Religion in Yemen

Religion in Yemen (2022 estimate)^[1]

Sunni Islam (65%)

Zaydi Islam (34%)

Ismaili Shia, Twelver Shi'ism, Baha'i, Hindu, Christian or irreligious (1%)

Clockwise from top: Great Mosque of Sana'a, Queen Arwa Mosque, Al-Hadi Mosque, Al-Asha'ir Mosque, Aidrus Mosque, Al-Muhdhar Mosque

Yemen is an Islamic country. Nearly all Yemenis are Muslims, The U.S. government estimates that more than 99 percent of the population is Muslim.^[2] with approximately 60% belonging to Sunni Islam (mostly Shafi'i) and 40% belonging to Shia Islam (Zaidi).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Amongst the native population, there were approximately 1,000 Christians, and 6 remaining Jews in 2016. ^[9] However, Pew-Templeton estimates the number of Christians to be as high as 40,000, though most do not publicly identify as such, due to fears of religious persecution. According to WIN/Gallup International polls, Yemen has the most religious population among Arab countries and it is one of the most religious populations world-wide.^[10]

^ "Yemen". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
^ "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Yemen". United States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom. 14 May 2024.
^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-09-19
^ >Columbia University website, Gulf 2000 project
^ "Yemen - Middle East". The World Fact Book. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference cp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Merrick, Jane; Sengupta, Kim (20 September 2009). "Yemen: The land with more guns than people". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
^ Sharma, Hriday (30 June 2011). "The Arab Spring: The Initiating Event for a New Arab World Order". E-international Relations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. In Yemen, Zaidists, a Shiite offshoot, constitute 30% of the total population
^ Ben Zion, Ilan (21 March 2016). "17 Yemenite Jews secretly airlifted to Israel in end to 'historic mission'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Smith, Oliver (15 April 2017). "Mapped: The world's most (and least) religious countries". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-02-21.

[1] "Yemen". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[2] "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Yemen". United States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom. 14 May 2024.

[ARDA-3] The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-09-19

[4] >Columbia University website, Gulf 2000 project

[5] "Yemen - Middle East". The World Fact Book. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.

[cp-6] Cite error: The named reference cp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Merrick, Jane; Sengupta, Kim (20 September 2009). "Yemen: The land with more guns than people". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

[8] Sharma, Hriday (30 June 2011). "The Arab Spring: The Initiating Event for a New Arab World Order". E-international Relations. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. In Yemen, Zaidists, a Shiite offshoot, constitute 30% of the total population

[9] Ben Zion, Ilan (21 March 2016). "17 Yemenite Jews secretly airlifted to Israel in end to 'historic mission'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[10] Smith, Oliver (15 April 2017). "Mapped: The world's most (and least) religious countries". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-02-21.

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