Kurdish population
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.
| 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 Muslim (incl. Sufism), Shia Muslim, Alevism, Yazidism, Yarsanism, with minorities of Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranian peoples |
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