Population of Iran (Azerbaijanese)

Population of Iran And Turkey

Apart from Iranian Azerbaijan (provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan), indigenous Azeri population is found in large numbers in four provinces: Hamadan (12% Azeri, as well as closely related groups such as Afshar, GhareApart from Iranian Azerbaijan (provinces of West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan), indigenous Azeri population is found in large numbers in four provinces: Hamadan (12% Azeri, as well as closely related groups such as Afshar, Gharehgozloo, Shahsevan, and Baharloo), Qazvin Watch Full Picture  (52.2% Azeri), Markazi (20.8% Azeri) and Kurdistan.Azeri-populated parts of Markazi include Komijan, Khondab, Saveh, Zarandieh, Shazand, and Farahan. In Kurdistan, Azeris are mainly found in villages around Qorveh.

Azerbaijanis have also immigrated and resettled in large numbers in Central Iran, mainly Tehran, where they constitute 25% — one-third of the population, Qum (25.8% to 26.6% Azeri) and Karaj (34.2% to 36.1% Azeri) Immigrant Azeri communities have been represented by people prominent not only among urban and industrial working classes but also in commercial, administrative, political, religious, and intellectual circles.
Azeri-speaking clans ethnically close to Azeris, including the Shahsevan, the Bayat and the Gharagozloo, are the indigenous population of Central Iran.