How Many Iranians Live in Diaspora?
According to the Head of Iran's Vital Records Registry Office, some 83.5 million Iranians live inside the country and an estimated 4-4.5 million Iranian-born immigrants (about 5% of the population) live in diaspora, including asylees, refugees, exiled, expats.
The U.S. is host to the largest number of Iranian expats, followed by Qatar, Canada, Kuwait and Germany.
The top countries sending immigrants to Iran are Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Only 5% of immigrants to Iran have higher education in contrast to the 55% of Iranian expats who have higher education and college degrees.
Inside Iran, the birth rate is at 8.12 per thousand persons, with the highest recorded in Sistan Province (9.27/1000) and lowest in Gilan (7.7/1000).
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