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The majority of Muslims are [[Sunni]], being over 75–90% of all Muslims.<ref name=Sunni /><ref name="Sunni Islam" /> The second and third largest sects, [[Shia]] and [[Ahmadiyya]], make up 10–20%<ref name=Shia /> and 1%<ref name="ahmadi" /> respectively. The most populous Muslim-majority country is [[Indonesia]] home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims followed by [[Pakistan]] (11.0%), [[Bangladesh]] (9.2%), and [[Egypt]] (4.9%).<ref name="Islam_by_country" /> Sizable minorities are also found in [[Islam in India|India]], [[Islam in China|China]], [[Islam in Russia|Russia]], [[Islam in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]], [[Islam in the Americas|Americas]], [[Islam in Australia|Australia]] and parts of [[Islam in Europe|Europe]]. With about 1.6 billion followers, almost a quarter of [[world population|earth's population]],<ref name="mgmpPRC"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-10-07/world/muslim.world.population_1_god-but-god-middle-east-distant?_s=PM:WORLD | work=CNN | title=Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim, report says | date=2009-10-12 | access-date=2014 మే 05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115155718/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-10-07/world/muslim.world.population_1_god-but-god-middle-east-distant?_s=PM:WORLD | archive-date=2013 జనవరి 15 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CIA Factbook" /> Islam is the [[major religious groups|second-largest]] and one of the [[claims to be the fastest-growing religion|fastest-growing religions in the world]].<ref>According to some sources it is the third fastest-growing religion after [[Zoroastrianism]] and [[Bahá'í]] in relative numbers and second fastest-growing in absolute numbers after [[Christianity]]. [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20070609092458/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht18N8tINGelAWExQSbvwxXXCsjg Israel haven for new Bahai world order], [http://fastestgrowingreligion.com/numbers.html Fastest Growing Religion]</ref><ref name="FP" /><ref name="Islam-Today" />

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* {{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/540503/Shiite |title=Shīʿite |quote=Shīʿites have come to account for roughly one-tenth of the Muslim population worldwide. |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |accessdate=2010-08-25 }}

* {{cite web |url= http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |accessdate=2010-08-24 |work=[[Pew Research Center]] |quote=The Pew Forum's estimate of the Shia population (10-13%) is in keeping with previous estimates, which generally have been in the range of 10-15%. Some previous estimates, however, have placed the number of Shias at nearly 20% of the world's Muslim population. |date=October 7, 2009 }}

* {{cite web |url=http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/shi-a |title=Shia |publisher=[[Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs]] |quote=Shi’a Islam is the second largest branch of the tradition, with up to 200 million followers who comprise around 15% of all Muslims worldwide... |accessdate=December 5, 2011}}{{dead link|datearchive-url=Junehttps://web.archive.org/web/20121215070956/http://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/shi-a |archive-date=2012 డిసెంబర్ 15 |url-status=dead }}

* {{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |title=Religions |accessdate=2010-08-25 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |quote=Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population... Shia Islam represents 10-20% of Muslims worldwide... }}</ref>

* [http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran Sue Hellett;U.S. should focus on sanctions against Iran] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317195234/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran |date=2012 మార్చి 17 }} "Sunnis make up over 75 percent of the world’s Muslim population"

* {{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/574006/Sunnite |title=Sunnite |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |quote=They numbered about 900 million in the late 20th century and constituted nine-tenths of all the adherents of Islām. |accessdate=2010-08-26 }}

* {{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |accessdate=2010-08-24 |work=[[Pew Research Center]] |quote=Of the total Muslim population, 10-13% are Shia Muslims and 87-90% are Sunni Muslims. |date=October 7, 2009 }}

* {{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16047709 |title=Quick guide: Sunnis and Shias |publisher=BBC News |quote=The great majority of Muslims are Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. |accessdate=December 18, 2011 |date=2011-12-06 }}

* {{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+af0060) |title=Sunni and Shia Islam |publisher=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] |quote=Sunni constitute 85 percent of the world's Muslims. |accessdate=December 17, 2011 }}

* {{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |title=Tension between Sunnis, Shiites emerging in USA |publisher=[[USA Today]] |quote=Among the world's estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, about 85% are Sunni and about 15% are Shiite. |accessdate=December 18, 2011 |date=2007-09-24 }}

* {{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |title=Religions |accessdate=2010-08-25 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |quote=Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population... Shia Islam represents 10-20% of Muslims worldwide... }}

* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qHXbGOUuF9YC&pg=PA252&dq=&hl=en&ei=5wHiTpzMGMrT8gPIl52FBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false A dictionary of modern politics] "probably 80% of the worlds Muslims are Sunni"</ref>

*{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |title=Religions |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |quote=Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population |accessdate=8 December 2011 }}

*[http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran Sue Hellett;U.S. should focus on sanctions against Iran] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317195234/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran |date=2012 మార్చి 17 }} "Sunnis make up over 75 percent of the world’s Muslim population"

* {{Cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |accessdate=2010-08-24 |work=[[Pew Research Center]] |quote=Of the total Muslim population, 10-13% are Shia Muslims and 87-90% are Sunni Muslims. |date=October 7, 2009 }}

* {{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213248.stm |title=Quick guide: Sunnis and Shias |publisher=[[BBC News]] |quote=The great majority of Muslims are Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. |accessdate=December 18, 2011 |date=2011-12-06 }}

* {{Cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |title=Tension between Sunnis, Shiites emerging in USA |publisher=[[USA Today]] |quote=Among the world's estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, about 85% are Sunni and about 15% are Shiite. |accessdate=December 18, 2011 |date=2007-09-24 }}

* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D5_N97bAiJ0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false Sunni Islam: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide] "Sunni Islam is the dominant division of the global Muslim community, and throughout history it has made up a substantial majority (85 to 90 percent) of that community."</ref>