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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] –150,000,000
[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]
Assyrian Mexicans
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
30,000
[45]
Assyrians in the Netherlands
Denmark
7500 - 10000
[46]
Assyrians in Denmark
Kazakhstan
350
[47]
Finland
300
[48]
Assyrians in Finland
Spain
250
[28]
Latvia
10–14 (2023)
[49]
[50]
Other
100,000
[23]
See also
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