Editing Islam in Bahrain (section)

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[[Islam]] is the state religion in [[Bahrain]].  Due to an influx of immigrants and guest workers from [[India]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Sri Lanka]], the overall percentage of Muslims  has declined since the late 20th century. Bahrain's 2010 census indicated that 90.2% of the population was Muslim.<ref name=census2010>{{cite web |title=General Tables |url=http://www.census2010.gov.bh/results_en.php |publisher=Bahraini Census 2010 |access-date=2013-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320104234/http://www.census2010.gov.bh/results_en.php |archive-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 1941 census to include sectarian identification reported 55% as [[Shia Islam|Shia]] and 45 per cent as [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] of the Muslim population.<ref>Qubain, Fahim Issa (1955) “Social Classes and Tensions in Bahrain.” The Middle East Journal 9, no. 3: 269–280, p. 270</ref>

Unofficial sources estimate sectarian identification to be approximately 51% [[Sunni]] and 49% [[Shia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> There has been a decline in the Shia Muslim population and a massive increase in Sunni Muslim population in Bahrain as of 2021 due to the increasing rates of political naturalisation of Sunni migrants, as well as Sunni Muslims in Bahrain having a high proportion of young people, and a high fertility rate.<ref name=":2" />