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Islam - Shia (MSH)

Islam - Shia is a part of the Islam religion. Shia and Sunni Muslims share many fundamental Islamic beliefs but differ over the question of leadership. Shia Muslims believe that following the Prophet Muhammad's death, leadership should have passed directly to his counsin/son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib. Throughout history, Shia Muslims have rejected the authority of elected Muslim leaders.

People Groups adhering to Islam - Shia

Islam - Shia Fast Facts:

Unengaged and Unreached:
Total People Groups:	123
Total Population:	144,268,200
People Groups:	48
Population:	23,704,650
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:	66
Population:	119,913,850
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:	9
Population:	649,700

People Groups who follow Islam - Shia

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123 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language
PG024197	Persians	Iran	29,490,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG046790	Iraqi Shia Arabs	Iraq	19,730,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG024136	South Azeri	Iran	17,550,000	Engaged yet Unreached	South Azerbaijani
PG012284	Northern Yemeni Arabs	Yemen	15,300,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sanaani Arabic
PG024040	Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	9,610,000	Engaged yet Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG041270	Sayyid	India	8,265,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Urdu
PG024157	Gilaki	Iran	4,390,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gilaki
PG024191	Mazanderani	Iran	4,390,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mazanderani
PG023957	Hazaras	Afghanistan	3,635,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hazaragi
PG011922	Saudi Shia Arabs	Saudi Arabia	2,840,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gulf Arabic
PG012176	Alawites	Syria	2,345,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG024185	Northern Luri	Iran	2,230,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Northern Luri
PG024203	Qashqai	Iran	2,090,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Qashqa'i
PG046643	Northern Zaza	Turkiye	1,495,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Kirmanjki (individual language)
PG024127	Iranian Arabs	Iran	1,400,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG012189	Syrian Shia Arabs	Syria	1,360,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG041359	Bohra	India	1,360,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gujarati
PG024573	Alawites	Turkiye	1,320,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG024146	Bakhtiari	Iran	1,315,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Bakhtiari
PG047017	Laki	Iran	1,310,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Laki
PG024186	Southern Luri	Iran	1,200,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Southern Luri
PG022026	Lebanese Shia Arabs	Lebanon	1,035,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG024200	Deaf Iranians	Iran	889,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Sign Language
PG011297	Bahraini Shia Arabs	Bahrain	741,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Baharna Arabic
PG024541	Azerbaijani	Turkiye	557,000	Engaged yet Unreached	South Azerbaijani
PG012247	Persians	United Arab Emirates	556,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG048401	Sayyid (Bengali)	India	532,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Bengali
PG011719	Persians	Iraq	511,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG043278	Persians	United States	466,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG048623	Kuwaiti Shia Arabs	Kuwait	459,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Gulf Arabic
PG050068	Shabak	Iraq	296,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Shabak
PG011904	Persians	Qatar	276,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024382	Hazaras	Pakistan	272,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hazaragi
PG000787	Azerbaijani	Georgia	260,000	Engaged yet Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG024582	Afghans	Turkiye	259,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Dari
PG011304	Persians	Bahrain	225,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024134	Afshari	Iran	203,000	Unengaged and Unreached	South Azerbaijani
PG043458	Persians	Canada	202,000	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG048860	Southern Tati	Iran	180,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Alviri-Vidari
PG000259	Persians	Germany	175,000	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG048403	Sayyid (Tamil)	India	157,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Tamil
PG046490	Iraqi Arabs	United States	156,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG024518	Shughni	Tajikistan	149,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni
PG024220	Talysh	Iran	148,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Talysh
PG024089	Talysh	Azerbaijan	134,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Talysh
PG024183	Larestani	Iran	132,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Lari
PG024581	Persians	Turkiye	130,000	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG011717	Laki	Iraq	128,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Northern Luri
PG024002	Persians	Afghanistan	117,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024151	Fars	Iran	116,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Southwestern Fars
PG046997	Deaf Azerbaijanis	Azerbaijan	103,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Turkish Sign Language
PG047004	Hazaras	United Arab Emirates	96,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Dari
