WORLD SHI'A PAPULATION
- The list is based on
about 92% of global Muslim population (2005). Actual number of
Shi'as could be marginally higher.
Country
|
Population
|
Total Muslim (%)
|
Total Muslim
|
Shi'a to Total Muslim (%)
|
Shi'a Population
|
Iran
|
69,500,000
|
99%
|
68,805,000
|
90%
|
61,924,500
|
Pakistan
|
165,803,560
|
98%
|
162,487,489
|
20%
|
33,160,712
|
India
|
1,080,264,388
|
14%
|
154,500,000
|
18%
|
30,900,000
|
Iraq
|
28,800,000
|
97%
|
27,936,000
|
65%
|
18,158,400
|
Turkey
|
72,900,000
|
99%
|
72,750,000
|
20%
|
14,550,000
|
Yemen
|
20,700,000
|
99%
|
20,680,000
|
42%
|
8,685,600
|
Bangladesh
|
147,365,352
|
88%
|
129,681,509
|
5%
|
6,484,075
|
Azerbaijan
|
8,400,000
|
93%
|
7,845,600
|
80%
|
6,276,480
|
Afghanistan
|
29,900,000
|
99%
|
29,601,000
|
18%
|
5,328,180
|
Nigeria
|
131,500,000
|
50%
|
65,750,000
|
5%
|
3,287,500
|
Russia
|
143,000,000
|
15%
|
21,513,046
|
3%
|
2,212,000
|
Syria
|
18,400,000
|
90%
|
16,560,000
|
15%
|
2,484,000
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
24,600,000
|
100%
|
24,600,000
|
10%
|
2,460,000
|
China
|
1,303,700,000
|
3%
|
39,111,000
|
6%
|
2,346,660
|
Indonesia
|
221,900,000
|
88%
|
195,272,000
|
1%
|
1,952,720
|
Oman
|
2,400,000
|
99%
|
2,376,000
|
10%
|
237,600
|
Uzbekistan
|
26,400,000
|
88%
|
23,232,000
|
6%
|
1,393,920
|
Lebanon
|
3,800,000
|
60%
|
2,270,000
|
60%
|
1,362,000
|
Algeria
|
32,800,000
|
99%
|
32,472,000
|
4%
|
1,298,880
|
Tanzania
|
36,500,000
|
50%
|
18,250,000
|
6%
|
1,095,000
|
Kuwait
|
2,600,000
|
100%
|
2,600,000
|
35%
|
910,000
|
United
States
|
296,500,000
|
2%
|
6,000,000
|
15%
|
900,000
|
Egypt
|
74,000,000
|
94%
|
69,560,000
|
1%
|
695,600
|
UAE
|
4,600,000
|
96%
|
4,416,000
|
15%
|
662,400
|
Albania
|
3,200,000
|
68%
|
2,170,000
|
20%
|
640,000
|
Morocco
|
30,700,000
|
99%
|
30,393,000
|
2%
|
607,860
|
Sudan
|
40,200,000
|
73%
|
29,346,000
|
2%
|
586,920
|
Kenya
|
33,800,000
|
24%
|
8,000,000
|
7%
|
560,000
|
Senegal
|
11,700,000
|
94%
|
10,998,000
|
5%
|
549,900
|
Bahrain
|
700,000
|
100%
|
700,000
|
70%
|
490,000
|
Ivory
Coast
|
18,200,000
|
60%
|
10,920,000
|
4%
|
436,800
|
Niger
|
14,000,000
|
97%
|
13,580,000
|
3%
|
407,400
|
Ethiopia
|
77,400,000
|
50%
|
38,700,000
|
1%
|
387,000
|
France
|
60,700,000
|
10%
|
5,980,000
|
6%
|
358,800
|
Kazakhstan
|
15,346,500
|
65%
|
10,000,000
|
1,9%
|
88,000
|
Tajikistan
|
6,800,000
|
90%
|
6,120,000
|
5%
|
306,000
|
Uganda
|
26,900,000
|
16%
|
4,304,000
|
7%
|
301,280
|
Guinea
|
9,500,000
|
85%
|
8,075,000
|
3%
|
242,250
|
Burkina
Faso
|
13,900,000
|
50%
|
6,950,000
|
3%
|
208,500
|
Ghana
|
22,000,000
|
45%
|
9,900,000
|
12%
|
1,188,000
|
Tunisia
|
10,000,000
|
98%
|
9,800,000
|
2%
|
196,000
|
Turkmenistan
|
5,200,000
|
89%
|
4,628,000
|
4%
|
185,120
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,200,000
|
75%
|
3,900,000
|
3%
|
117,000
|
Jordan
|
5,800,000
|
94%
|
5,452,000
|
2%
|
109,040
|
South
Africa
|
46,900,000
|
2%
|
938,000
|
10%
|
93,800
|
Germany
|
82,500,000
|
4%
|
3,060,000
|
12%
|
367,200
|
Bulgaria
|
7,700,000
|
12%
|
890,000
|
10%
|
89,000
|
Somalia
|
8,600,000
|
100%
|
8,600,000
|
1%
|
86,000
|
Canada
|
32,200,000
|
2%
|
620,000
|
10%
|
62,000
|
Libya
|
5,800,000
|
97%
|
5,626,000
|
1%
|
56,260
|
Benin
|
8,400,000
|
20%
|
1,680,000
|
3%
|
50,400
|
Argentina
|
38,600,000
|
1%
|
500,000
|
10%
|
50,000
|
Serbia
& Montenegro
|
10,700,000
|
19%
|
2,030,000
|
2%
|
40,600
|
Qatar
|
800,000
|
95%
|
760,000
|
10%
|
76,000
|
Mauritania
|
3,100,000
|
100%
|
3,100,000
|
1%
|
31,000
|
Gambia
|
1,600,000
|
95%
|
1,520,000
|
2%
|
30,400
|
Australia
|
20,400,000
|
1%
|
280,000
|
10%
|
28,000
|
Eritrea
|
4,700,000
|
50%
|
2,350,000
|
1%
|
23,500
|
Bosnia
& Herzegovina
|
3,800,000
|
62%
|
2,340,000
|
1%
|
23,400
|
Maldives
|
300,000
|
100%
|
300,000
|
5%
|
15,000
|
Djibouti
|
800,000
|
94%
|
752,000
|
1%
|
7,520
|
Comoros
|
700,000
|
98%
|
686,000
|
1%
|
6,860
|
FYR
Macedonia
|
2,000,000
|
32%
|
630,000
|
1%
|
6,300
|
Mongolia
|
2,600,000
|
6%
|
160,000
|
4%
|
6,400
|
Western
Sahara
|
300,000
|
100%
|
300,000
|
3%
|
9,000
|
TOTAL
|
4,882,733,300
|
|
1,457,568,612
|
15%
|
215,959,328
|
|