Kurdish population

Kurds
  • Kurdish: Kurdan
  • کورد
Total population
Turkey (14.7 million (18%))
Iran (8.1 million (10%))
Iraq (5.5 million (17.5%))
Syria (1.7 million (9.7%))
Western Europe: 1.5–1.7 million
Total: 31–32 million
Languages
Kurdish and Zaza–Gorani languages
Religion
Sunni Islam (incl. Sufism), Shia Islam, Alevism, Yazidism, Yarsanism, with minorities of Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Iranian peoples

The Kurdish population is estimated to be between 30 and 45 million. Most Kurdish people live in Kurdistan, which today is split between Iranian Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkish Kurdistan, and Syrian Kurdistan.

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