Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

Summary and conclusion 313
The breakdown of Muslims according to religious denominations
is as follows: Sunnis 74 per cent, Alevis 13
per cent, Shiites 7 per cent, Ahmadis 2 per cent, Ibadis
0.3 per cent, Sufis/Mystics 0.1 per cent and other denominations
4 per cent.
The Sunnis make up the largest denomination among
Muslims from almost all regions of origin. Muslims
from Iran are an exception as 95 per cent of them are
Shiites. Alevis come almost exclusively from Turkey.
The most varied denominations of Islam are found among
immigrants from Turkey. In addition to Sunnis (78 per
cent) and Alevis (17 per cent) there are Shiites originating
from Turkey (2 per cent), Ibadis (0.4 per cent), Ahmadis
(0.3 per cent) and Sufis/Mystics (0.1 per cent).
Religiousness and religion in everyday life77 Seen as a whole, religion is very important to the interviewees
in their everyday life; however, it cannot
be assumed that this applies equally to all migrants
from Muslim countries of origin. Rather, a significant
number of non-religious immigrants live in Germany
from some regions of origin (Iran, Central Asia/CIS).
The proportion of religious people among Muslims is
high. A total of 36 per cent regard themselves as very
strongly religious. A further 50 per cent say that they
77 The results presented in the following on questions of religiousness, religious
practice and aspects of integration are generally based on analyses of interviewees
aged 16 and above, unless there is an explicit reference to the group of
persons living in the households.