This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of the Muslim population in China as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Chinese respondents overestimated the proportion of Muslim population in their country. On average, the respondents thought that around nine out of every 100 people in China were Muslims, when the actual share of Muslim population was around two percent in China.
Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Muslim Population in China as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of Muslim population in China as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953080/china-perceived-and-actual-share-of-muslim-population/ (last visited September 18, 2020)
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