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*
* Most of the data are average values: Turkey: 10-15 percent; Lebanon: 45-55 percent; Syria: 15-20 percent; Iraq: 65-70 percent; Azerbaijan: 65-75 percent; Iran: 90 - 95 percent, Kuwait: 20-25 percent; Bahrain: 65-75 percent of Saudi Arabia: 10-15 percent; Yemen: 35-40 percent; Oman: 5-10 percent.The source does not mention any survey period.
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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 December 25, 2024, 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 December 25, 2024. 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: December 25, 2024. 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 December 25, 2024)
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/