Islam in Pakistan
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| c. 231.69 million (2023 census) (96.35% of the population) | |
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| 85–90% Sunni Muslims 10–15% Shia Muslims | |
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- Sunni Muslims (90.0%)
- Shia Muslims (10.0%)
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Islam is the largest and the state religion of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The country has over 231.69 million adherents of Islam, making it the world's second-largest country by Muslim population (only second to Indonesia). 85–90% of Pakistanis follow Sunni Islam (primarily the Hanafi school of jurisprudence), with 10–15% following Shia Islam.
About 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority are Sunni (85–90%) while Shias make up around 10-15%. Smaller minority Muslim populations in Pakistan include Quranists, nondenominational Muslims. There are also two Mahdi'ist based creeds practised in Pakistan, namely Mahdavia and Ahmadiyya, the latter of whom are considered by the constitution of Pakistan to be non-Muslims; they jointly constitute less than 1% of the population. Pakistan has the world's largest Muslim majority city (Karachi).