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Shia Islam
Shia Islam, one of two major denominations of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called 'Shi'as' or 'Shiites'. Part of Islam.
123people groups
144.24Mpeople
114unreached groups
48unengaged and unreached
Unengaged and Unreached 48Engaged yet Unreached 66No Longer Unreached 9
People groups
The 100 largest of 123. See all 123 on the map and filter them.
| People group | Country | Language | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persians | Iran | Iranian Persian | 29,490,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Iraqi Shia Arabs | Iraq | Mesopotamian Arabic | 19,730,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| South Azeri | Iran | South Azerbaijani | 17,550,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northern Yemeni Arabs | Yemen | Sanaani Arabic | 15,290,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Azerbaijan | North Azerbaijani | 9,610,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sayyid | India | Urdu | 8,265,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Gilaki | Iran | Gilaki | 4,385,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mazanderani | Iran | Mazanderani | 4,385,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hazaras | Afghanistan | Hazaragi | 3,635,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Saudi Shia Arabs | Saudi Arabia | Gulf Arabic | 2,840,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Alawites | Syria | Levantine Arabic | 2,345,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northern Luri | Iran | Northern Luri | 2,230,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Qashqai | Iran | Qashqa'i | 2,090,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northern Zaza | Turkiye | Kirmanjki (individual language) | 1,495,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Iranian Arabs | Iran | Mesopotamian Arabic | 1,400,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Shia Arabs | Syria | Levantine Arabic | 1,360,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bohra | India | Gujarati | 1,360,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Alawites | Turkiye | Levantine Arabic | 1,320,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bakhtiari | Iran | Bakhtiari | 1,315,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Laki | Iran | Laki | 1,305,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Southern Luri | Iran | Southern Luri | 1,200,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lebanese Shia Arabs | Lebanon | Levantine Arabic | 1,035,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Deaf Iranians | Iran | Iranian Sign Language | 889,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bahraini Shia Arabs | Bahrain | Baharna Arabic | 741,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Turkiye | South Azerbaijani | 557,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | United Arab Emirates | Iranian Persian | 555,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sayyid (Bengali) | India | Bengali | 532,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Iraq | Iranian Persian | 511,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | United States | Iranian Persian | 466,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kuwaiti Shia Arabs | Kuwait | Gulf Arabic | 459,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Shabak | Iraq | Shabak | 296,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Qatar | Iranian Persian | 276,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hazaras | Pakistan | Hazaragi | 272,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Georgia | North Azerbaijani | 260,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Afghans | Turkiye | Dari | 259,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Bahrain | Iranian Persian | 225,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Afshari | Iran | South Azerbaijani | 203,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Canada | Iranian Persian | 202,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Southern Tati | Iran | Alviri-Vidari | 180,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Germany | Iranian Persian | 175,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sayyid (Tamil) | India | Tamil | 157,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Iraqi Arabs | United States | Mesopotamian Arabic | 156,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Shughni | Tajikistan | Shughni | 149,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Talysh | Iran | Talysh | 148,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Talysh | Azerbaijan | Talysh | 134,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Larestani | Iran | Lari | 132,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Turkiye | Iranian Persian | 130,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Laki | Iraq | Northern Luri | 128,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Afghanistan | Iranian Persian | 117,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fars | Iran | Southwestern Fars | 116,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Deaf Azerbaijanis | Azerbaijan | Turkish Sign Language | 103,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hazaras | United Arab Emirates | Dari | 96,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Kazakhstan | North Azerbaijani | 95,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | United Kingdom | Iranian Persian | 86,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Iraqi Arabs | Canada | Mesopotamian Arabic | 85,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Australia | Iranian Persian | 84,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Alawites | Lebanon | Levantine Arabic | 82,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Uzbekistan | North Azerbaijani | 82,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Djiboutian Arabs | Djibouti | Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic | 80,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bengali Shia Muslims | Bangladesh | Bengali | 69,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | France | Iranian Persian | 65,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Georgians | Iran | Georgian | 64,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Turkmenistan | North Azerbaijani | 62,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Iraqi Arabs | Syria | Mesopotamian Arabic | 60,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Yemeni Arabs | United States | Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic | 55,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Marsh Arabs | Iraq | Mesopotamian Arabic | 53,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Khalaj | Iran | Khalaj | 52,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Kuwait | Iranian Persian | 50,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hawrami | Iraq | Gurani | 46,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Northern Tati | Iran | Karingani | 45,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Purig-Pa | India | Purik | 44,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Central Tati | Iran | Shahrudi | 41,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Shughni | Afghanistan | Shughni | 40,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Georgia | Northern Kurdish | 39,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Netherlands | Iranian Persian | 36,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurmanji Kurds | Russian Federation | Northern Kurdish | 35,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Persians | Uzbekistan | Iranian Persian | 34,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Qizilbash | Afghanistan | Dari | 31,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | United States | North Azerbaijani | 26,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Khunsari | Iran | Khunsari | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Semnani | Iran | Semnani | 22,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Malaysia | Iranian Persian | 21,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bahraini Shia Arabs | Oman | Baharna Arabic | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hazaras | Australia | Hazaragi | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rushon | Tajikistan | Shughni | 17,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Azerbaijani | Kyrgyzstan | North Azerbaijani | 17,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wakhi | Tajikistan | Wakhi | 17,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wakhi | Pakistan | Wakhi | 17,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wakhi | Afghanistan | Wakhi | 17,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Oman | Iranian Persian | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Denmark | Iranian Persian | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Austria | Iranian Persian | 15,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mussulman Tat | Azerbaijan | Muslim Tat | 14,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northern Yemeni Arabs | United States | Sanaani Arabic | 13,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Pakistan | Iranian Persian | 13,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Persians | Belgium | Iranian Persian | 12,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Italy | Iranian Persian | 11,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Persians | Syria | Iranian Persian | 10,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wakhi | China | Wakhi | 9,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Munji-Yidgha | Afghanistan | Munji | 8,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |