This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of the Muslim population in China as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Chinese respondents overestimated the proportion of Muslim population in their country. On average, the respondents thought that around nine out of every 100 people in China were Muslims, when the actual share of Muslim population was around two percent in China.
Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Muslim Population in China as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
