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Kurdish Population by Country 2024
- 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.
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 |