People Groups Lists Language:  Persian, Iranian

Language:  Persian, Iranian

Population of Groups Speaking

41,880,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

44

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Jew, Persian United States 65,000 131,000 Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Parsee Tajikistan 2,600 153,000 Other / Small ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian United Arab Emirates 316,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 6
Persian Afghanistan 663,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 0.12 % 0.10 % 13
Persian Azerbaijan 1,400 41,813,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian Australia 60,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.80 % 0.70 % 1
Persian Austria 15,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Belgium 13,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 1
Persian Denmark 22,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Finland 14,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Bahrain 220,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.80 % 4
Persian Bangladesh 900 41,813,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian Canada 145,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 13.00 % 10.00 % -
Persian Cyprus 1,400 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Persian France 65,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.60 % 1
Persian Germany 99,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 4.00 % 4.00 % -
Persian India 7,500 41,813,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian Italy 7,300 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Japan 50,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Greece 1,100 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Persian China, Hong Kong 800 41,813,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.90 % 1
Persian Iran 37,677,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 2.60 % 0.40 % 754
Persian Iraq 474,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 9
Persian Kuwait 54,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 3.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Kazakhstan 5,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Malaysia 42,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 1.80 % 1
Persian Netherlands 4,500 41,813,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Norway 24,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 0.40 % 1
Persian Oman 70,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
Persian New Zealand 3,400 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 1.40 % 1
Persian Pakistan 14,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian Qatar 279,000 41,813,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Persian Russia 3,800 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Saudi Arabia 240,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 5
Persian Spain 2,700 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Sweden 44,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 8.00 % 6.00 % -
Persian Turkey 685,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 0.30 % 0.10 % 14
Persian Syria 54,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Tajikistan 600 41,813,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Persian Turkmenistan 16,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian United Kingdom 47,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian United States 315,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.30 % 6
Persian Uzbekistan 34,000 41,813,000 ● Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
Persian Yemen 22,000 41,813,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 1
  Totals:  44           41 ●     849
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Azerbaijani Kyrgyzstan 22,000 9,949,000 Islam ● 1.01 % 0.00 % 1
Jew, Judeo-Persian Iran 9,600 131,000 Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koroshi Iran 400 400 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kurd, Kurmanji Kyrgyzstan 16,000 15,733,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mandaean Iran 24,000 68,000 ● Other / Small ● 2.00 % 0.00 % 1
Parsee Iran 28,000 153,000 ● Other / Small ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sayyid India 7,819,000 17,132,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
Shaikh India 85,376,000 235,151,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 1708
  Totals:  8           8 ●     1,870
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Status
Living
Ethnologue Code pes
Written Yes
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Language Alternate Names
Abadani
Ajamic
Bandari
Esfahani
Farsi, Western
Ketabi
Mahalhamadani
Mashadi (Meshed)
Meshed
New Persian
Old Shirazi
Parsi
Persian
Shahrudi Kazeruni
Shirazjahromi
Tehrani
West Persian
Western
Western Farsi
Yazdi

Dialects
Araki
Basseri
Farsi
Hamadani
Isfahani
Jahromi
Kashani
Kazeruni
Kermani
Mahallati
Mashadi
Qazvini
Sedehi
Shahrudi
Shirazi
Zott

Dialect Alternate Names
Farsi, Western
Farsi: Zott
Irani
Meshed
Tieng Farsi

Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1546-1965
New Testament 1815-1979
Complete Bible 1845-2014

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

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Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing)
Bible.com (YouVersion)
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