PG024254	Azerbaijani	Kazakhstan	95,000	Unengaged and Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG000643	Persians	United Kingdom	86,000	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG047414	Iraqi Arabs	Canada	85,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG020262	Persians	Australia	84,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG011810	Alawites	Lebanon	82,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG024657	Azerbaijani	Uzbekistan	82,000	Unengaged and Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG011483	Djiboutian Arabs	Djibouti	80,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
PG048714	Bengali Shia Muslims	Bangladesh	69,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Bengali
PG042479	Persians	France	65,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024155	Georgians	Iran	64,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Georgian
PG024605	Azerbaijani	Turkmenistan	62,000	Unengaged and Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG012188	Iraqi Arabs	Syria	60,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG047588	Yemeni Arabs	United States	55,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
PG047595	Marsh Arabs	Iraq	53,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Mesopotamian Arabic
PG024171	Khalaj	Iran	52,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Khalaj
PG011804	Persians	Kuwait	50,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG011713	Hawrami	Iraq	46,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Gurani
PG049336	Northern Tati	Iran	45,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Karingani
PG049071	Purig-Pa	India	44,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Purik
PG049287	Central Tati	Iran	41,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Shahrudi
PG023986	Shughni	Afghanistan	40,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni
PG024112	Kurmanji Kurds	Georgia	39,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Northern Kurdish
PG022255	Persians	Netherlands	36,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024465	Kurmanji Kurds	Russian Federation	35,000	No Longer Unreached	Northern Kurdish
PG024309	Persians	Uzbekistan	34,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024010	Qizilbash	Afghanistan	31,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Dari
PG047232	Azerbaijani	United States	26,000	Engaged yet Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG024173	Khunsari	Iran	24,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Khunsari
PG024210	Semnani	Iran	22,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Semnani
PG049321	Persians	Malaysia	21,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG011871	Bahraini Shia Arabs	Oman	20,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Baharna Arabic
PG047937	Hazaras	Australia	19,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Hazaragi
PG024335	Azerbaijani	Kyrgyzstan	17,500	Unengaged and Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG047001	Rushon	Tajikistan	17,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni
PG023984	Wakhi	Afghanistan	17,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Wakhi
PG024517	Wakhi	Tajikistan	17,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Wakhi
PG046991	Wakhi	Pakistan	17,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Wakhi
PG011886	Persians	Oman	16,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG000091	Persians	Denmark	15,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG000034	Persians	Austria	15,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024078	Mussulman Tat	Azerbaijan	14,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Muslim Tat
PG006390	Persians	Pakistan	13,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG050334	Northern Yemeni Arabs	United States	13,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sanaani Arabic
PG043167	Persians	Belgium	12,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG042331	Persians	Italy	11,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG012193	Persians	Syria	10,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG046999	Wakhi	China	9,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Wakhi
PG023969	Munji-Yidgha	Afghanistan	8,900	Unengaged and Unreached	Munji
PG046645	Kurmanji Kurds	Turkmenistan	8,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Northern Kurdish
PG024215	Sivandi	Iran	8,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sivandi
PG024216	Soi	Iran	8,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Soi
PG050238	Persians	Indonesia	8,000	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG050098	Persians	Armenia	7,800	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG000395	Azerbaijani	Netherlands	7,500	Unengaged and Unreached	North Azerbaijani
PG009630	Persians	New Zealand	7,400	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024154	Gazi	Iran	6,100	Unengaged and Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG046989	Bartang	Tajikistan	5,800	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni
PG024519	Yaz Gulom	Tajikistan	5,600	Engaged yet Unreached	Yazgulyam
PG049992	Mugat	Tajikistan	5,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Tajik
PG046995	Khuf	Tajikistan	4,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Shughni
PG048402	Sayyid (Garhwali)	India	3,800	Unengaged and Unreached	Garhwali
PG050237	Persians	South Korea	3,500	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG047359	South Azeri	Canada	2,800	Engaged yet Unreached	South Azerbaijani
PG011727	Alawites	Israel	2,400	Engaged yet Unreached	Levantine Arabic
PG047071	Persians	Greece	2,400	No Longer Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG024012	Sanglechi	Afghanistan	2,200	Unengaged and Unreached	Sanglechi
PG024526	Sanglech-Ishkashimi	Tajikistan	1,900	Engaged yet Unreached	Ishkashimi
PG046990	Roshor	Tajikistan	1,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Shughni
PG024081	Persians	Azerbaijan	1,400	Engaged yet Unreached	Iranian Persian
PG007356	Purik	China	850	Unengaged and Unreached	Purik
PG050371	Southern Luri	United States	50	Engaged yet Unreached	Southern Luri