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Iranian diaspora development by country. Country and diaspora profiles for Iranians abroad: sourced figures, 14 development programmes forming or in preparation, and official services.

Country and diaspora profiles for development work: sourced figures, the programmes of the network with their state, and official services by country.

Figures

  • India: 1,810 Iranian citizens and refugees; 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Kenya: no count: historic Shirazi identity, not a migrant population no count: an identity, not a migrant population; 2023 (year of the study); source: Brielle et al., Nature 615 (2023); label: verified
  • Austria: 29,559 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Türkiye: 199,735 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Venezuela: 80 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Netherlands: 65,721 (50,646 born abroad, 15,075 born in the Netherlands) Iranian origin; 2026; source: CBS StatLine table 85384NED; label: verified
  • Kazakhstan: 3,012 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Denmark: 23,418 immigrants and 5,459 descendants origin; 2026 Q3; source: Statistics Denmark FOLK1C; label: verified
  • New Zealand: 5,632 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • United Kingdom: 109,168 born in Iran, England and Wales; 2021; source: ONS Census 2021; label: verified
  • United States: 750,000 (445,000 immigrants, 310,000 US-born) Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent); 2024; source: Pew Research Center, 7 facts about Iranian Americans (5 Mar 2026), ACS 2024 analysis; label: verified
  • Brazil: 815 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • France: not published France records no Iran-origin breakdown in UN DESA; 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Italy: 23,973 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • South Africa: 499 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Canada: 205,304 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Spain: unknown no figure found; unknown; source: INE padrón not reached (no figure read as of 2026-11-06); label: to verify
  • Israel: 61,572 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Tanzania: no count: historic Shirazi identity no count: an identity, not a migrant population; 2023 (year of the study); source: Brielle et al., Nature 615 (2023); label: verified
  • Argentina: 227 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Bahrain: 48,000 to 225,000 citizens of Iranian descent (Ajam) and Iranian citizens; estimates; not stated by the source; source: Wikipedia; label: to verify
  • Norway: 26,497 immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; 2026; source: Statistics Norway table 05183; label: verified
  • Kuwait: about 38,000 non-Kuwaiti Iranians plus a larger Ajam citizen community estimate; 2021; source: Wikipedia; label: to verify
  • Georgia: 124 (likely undercount) born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • United Arab Emirates: 400,000 to 500,000 community and media estimates; no official figure; 2023 to 2026; source: Iran International citing the Iran Migration Observatory; Qatar Tribune; label: secondary
  • Belgium: 15,212 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • China: 1,331 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Mexico: 401 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Azerbaijan: 710 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Germany: 324,000 (255,000 immigrants) Iranian migration background; 2024; source: Destatis Mikrozensus 2024 via bpb (30 Apr 2026); label: secondary
  • Qatar: about 30,000 estimate; not stated by the source; source: Wikipedia; label: to verify
  • Hungary: 4,866 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Oman: 25,000 to 100,000 estimate; not stated by the source; source: Wikipedia; label: to verify
  • Finland: 8,959 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Greece: 4,976 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Pakistan: 2,148 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Iraq: 14,747 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Armenia: 6,793 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Malaysia: 358 (community claims higher) born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Japan: 4,201 Iranian citizens; 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified
  • Afghanistan: 41 refugees, 48 asylum-seekers UNHCR; 2025; source: UNHCR API; label: verified
  • Sweden: 87,115 born in Iran; 2024; source: Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BE0101E; label: verified
  • Australia: 70,899 born in Iran; 2021; source: ABS Census 2021 QuickStats; label: verified
  • Switzerland: 17,038 born in Iran (stock); 2024; source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024; label: verified

Programmes

  • Youth forming
  • Women forming
  • Elders in-preparation
  • Wellbeing in-preparation
  • Newcomers in-preparation
  • Families and heritage schools in-preparation
  • Convenings in-preparation
  • Founders in-preparation
  • Family preparedness in-preparation
  • Continuity in-preparation
  • Climate and water in-preparation
  • Earthquakes in-preparation
  • Crisis information in-preparation
  • Humanitarian coordination in-preparation

Risk indices

  • GRIx LEGAL_REVIEW_REQUIRED: Awaiting the first GRIx edition

International services

Pages of the network

Charter of Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council · Academy catalogue · Contact · llms.txt · Content CC BY 4.0. Updated 2026-11-03.

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