What are the demographics of where this sect can be found? How many people practice this? (either the overall # and/or the percentage within the religion)

Although the exact demographics of the branches of Islam are argued, most people believe that Sunni Muslims makes up 87-90% of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

There are 940 million Sunni Muslims.

Some estimates say that Muslims make up 20% of the world's population.

In Iraq, only 35% of the population is Sunni, although over 80 percent of the global Muslim population is of the Sunni branch. Sunni Islam is found among both Arabs and Kurds. Sunni Arabs are approximately 15 percent of Iraq's population; Sunni Kurds are approximately 20 percent.

[Chart of ethnic groups, languages, and religions in Pakistan-notice the main religion]









Demographics