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INTJs are one of the rarest of the sixteen psychological types and account for approximately 1-2% of the population

Wikipedia claims that the INTJ personality type (as defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is one of the rarest and roughly 1-2% of the population.

I have seem this claim elsewhere online before, without citations, but always similarly low (0.8%, 2.9%, 2-4%, etc).

Is there research backing up the relative rareness of the INTJ personality type?

Oddthinking
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    I think this question is answerable, but don't confuse that with the [false idea](http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/give-and-take/201309/goodbye-mbti-the-fad-won-t-die) that Myers-Briggs Type is useful, repeatable, or well supported by psychology. – Oddthinking Oct 20 '14 at 05:26
  • @Oddthinking oh I most certainly agree Myers-Briggs has its host of criticisms, much of which is valid (in my opinion). – enderland Oct 20 '14 at 12:53
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    I know every time I take a test for it I come out different. I think I did hit INTJ once. –  Nov 27 '14 at 06:40
  • I'm INTJ. Am I special? I don't feel special :( – thelolcat Nov 27 '14 at 09:30

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