Islam in Thailand

Islam is a minority faith in Thailand, with statistics in 2006, suggesting 4.9% of the population are Muslim.^[1]^[2] Figures as high as 5% of Thailand's population have also been mentioned.^[3]^[4]^[5] A 2023 Pew Research Center survey gave 7%.^[6] Thai Muslims are the largest religious minority in the country.^[7]As of 2024, there are approximately 7.5 million Thai Muslims in the Kingdom or about 12% of the total 62.5 million Thai populations. .^[8]

Most Thai Muslims are Sunni Muslims, although Thailand has a diverse population that includes immigrants from around the world.^[9]^[10]

^ Thailand , The World Factbook.
^ "US Department of State, Thailand". State.gov. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ "Thailand's southern insurgency: No end in sight". The Economist. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^ Joseph, Suad; Naǧmābādī, Afsāna, eds. (2003). Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures: Family, Law and Politics (illustrated ed.). BRILL. p. 353. ISBN 9789004128187.
^ Raghavan, Chitra; Levine, James P., eds. (2012). Self-determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies. University Press of New England. p. 171. ISBN 9781611682809.
^ "Most people in the countries surveyed identify as Buddhist or Muslim". Pew Research Center. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ Yusuf, Imtiyaz (2022). "Muslims as Thailand's Largest Religious Minority". Routledge Handbook of Islam in Southeast Asia. pp. 234–249. doi:10.4324/9780429275449-16. ISBN 9780429275449. S2CID 245974385. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Muslim in Thailand". Royal Thai Embassy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ [1] Archived 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "thai2arab.com". thai2arab.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[CIA-1] Thailand , The World Factbook.

[2] "US Department of State, Thailand". State.gov. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[The_Economist-3] "Thailand's southern insurgency: No end in sight". The Economist. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

[4] Joseph, Suad; Naǧmābādī, Afsāna, eds. (2003). Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures: Family, Law and Politics (illustrated ed.). BRILL. p. 353. ISBN 9789004128187.

[5] Raghavan, Chitra; Levine, James P., eds. (2012). Self-determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies. University Press of New England. p. 171. ISBN 9781611682809.

[6] "Most people in the countries surveyed identify as Buddhist or Muslim". Pew Research Center. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[7] Yusuf, Imtiyaz (2022). "Muslims as Thailand's Largest Religious Minority". Routledge Handbook of Islam in Southeast Asia. pp. 234–249. doi:10.4324/9780429275449-16. ISBN 9780429275449. S2CID 245974385. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[8] "Muslim in Thailand". Royal Thai Embassy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[9] [1] Archived 31 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "thai2arab.com". thai2arab.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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