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Yes, 90% of the population is Shiite.

9% associate themselves with the Sunni and Sufi branches of Islam.

The remaining 0.9% associate themselves with non-Islamic religious minorities, including Baha'is, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.

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nearly the population of shiites in Iran is in majority in comparison with sunni as minority.statistical surveys shows that 90 percent of the iranian population are shiite estimately.

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yes. the population of Iran approximately is Shiite.

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