Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A majority of the population of Iran (approximately 67–80%) consists of Iranic peoples.The largest groups in this category include Persians (who form an absolute majority of the Iranian population) and Kurds, with smaller communities including Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats, Talyshs and Baluchs.Turkic groups constitute a substantial minority of about 18–27%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani, who are by far the second largest ethnicity in Iran as well as the largest minority group. Minor Turkic groups include the Turkmen and the Qashqai peoples.The main uncertainty in these numbers stems for diverging estimates regarding the two largest groups, the Persians estimated at 61% by the CIA Factbook but at 51% by Gheissari (2009), and the Azeri estimated at 16% by the CIA Factbook, but at 24% by Gheissari (2009). Most other sources back up numbers of between 20% and maximum 30-35% for the number of ethnic Azerbaijanis, with the majority claiming 24-25%.Arabs account for about 2–3% of Iranian population.The remainder, amounting to about 1% of Iranian population, consists of a variety of minor groups, mainly comprising Assyrians, Armenians, Georgians, Circassians. andMandaeans.At the beginning of the 20th century, Iran had a total population of just below 10 million, with an the approximate ethnic composition of:6 million Persians (60%), 2.5 million Azeris (25%), 0.2 million Mazandaranis and Gilakis each (2% each)."@en }
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- Ethnicities_in_Iran abstract "A majority of the population of Iran (approximately 67–80%) consists of Iranic peoples.The largest groups in this category include Persians (who form an absolute majority of the Iranian population) and Kurds, with smaller communities including Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats, Talyshs and Baluchs.Turkic groups constitute a substantial minority of about 18–27%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani, who are by far the second largest ethnicity in Iran as well as the largest minority group. Minor Turkic groups include the Turkmen and the Qashqai peoples.The main uncertainty in these numbers stems for diverging estimates regarding the two largest groups, the Persians estimated at 61% by the CIA Factbook but at 51% by Gheissari (2009), and the Azeri estimated at 16% by the CIA Factbook, but at 24% by Gheissari (2009). Most other sources back up numbers of between 20% and maximum 30-35% for the number of ethnic Azerbaijanis, with the majority claiming 24-25%.Arabs account for about 2–3% of Iranian population.The remainder, amounting to about 1% of Iranian population, consists of a variety of minor groups, mainly comprising Assyrians, Armenians, Georgians, Circassians. andMandaeans.At the beginning of the 20th century, Iran had a total population of just below 10 million, with an the approximate ethnic composition of:6 million Persians (60%), 2.5 million Azeris (25%), 0.2 million Mazandaranis and Gilakis each (2% each).".
- Q5404320 abstract "A majority of the population of Iran (approximately 67–80%) consists of Iranic peoples.The largest groups in this category include Persians (who form an absolute majority of the Iranian population) and Kurds, with smaller communities including Gilakis, Mazandaranis, Lurs, Tats, Talyshs and Baluchs.Turkic groups constitute a substantial minority of about 18–27%, the largest group being the Azerbaijani, who are by far the second largest ethnicity in Iran as well as the largest minority group. Minor Turkic groups include the Turkmen and the Qashqai peoples.The main uncertainty in these numbers stems for diverging estimates regarding the two largest groups, the Persians estimated at 61% by the CIA Factbook but at 51% by Gheissari (2009), and the Azeri estimated at 16% by the CIA Factbook, but at 24% by Gheissari (2009). Most other sources back up numbers of between 20% and maximum 30-35% for the number of ethnic Azerbaijanis, with the majority claiming 24-25%.Arabs account for about 2–3% of Iranian population.The remainder, amounting to about 1% of Iranian population, consists of a variety of minor groups, mainly comprising Assyrians, Armenians, Georgians, Circassians. andMandaeans.At the beginning of the 20th century, Iran had a total population of just below 10 million, with an the approximate ethnic composition of:6 million Persians (60%), 2.5 million Azeris (25%), 0.2 million Mazandaranis and Gilakis each (2% each).".