Iranians in Germany
Iranians in Germany 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 2023, Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) estimates that 336,000 people of Iranian background live 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Iranians, Iranian diaspora |
Iranians in Germany have taken a wide range of jobs. From fashion, arts and entertainment to engineering and medicine.
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