Religion
See also: Religion in Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim population | 7 | 67 | Demographics of Islam | 7th largest Muslim population in the world; More info: List of countries by Muslim population | 2005 |
| Muslims as % of population | 6 | 168 | International Religious Freedom Report | 98% of population is Muslim; More info: Religions by country | 2004 |
| Shia's as % of total Muslim population | 1 | 67 | Demographics of Islam | 89% of Muslim population of the country is Shia | 2005 |
| Number of Shia Muslims by Country | 1 | 67 | Demographics of Islam | 61,924,500 Shia Muslims; Second is India with an estimated population of 40 to 55 million as per 2001 Census followed by Pakistan with an estimated Shia population of 30 to 45 million. More info: Demographics of Shia Islam | 2005 |
| Sunni's as % of total Muslim population | 67 | 67 | Demographics of Islam | 9% of Muslim population of the country is Sunni | 2005 |
| Bahá'í population by country | 2 | 247 | Bahá'í Faith by country | Population of 150,000-500,000 | 2004 |
| Protestants population | 98 | 167 | Protestantism by country | Population of 204,054 | 2004 |
| Population of Roman Catholics | 149 | 170 | Roman Catholicism by country | Population of 13,603 | 2004 |
| Zoroastrian population by country | 2 | World | Zoroastrianism | Population of 24,000-30,000 | 2005 |
| Jewish population of countries | 24 | 89 | World Jewish Congress | ~25,000-40,000 Jews live in Iran according to various estimates | 1998 |
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Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“When Religion and Royalty are swept away, the people will attack the great, and after the great, they will fall upon the rich.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)
“There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the world-old, world-wide religio of amulets and holy places and priestcraft. Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, becomes a vague mist of ethical platitudes. Catholicism is accused of being too much like all the other religions; Protestantism of being insufficiently like a religion at all. Hence Plato, with his transcendent Forms, is the doctor of Protestants; Aristotle, with his immanent Forms, the doctor of Catholics.”
—C.S. (Clive Staples)