Are shiites the majority

Answer 1

No, if you look at the Islamic world today, Shias constitute a minority.

Shias are a majority only in Iran and Iraq. They do have significant population in Lebnanon

However the south Asian countries constitute the bulk of the world Muslim population and there shias are grossly outnumbered by sunnis.

Answer 2

The Shia majority countries are Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and, according to some estimates, Yemen where they are the largest religious group.for mor information, please see the Related Link below.

Answer 3

"Over the centuries the Shi'ite movement has deeply influenced all Sunnite Islam, and its adherents numbered about 60 to 80 million in the late 20th century, or one-tenth of all Islam. Shi'ism (Arabic: Shi'ah, or Shi'i Islam) is the majority faith in Iran, Iraq, and perhaps Yemen (San'a') and has adherents in Syria, Lebanon, East Africa, India, and Pakistan."

According to some sources, the figure is 11%.6 Thus, the present Shi'a populatio of the world must be around 132,000,000.7 A breakdown of the Shi'a population in some Asian countries with a Shi'a majority or with a considerable percentage of Shi'a population can be summed up as follows:8 9

Afghanistan: Population (1998): 24,792,000./ Religious affiliation (1990): Sunni Muslim 84%; Shi'i Muslim 15%; other 1%.10

Azerbaijan: Population (1998): 7,650,000./Religious affiliation (1991): Shi'i Muslim 70%; Sunni Muslim 30%.

Bahrain: Population (1998): 633,000. / Religious affiliation (1991): Muslim 81.8%, of which Shi'i 61.3%, Sunni 20.5%; Christian 8.5%; other 9.7%.11

India: Population (1998): 984,004,000. / Religious affiliation (1995): Hindu 81.3%; Muslim 12.0%, of which Sunni 9.0%, Shi'i 3.0%; Christian 2.3%, of which Protestant 1.1%, Roman Catholic 1.0%; Sikh 1.9%; Buddhist 0.8%; Jain 0.4%; Zoroastrian 0.01%; other 1.3%.

Iran: Population (1998): 61,531,000 / Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim 99.0%; (Shi'i 93.4%, Sunni 5.6%); Christian 0.3%; Zoroastrian 0.05%; Jewish 0.05%. 12

Iraq: Population (1998): 21,722,000./ Religious affiliation (1994): Shi'I Muslim 62.5%; Sunni Muslim 34.5%; Christian (primarily Chaldeanrite and Syrianrite Roman Catholic and Nestorian) 2.7%; other (primarily Yazidi syncretist) 0.3%.13

Jordan: Population (1998): 4,682,000. /Religious affiliation (1995): Sunni Muslim 96.5%; Christian 3.5%. 14

Kuwait: Population (1998): 1,866,000. / Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim 85%, of which Sunni 45%, Shi'a 30%; other Muslim 10%; other (mostly Christian and Hindu) 15.0%.

Lebanon: Population (1998): 3,506,000. / Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim. 55.3%, of which Shi'i 34.0%, Sunni 21.3%; Christian 37.6%, of which Catholic 25.1% (Maronite 19.0%, Greek Catholic or Malachite 4.6%), Orthodox 11.7% (Greek Orthodox 6.0%, Armenian Apostolic 5.2%), Protestant 0.5%; Druze 7.1%. 15

Oman: Population (1998): 2,364,000 /Religious affiliation (1993): Muslim 87.7%, of which Ibadiyah Muslim c.75% (principal minorities are Sunni Muslim and Shi'i Muslim); Hindu 7.4%; Christian 3.9%; Buddhist 0.5%; other 0.5%. 16

Pakistan: Population (1998): 141,900,000./Religious affiliation (1993): Muslim 95.0% (mostly Sunni, with Shi'i comprising about 20% of total population); Christian 2.0%; Hindu 1.8%; others (including Ahmadiyah) 1.2%.17

Saudi Arabia: Population (1998): 20,786,000./Religious affiliation (1992): Sunni Muslims 93.3%, Shi'i Muslims 3.3%.18

Syria: Population (1998): 15,335,000. / Religious affiliation (1992): Muslim 86.0%, of which Sunni 74.0%, 'Alawite (Shi'i) 12.0%; Christian 8.9%; Druze 3.0%; other 1.0%.19

Tajikistan: Population (1997): 6,112,000./Religious affiliation (1995): Sunni Muslim 80.0%; Shi'i Muslim 5.0%; Russian Orthodox 1.5%; Jewish 0.1%; other (mostly nonreligious) 13.4%.

Turkey: Population (1998): 64,567,000./Religious affiliation (1994): Sunni Muslim c.80.0%; Shi'i Muslim c.19.8%, of which nonorthodox Alevi c.14.0%; Christian c. 0.2%. 20

United Arab Emirates Population (1998): 2,744,000./Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim 96.0% (Sunni 80.0%, Shi'i 16.0%); other (Mostly Christian and Hindu) 4.0%.

Yemen: Population (2000): 18,260,000. 21 /Religious affiliation (1995): Muslim

99.9% (Sunni c. 60.0%, Shi'i c. 40.0%); other 0.1%. 22

The Shi'a population in some countries is disputed. Some believe that the population of the Shi'a there is much higher than official figures, because of a lack of accurate statistics, or because of political problems.

The source is mentioned in the related links.

Answer 4

Shi'ite Muslims are majority of the population of Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Azerbaijan. Refer to related question below.

Answer 5

Iran with 95% shia is top. also Azerbaijan, Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen.

Answer 6

Shī'a Muslims make up the majority in Iraq and Bahrain

Answer 7

They are mostly in Iran and Iraq.

Answer 8

Mainly in Iran

Answer 9

Iran.