Kurdish Population by Country 2025
Country | Estimated Kurdish Population↓ | Year of Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Turkey | 14.7M | 2017 |
 | Iran | 8.1M | 2017 |
 | Iraq | 5.5M | 2015 |
 | Syria | 2.5M | 2011 |
 | Germany | 850K | 2016 |
 | Lebanon | 294K | 2017 |
 | France | 230K | 2016 |
 | Israel | 200K | |
 | Netherlands | 100K | 2016 |
 | Sweden | 85K | 2016 |
 | Austria | 80K | 2016 |
 | Belgium | 70K | 2016 |
 | United Kingdom | 66.7K | 2021 |
 | Russia | 50.7K | 2021 |
 | Kazakhstan | 48.6K | 2022 |
 | Bahrain | 44.6K | |
 | Greece | 40K | 2016 |
 | Armenia | 37.5K | 2011 |
 | Jordan | 30K | 2012 |
 | Australia | 28.2K | 2021 |
 | Italy | 25K | 2016 |
 | Denmark | 25K | 2016 |
 | Norway | 25K | 2016 |
 | Canada | 23.1K | 2021 |
 | Switzerland | 19.4K | 2015 |
 | Finland | 16.6K | 2022 |
 | Georgia | 13.8K | 2014 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.2K | 2009 |
 | New Zealand | 10.2K | 2021 |
 | Turkmenistan | 6.1K | 1995 |
 | Azerbaijan | 6.1K | 2009 |
 | Kuwait | 5K | 1991 |
 | Romania | 3K | 2006 |
 | Afghanistan | 2.7K | |
 | Japan | 2K | |
 | Uzbekistan | 1.8K | 1989 |
 | Spain | 1.5K | 2012 |
 | Cyprus | 1.5K | 2006 |
 | South Korea | 1K | |
 | United States | 927 | 2018 |
 | Ireland | 818 | 2016 |
 | Luxembourg | 307 | 2021 |
 | Ukraine | 302 | 2014 |
 | Pakistan | 240 | |
 | Poland | 224 | 2011 |
 | Czech Republic | 222 | 2021 |
 | Hungary | 149 | 2011 |
 | Moldova | 130 | 2017 |
 | Belarus | 126 | 2009 |
 | Bulgaria | 105 | 2011 |
 | Estonia | 50 | 2021 |
 | Latvia | 37 | 2023 |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | 2013 |
 | 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.
