Lafiel said:
afaik Iran, Azerbaijan and Iraq are the only countries the Shia are the majority of the people, in other countries they are a minority |
I never knew about Azerbaijan. Iraq was one of them too. Bahrain is as well but its ruling family is Sunni. I think that's it. Pakistan and India are the other two countries with large populaions of them. There are only about 150-200m of them and one third live in Iran.
Estimated 2009 Shia Population | Approximate Percentage of Muslim Population that is Shia | Approximate Percentage of World Shia Population |
|
---|---|---|---|
Iran | 66 – 70 million | 90 – 95% | 37 – 40% |
Pakistan | 17 – 26 million | 10 – 15 | 10 – 15 |
India | 16 – 24 million | 10 – 15 | 9 – 14 |
Iraq | 19 -22 million | 65 – 70 | 11 – 12 |
Turkey | 7 – 11 million | 10 – 15 | 4 – 6 |
Yemen | 8 – 10 million | 35 – 40 | ~5 |
Azerbaijan | 5 – 7 million | 65 – 75 | 3 – 4 |
Afghanistan | 3 – 4 million | 10 – 15 | ~2 |
Syria | 3 – 4 million | 15 – 20 | ~2 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 – 4 million | 10 – 15 | 1 – 2 |
Nigeria | <4 million | <5 | <2 |
Lebanon | 1 – 2 million | 45 – 55 | <1 |
Tanzania | <2 million | <10 | <1 |
Kuwait | 500,000 – 700,000 | 20 – 25 | <1 |
Germany | 400,000 – 600,000 | 10 – 15 | <1 |
Bahrain | 400,000 – 500,000 | 65 – 75 | <1 |
Tajikistan | ~400,000 | ~7 | <1 |
United Arab Emirates | 300,000 – 400,000 | ~10 | <1 |
United States | 200,000 – 400,000 | 10 – 15 | <1 |
Oman | 100,000 – 300,000 | 5 – 10 | <1 |
United Kingdom | 100,000 – 300,000 | 10 – 15 | <1 |
Bulgaria | ~100,000 | 10 – 15 | <1 |
Qatar | ~100,000 | ~10 | <1 |
World Total | 154 – 200 million | 10 – 13 | 100 |