Afshari (Azeri) |
Azerbaijani, North Azerbaijani, South |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia | 24% |
290,000 6,000,000 16,000,000 |
290,000 8,788,000 20,000,000 |
|
Armenian, Ermini |
Armenian Western Armenian |
N/A | > 1% | 170,800 | 6,000,000 | |
Assyrian, Aisor |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Iranian Koine |
Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Russia, South America, Syria, Turkey, USA | > 1% | 18,000 | 210,000 | |
Astiani | Ashtiani | None | N/A | > 1% | 18,000 | 18,000 |
Baluchi: Southern Baluch Western Baluch |
Southern Balochi Western Balochi |
Jesus Film NT |
Oman, Pakistan, UAE Pakistan, Turkmenistan |
2% |
405,000 29,000 |
4,205,000 1,670,000 |
Brahui (Kur Galli) | Brahui , Sarawan | Limited | Afghanistan, Pakistan | > 1% | 10,000 | 1,920,000 |
Chahar
Aimak: Jamshidi Teymur (Taimuri) |
Aimaq, Jamshidi Aimaq, Taimuri |
None None |
Afghanistan Afghanistan |
> 1% |
30,000 181,000 |
122,000 285,000 |
Gabri | Dari, Gabri | None | > 1% | 10,000 | ||
Gilaki Mazanderani |
Gilaki Galeshi - Mtn Dialect Mazanderani Palari |
Unwritten Unwritten |
N/A | 8% |
2,400,000 2,500,000 |
3,265,000 2,500,000 |
Georgian |
Georgian Xevsur |
> 1% | 16,000 | 16,000 | ||
Gujarati | Gujarati |
Bangladesh,
Burma, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Tanzania, Uganda,Zambia |
> 1% | 24,000 | 42,959,600 | |
Gurani Hawrami group Bejelani groups |
Gurani Hawrami Bajelan |
None | N/A | > 1% |
38,000 20,000 |
40,000 20,000 |
Gypsy: Balkan Rom Gypsy Dom Gypsy Ghorbati Gypsy Zott Gypsy (Nawar) |
Romani, Balkan Zargari Romani, Domari, Yuruk Arabic Standard |
Limited None Below |
China,
Moldova, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia Egypt, India, Iraq, Lybia Iraq, UAE |
> 1% |
27,504 80,000 80,000 |
1,384,100 416,000 600,000 |
Harzani (See Talysh) | Harzani, Talysh | None | Azerbaijan | > 1% | 24,000 | 24,000 |
Hazara Beberi |
Hazaragi,
Dari Eastern Farsi |
Limited | Afghanistan, Pakistan | > 1% | 604,000 | 2,024,000 |
Iranian Arab |
Arabic, Gulf Arabic Dialect Arabic, Mesopotamian |
Bahrain,
Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Iraq, Isreal, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar,Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen |
3% | 600,000 | 7,190,000 | |
Jewish Jewish - Azerbaijani |
Hebrew Lishan Didan |
Argentenia,
Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile,France, Georgia, Hungary, Isreal, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe |
> 1% |
120,000 1,375 |
23,607,300 1,375 |
|
Karakalpak | Karakalpak | Unwritten | Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | > 1% | 36,000 | 477,600 |
Karingani (See Talysh) | Karingani | None | Azerbaijan | > 1% | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Khalaj | Khalaj | None | N/A | > 1% | 17,000 | 17,000 |
Khorasani Turk | Khorasani Turkish | None | N/A | > 1% | 400,000 | 400,000 |
Khunsari Turk | Khunsari | None | N/A | > 1% | 20,628 | 20,628 |
Kurds: Herki Kurd Northern Kurd (Kermanji) Shikaki Kurd Southern Kurd Iranian Kurd Central Kurd |
Herki Kermanji (Kurmanji) Shikaki Sorani (Kurdi) Farsi, Eastern Mukri |
None None |
Iraq, Turkey Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey Iraq, Turkey Afghanistan, Iraq |
7% |
18,000 200,000 24,000 3,000,000 4,125,548 687,591 |
71,000 8,445,000 64,000 5,809,000 4,125,548 687,591 |
Larestani | Lari | None | N/A | > 1% | 34,380 | 34,380 |
Luri (Bakhtiari) | Luri, Feyli | Iraq | 2% | 4,344,000 | 4,411,000 | |
Mamasani | Alur | None | > 1% | 125,000 | 125,000 | |
Parsee (Addtl Info) |
Farsi, Eastern Parsi-Dari |
None |
Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, UK, USA, Uzbekistan |
2% | 2,000,000 | 3,500,000 |
Persian Afghan Persian Judeo Persian Persian Bantu |
Farsi,
Western Farsi, Eastern Dari Shirazi |
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,Turkey, UAE, USA, Uzbekistan, Yeman |
51% |
23,000,000 1,691,000 198,000 3,623,000 |
27,000,000 12,100,000 198,000 3,623,000 |
|
Punjabi | Panjabi, Eastern |
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand |
> 1% | 24,000 | 21,527,160 | |
Qashqai, Kashkai | Qashqai |
Unwritten |
N/A | > 1% | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Rashti | Rashti | N/A | > 1% | 203,000 | 203,000 | |
Semnani | Semnani | None | N/A | > 1% | 20,628 | 20,628 |
Shahseven, Shahsavani Moqaddam Pishagchi |
Shahsavani, Tabriz Tabriz Pishagchi, Tabriz |
> 1% |
99,096 1,000 1,526 |
99,096 1,000 1,526 |
||
Tadzhik |
Tajiki Dari |
NT | Afghanistan, Kyrgystan | > 1% | 60,000 | 4,759,200 |
Takistani (see Talysh) |
Takestani, Zanjan Talysh |
Audio Recordings | Azerbaijan | > 1% | 220,000 | 250,000 |
Talysh |
Talysh Azerbaijani |
Azerbaijan | > 1% | 35,000 | 65,000 | |
Tat (Dagestani):
Jewish Tat (Judeo Tat) Mussulman Tat |
Farsi, Western Tat, Hebrew Tat, Mussulman |
Unwritten |
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan |
> 1% |
30,000 31,000 |
82,200 53,000 |
Teimurtash | Teimuri | 2% | 16,894 | 16,984 | ||
Turkmen,
Turkomani Nafar, Nafar Turk Turk |
Turkmen, Yomut Azerbaijani South, Tabriz Turkish |
Limited Jesus Film |
Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
2% |
1,000,000 5,336 2,250 |
4,185,900 5,336 2,250 |
Urdu Pathan |
Urdu |
Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, USA |
> 1% |
60,000 129,000 |
51,612,700 UNK |
|
Vafsi | Vafsi | None | N/A | > 1% | 18,000 | 18,000 |
Western Pathan,
Afghani Pashtun |
Pushtun, Pashto Southern Southwestern Pashto |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, UK | > 1% | 113,000 | 20,526,400 | |
Other Iranian People Groups (Pop < 10,000) TOTAL: 110,044 |
Aynallu, Inallu Bashkardi British Fars French Gazi German Hulaula Italian Kazakh Korean Koroshi Mandaean Natanzi Nayini Qajar Qaragozlu Russian Senaya Sivandi Soi Uighur |
7,625 6,700 6,000 6,700 9,626 6,770 688 300 11,001 3,000 12,000 160 5,000 6,700 6,700 4,572 3,046 1,800 50 6,700 6,700 4,200 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,119,800 23,800,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,100,000 |
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Total Population | 100% | 76,925,600 | 294,189,302 | |||
World Population | Iran World Population Ranking-#18 | 5,995,544,836 |
Sources
Population
Population Maps of Iran
Language Map of Iran