Assyrian population by country

This is a list of Assyrian populations by country according to official and estimated numbers. Due to a lack of official data in many countries, estimates may vary.

Centres of Assyrian population Official data Estimation(s) Article
Total 2,000,000[1][2][3]–3,300,000[4][5]

[6]–3,500,000[7]–4,200,000[8]–5,000,000[9]

 Assyrian people
 Iraq 150,000[10]–200,000[11]–202,000[12] Assyrians in Iraq
 Syria 200,000[13]–400,000

[14]–877,000[15] (pre-Syrian civil war)

 Assyrians in Syria
 Sweden 150,000[16] Assyrians in Sweden
 Lebanon 80,000 Up to 200,000[17] Assyrians in Lebanon
 Germany 70,000[18]–100,000[19] Assyrians in Germany
 United States 110,807 (2010 census)[20][21][22] 400,000[23]–600,000[24][25][26] Assyrians in the United States
 Russia 11,084 (2011 census)[27] 70,000[23][28] Assyrians in Russia
 Australia 46,219 (2016 census)[29] 55,000[28] Assyrians in Australia
 Canada 13,830 (2016 census)[27] 23,000[23]–38,000[30] Assyrians in Canada
 Iran 7,000–17,000 (2018 report)[31] Up to 50,000[23][32] Assyrians in Iran
 Turkey 22,000[33]–26,000[34] Assyrians in Turkey
 France 16,000[35] Assyrians in France
 Belgium 15,000[23] Assyrians in Belgium
  Switzerland 10,000[23]
 Brazil 10,000[23]
 Jordan 10,000–15,000[36] Assyrians in Jordan
 Greece 6,000[37] Assyrians in Greece
 Egypt 4,000[28]
 United Kingdom 3,000–4,000[38] Assyrians in the United Kingdom
 Italy 3,000[23]
 Norway 3,000[28]
 Austria 2,500[28]–5,000[39] Assyrians in Austria
 Kuwait 2,000[28]
 Azerbaijan 1,300[28]
 Israel 1,000[40]–5,000[41] Assyrians in Israel
 Mexico 2,000[23]
 Armenia 2,679 (2011 census)[27] 6,000[42]–10,000[28]–15,000[23] Assyrians in Armenia
 Ukraine 3,143 (2001 census)[27]
 Georgia 2,377 (2014 census)[43] 15,000[28][23] Assyrians in Georgia
 New Zealand 1,500 (2013 census)[44] 3,000[23]–5,000[28] Assyrians in New Zealand
 Netherlands Thousands[45] Assyrians in the Netherlands
 Denmark 700[46]
 Kazakhstan 350[47]
 Finland 300[48] Assyrians in Finland
 Spain 250[28]
Other 100,000[23]

See also

References
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