Shiites - percentage of population in the Middle East
The statistic shows the percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East. In Iran, about 92.5 percent of the population are Shiites.
Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East*
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SZ. (February 18, 2011). Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/
SZ. "Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East*." Chart. February 18, 2011. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/
SZ. (2011). Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/
SZ. "Percentage of Shiites in The Population of Selected Countries in The Middle East*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/
SZ, Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East* [Graph], SZ, February 18, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271924/percentage-of-the-population-of-shiites-in-the-middle-east/
