Home›Sources›The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)SourcesThe Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)Research ReportCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sunni-shia-global-muslim-population-pew-2011.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sunni-shia-global-muslim-population-pew-2011Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-future-of-the-global-muslim-populati, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/sunni-shia-global-muslim-population-pew-2011}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPew 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedPew Research CenterPublisherWell-attestedPew Research CenterPublication YearWell-attested2011URLWell-attestedhttps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-sunni-and-shia/Source TypeWell-attestedDemographic studyAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: Pew Research Center's own published demographic study, a primary research organization record.NotesWell-attestedA 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.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGlobal, Continents Well-attested This source names Global directly: "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."Source The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)Pew Research Centertier 1SourcesThe Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)tier 1Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, 2011View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Denominations, 3 claims: 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Well-attested8SourcesThe Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)Scholarly debate2DenominationsSunniHolds1SourcesThe Future of the Global Muslim Population: Sunni and Shia (Pew Research Center, 2011)General References1DenominationsSunniComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year