Iranians in Germany
Distribution of Iranian citizens in Germany (2021) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~ 272,000 (German citizens) 114,125 (Iranian citizens without German citizenship) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Münster, Mainz, Hannover, Braunschweig | |
| Languages | |
| German, Persian (Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran). | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam, Christianity, Sunni Islam, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoroastrianism, Irreligion, Atheism, various others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAE • Ajam of Bahrain • Ajam of Qatar • Ajam of Iraq • 'Ajam of Kuwait • Iranians of Canada • Iranians of America • Iranians of UK • Iranians of Germany • Iranians of Israel • Iranians in Turkey) Iranian Peoples (Lurs, Achomis, Baluchs, Kurds, Iranian Azeris), Turkic peoples (Qashqai, Azerbaijanis), Huwala |
Iranians in Germany (German: Iraner in Deutschland) include immigrants from Iran to Germany as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background. Iranians in Germany are referred to by hyphenated terms such as Iranian-Germans or Persian-Germans. Similar terms Iranisch Deutsch and Persisches Deutsch, may be found in Germanophone media. In 2024, Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) estimates that 319,000 people of Iranian background live in Germany.
Iranians in Germany have taken a wide range of jobs, from fashion, arts and entertainment to engineering and medicine.