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Language: Persian, Iranian

Population of Groups Speaking

48,462,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Jewish, Persian	United States	67,000	0 ☀︎
Persian	United Arab Emirates	306,000	1 ●
Persian	Afghanistan	738,000	1 ●
Persian	Azerbaijan	12,000	0 ☀︎
Persian	Australia	63,000	1 ●
Persian	Austria	15,000	1 ●
Persian	Belgium	13,000	1 ●
Persian	Finland	14,000	1 ●
Persian	France	65,000	1 ●
Persian	Bahrain	194,000	1 ●
Persian	Canada	150,000	4 ●
Persian	Cyprus	1,500	1 ●
Persian	Denmark	18,000	1 ●
Persian	Germany	235,000	4 ●
Persian	Greece	1,100	1 ●
Persian	Italy	7,100	1 ●
Persian	Japan	49,000	1 ●
Persian	Netherlands	41,000	1 ●
Persian	China, Hong Kong	800	1 ●
Persian	Iran	42,823,000	1 ●
Persian	Iraq	549,000	1 ●
Persian	Kuwait	55,000	1 ●
Persian	Kazakhstan	5,300	1 ●
Persian	Norway	24,000	1 ●
Persian	New Zealand	3,700	1 ●
Persian	Saudi Arabia	258,000	1 ●
Persian	Slovakia	1,300	1 ●
Persian	Oman	65,000	1 ●
Persian	Malaysia	45,000	1 ●
Persian	Qatar	265,000	0 ☀︎
Persian	Russia	2,400	1 ●
Persian	Spain	2,800	1 ●
Persian	Sweden	46,000	4 ●
Persian	United Kingdom	72,000	1 ●
Persian	Syria	57,000	1 ●
Persian	Tajikistan	600	0 ☀︎
Persian	Türkiye (Turkey)	130,000	1 ●
Persian	Turkmenistan	18,000	1 ●
Persian	United States	325,000	1 ●
Persian	Uzbekistan	36,000	1 ●
Persian	Yemen	25,000	1 ●
Romani, Iranian	Iran	1,662,000	0 ☀︎
Totals: 42			39 ●

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People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
Azerbaijani	Kyrgyzstan	22,000	1 ●
Jewish, Judeo-Persian	Iran	10,000	0 ☀︎
Koroshi	Iran	11,000	0 ☀︎
Kurd, Kurmanji	Kyrgyzstan	16,000	0 ☀︎
Mandaean	Iran	26,000	1 ●
Persian	India	9,000	0 ☀︎
Persian	Pakistan	13,000	0 ☀︎
Totals: 7			7 ●

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	pes
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

More Information
Ethnologue
GRN MapApp
ISO639-3
PeopleGroups.org
Glottolog
Wikipedia

Language Alternate Names
Abadani
Ajamic
Bandari
Esfahani
Farsi
Farsi, Western
Ketabi
Mahalhamadani
Mashadi (Meshed)
Meshed
New Persian
Old Shirazi
Parsi
Persian
Shahrudi Kazeruni
Shirazjahromi
Tehrani
West Persian
Western
Western Farsi
Yazdi

Dialects
Araki
Bandari
Basseri
Bushehri
Esfahani
Fars Persian
Farsi
Gorgani Persian
Hamadani
Isfahani
Jahromi
Karbalai
Kashani
Kazeruni
Kermani
Kermanshahi Persian
Ketabi
Khorasan Persian
Khuzestani
Mahalati
Mahallati
Malayeri
Mashadi
Perso-Tabaric
Qazvini
Qomi Persian
Sedehi
Sevei
Shahrudi
Shirazi
Sistani Persian
Tehrani
Yazdi
Zott

Dialect Alternate Names
Farsi, Western
Farsi: Zott
Irani
Meshed
Tieng Farsi

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1546-1965
New Testament	1815-1979
Complete Bible	1838-2020

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Virtual Storehouse
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder

Resource Directories
Scripture Earth
Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings	DAVAR Partners recording, complete Bible	DAVAR Partners International
Audio Recordings	General Ministry Resources	General / Other
Audio Recordings	Online Audio Scripture	Talking Bibles
Audio Recordings	Story of Jesus audio	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	God's Story video	God's Story
Film / Video	Indigitube.tv Video / Animation	Create International
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Persian, Iranian	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	LUMO film of Gospels	Bible Media Group/LUMO
Film / Video	Magdalena video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	My Last Day video, anime	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Rivka video	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	Rock International: King of Glory	Rock International
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	The Hope Video	Mars Hill Media
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Bible for Children	Bible for Children
General	Biblical answers to your questions	Got Questions Ministry
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	Walk with the Prophets and meet the Messiah	Al Massira
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
General	Zume Resources	Zume Project
General	Zume Training	Zume Project
Mobile App	Android Bible app direct APK download	SIL
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Persian, Iranian	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Persian, Iranian	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Bible Gateway scripture	Bible Gateway
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Comic Book Version	Super Bible / Comic Bible Society
Text / Printed Matter	Jesus Messiah comic book	General / Other
Text / Printed Matter	Tools for faith conversations	Campus Crusade for Christ
Text / Printed Matter	Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies	World Missionary Press

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome updates.
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A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
Data is not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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