurds and 3 million Sunni Turkmens in Iraq, according to a report published in 2015.
An older 2011 Pew Research Center estimated that 51% of Muslims in Iraq see themselves as Shia, 42% as Sunni, while 5% as "just a Muslim". [197] Iraq is also home to two of the holiest places among the Shi'as – Najaf and Karbala. [198] Shia Muslims are mostly concentrated in southern Iraq and in parts of north region and Baghdad.
In 2003 the Shia Muslims population was estimated to make up around 55% of Iraq's population. [68] The data on the religious affiliation of Iraq's population are uncertain. 95–99% of the population are Muslims. [69] [70] The CIA World Factbook reports a 2015 estimate according to which 29–34% are Sunni Muslims and 61–64% Shia Muslims. [69]