IR

Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran

Iran is a country in Asia that is home to 85,029,000 people. It is also home to 66 living indigenous languages. One of these, Iranian Persian, is the official language of the country. In addition, 13 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 2 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.

  • Geography

    Clickable world globe showing country outlines
  • Demographics

    85,029,000

    people

    66

    living languages

    86%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 5
    2. 21
    3. 40
    4. 0

Iran has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.