Demographics of Tehran

Tehran is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Asia. The city of Tehran (not to be confused with the larger, Tehran Metropolitan) had a population of approximately 8,293,140 in 2011 and the Tehran Province has a 12,183,391 population.[1]

Demographics
Tehran's population from the Safavid era up to the present (left) — Population of the 22 district of Tehran 1976-2006 (right)
Population of Tehran urban area 1956-2006 (left) — Tehran's population compared with the country's total population 1901-2006 (right)

Rate of population growth in the district of Tehran in different periods (left) — Changes of Tehran's population compared to the total population of Iran 1996-2001 (right)

Ethnic groups

Persians

According to a 2010 census conducted by the Sociology Department of Tehran University in many districts of Tehran across various socio-economic classes in proportion to population sizes of each district and socio-economic class, 63% of people in Tehran were born in Tehran, 98% know Persian language, 75% identify themselves as ethnic Persian, and 13% have some degree of proficiency in a European language[2]

Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijanis in Tehran also known as Turks in Tehran or Azeris in Tehran are Iranians of Azerbaijani ethnicity. Azerbaijanis comprise 25% of Tehran's population and 20.3%[3] – 25%[4] of Tehran Province's population.

Mazanderanis

ethnic Mazanderanis are the third-largest, comprising about 17% of the total population.[5]

Kurdish

The fourth largest ethnic group in Tehran in terms of population, which according to some statistics is between half to one and a half million people in Tehran province.

Arabs

The neighborhoods of Dowlatabad and Marvi Alley in Tehran are primarily Arab neighborhoods populated by Iraqi immigrants who came as refugees.

Refugee population

Religion

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Chand Darsad Tehranihaa dar Tehran Bedonyaa Amadand" (How many percent of Tehranis were born in Tehran), accessed December, 2010
  3. National Bibliography Number: 2887141 / plan review and assess the country's culture indicators (indicators Ghyrsbty) {report}: Tehran Province / General Council of the Order of the Executive Director is responsible for planning and policy: Mansoor Vaezi; run company experienced researchers Us - ISBN 978-600-6627-42-7 * Publication Status: Tehran - Institute Press book, published in 1391 * appearance: 296 p: table (the color), diagrams (colored part)
  4. "Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment: People and Languages: Turkic-speaking Groups: Azarbaijanis" in A Country Study: Iran Library of Congress Country Studies, Table of Contents, last accessed 19 November 2008
  5. "یک و نیم میلیون مازندرانی پایتخت نشین شدند" (in Persian). IRNA. April 3, 2016.
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