Pew Research Center's report on the global Sunni-Shia Muslim split, read 2026-08-22, estimating that 87 to 90 percent of the world's Muslims are Sunni and 10 to 13 percent are Shia.
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AuthorPew Research Center
PublisherPew Research Center
Publication Year2011
URLhttps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-sunni-and-shia/
Source TypeDemographic study
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: Pew Research Center's own published demographic study, a primary research organization record. NotesA leading nonpartisan demographic research organization's dedicated study of the Sunni-Shia split; there is no direct census of Sunni identity, so this proportion is applied to separate total-Muslim-population estimates.
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Source The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)Pew Research Center
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The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)
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