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Islamic Republic of Iran demographics
Every documented census and post-Soviet observation, on a single shared timeline. Hover any chart point or population bar for the source-by-source breakdown.
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- Armenian
All observations · 3 rows
| Year | Group | Share | Population | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Armenian | — | 100,000 | Iran, the Armenian community of (entry in Encyclopaedia Iranica) | Total Iranian Armenian community at the start of the 20th c., concentrated in Tabriz, Salmas, Khoy, Isfahan and Tehran. |
| 1979 | Armenian | — | 250,000 | Iran, the Armenian community of (entry in Encyclopaedia Iranica) | Pre-Islamic-Revolution peak. Substantial post-1979 emigration, principally to the United States. |
| 2010 | Armenian | — | 50,000 | Iran, the Armenian community of (entry in Encyclopaedia Iranica) | Modern Iranian Armenian community after substantial post-1979 emigration. |