Population by Country
Kurdish Population by Country 2026
Country | Kurdish Population Latest Estimate↓ | Year of Latest Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Turkey | 14,700,000 | 2017 |
 | Iran | 8,100,000 | 2017 |
 | Iraq | 5,450,000 | 2021 |
 | Syria | 2,500,000 | 2011 |
 | Germany | 1,200,000 | 2023 |
 | France | 320,000 | 2023 |
 | Israel | 300,000 | |
 | Afghanistan | 200,000 | 2024 |
 | Netherlands | 120,000 | 2023 |
 | Sweden | 120,000 | 2023 |
 | Belgium | 90,000 | 2023 |
 | Switzerland | 90,000 | 2023 |
 | Austria | 85,000 | 2023 |
 | Lebanon | 70,000 | 2020 |
 | United Kingdom | 66,677 | 2021 |
 | Russia | 50,701 | 2021 |
 | Kazakhstan | 50,279 | 2024 |
 | Bahrain | 44,600 | |
 | Greece | 40,000 | 2023 |
 | Armenia | 32,742 | 2021 |
 | Jordan | 30,000 | |
 | Norway | 30,000 | 2023 |
 | United States | 28,152 | 2021 |
 | Italy | 25,000 | 2023 |
 | Denmark | 25,000 | 2023 |
 | Canada | 23,130 | 2021 |
 | Finland | 17,270 | 2023 |
 | Georgia | 13,861 | 2014 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 13,171 | 2009 |
 | Australia | 10,171 | 2021 |
 | Turkmenistan | 6,097 | 1995 |
 | Azerbaijan | 6,065 | 2009 |
 | Kuwait | 5,000 | 1991 |
 | Romania | 3,000 | 2006 |
 | Japan | 2,000 | |
 | Uzbekistan | 1,839 | 1989 |
 | Spain | 1,500 | 2012 |
 | Cyprus | 1,500 | 2006 |
 | Ireland | 1,484 | 2022 |
 | South Korea | 1,000 | |
 | New Zealand | 927 | 2018 |
 | Poland | 398 | 2021 |
 | Luxembourg | 307 | 2021 |
 | Ukraine | 302 | 2014 |
 | Pakistan | 240 | 2013 |
 | Czechia | 222 | 2021 |
 | Hungary | 149 | 2011 |
 | Moldova | 130 | 2017 |
 | Belarus | 126 | 2009 |
 | Bulgaria | 105 | 2011 |
 | Estonia | 50 | 2021 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | 2013 |
 | Latvia | 17 | 2023 |
 | Serbia | 12 | 2011 |
 | Croatia | 8 | 2011 |
 | Tajikistan | 7 | 2010 |
 | Lithuania | 3 | 2013 |
- According to the Parisian Kurdish Institute, many countries lack official and reliable data on Kurdish populations. As such, population estimates shown are largely statistical projections rather than actual census results.
