<P> Whether Salafis / Wahhabis are a majority in Saudi Arabia is disputed , with one estimate putting their number at only 22.9 % of the native population ( concentrated in Najd ) . The Wahhabi mission has been dominant in Najd for two hundred years , but in most other parts of the country -- Hejaz , the Eastern Province , Najran -- it has dominated only since 1913 - 1925 . Most of the 15 to 20 million Saudi citizens are Sunni Muslims , while the eastern regions are populated mostly by Twelver Shia , and there are Zaydi Shia in the southern regions . According to a number of sources , only a minority of Saudis consider themselves Wahhabis , although according to other sources , the Wahhabi affiliation is up to 40 % , making it a very dominant minority , at the very least using a native population of 17 million based on `` 2008 - 9 estimates '' . In addition , the next largest affiliation is with Salafism , which encompasses all of the central principles of Wahhabism , with a number of minor additional accepted principles differentiating the two . </P>
<P> Whether Salafis / Wahhabis are a majority in Saudi Arabia is disputed , with one estimate putting their number at only 22.9 % of the native population ( concentrated in Najd ) . The Wahhabi mission has been dominant in Najd for two hundred years , but in most other parts of the country -- Hejaz , the Eastern Province , Najran -- it has dominated only since 1913 - 1925 . Most of the 15 to 20 million Saudi citizens are Sunni Muslims , while the eastern regions are populated mostly by Twelver Shia , and there are Zaydi Shia in the southern regions . According to a number of sources , only a minority of Saudis consider themselves Wahhabis , although according to other sources , the Wahhabi affiliation is up to 40 % , making it a very dominant minority , at the very least using a native population of 17 million based on `` 2008 - 9 estimates '' . In addition , the next largest affiliation is with Salafism , which encompasses all of the central principles of Wahhabism , with a number of minor additional accepted principles differentiating the two . </P>
the dominant form of islam in saudi arabia is
the dominant form of islam in saudi arabia is
Sunni
Sunni