Languages of Iran

78 languages of the index are spoken in Iran; 1 has official status (Farsi). The country has about 92.4 m inhabitants (2025).

78 languages37 endangered or dormantAsiaISO IR / IRN

Official languages

fasFarsiIndo-European · 70 mSafe

All languages spoken in Iran

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
fasFarsiفارسی	`fas`	Indo-European	+7	70 m	Safe
pesIranian Persian	`pes`	Indo-European		52.8 m	1 · National
pusPashtoپښتو ژبه	`pus`	Indo-European	+6	50 m	Safe
azeAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan dili	`aze`	Turkic	+13	35 m	Safe
kurKurdishZimanê Kurdî	`kur`	Indo-European	+5	21 m	Safe
acmMesopotamian Arabicلهجة عراقية	`acm`	Afroasiatic		15.7 m	3 · Wider Communication
azbSouth Azerbaijaniتورك ديلی	`azb`	Turkic		14.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
kmrKurmanjiZimanê Kurdî	`kmr`	Indo-European	+3	14.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
kazKazakhқазақ тілі	`kaz`	Turkic	+9	13.2 m	1 · National
pbtSouthern Pashto	`pbt`	Indo-European	+1	10.9 m	1 · National
ckbCentral Kurdishکوردیی ناوەندی	`ckb`	Indo-European		7.2 m	2 · Provincial
tukTurkmenTürkmen	`tuk`	Turkic	+3	7 m	1 · National
hyeArmenianհայերեն	`hye`	Indo-European	+20	6.7 m	1 · National
katGeorgianქართული ენა	`kat`	Kartvelian	+3	3.7 m	1 · National
mznMazanderaniمازرونی زبون	`mzn`	Indo-European		3.3 m	5 · Developing
sdhSouthern Kurdish	`sdh`	Indo-European		3 m	6a · Vigorous
glkGilakiگيلکي	`glk`	Indo-European		2.5 m	4 · Educational
brhBrahuiبراہوئی‎	`brh`	Dravidian	+1	1.8 m	5 · Developing
lkiLaki	`lki`	Indo-European		1.5 m	6a · Vigorous
lrcNorthern Luriلۊری	`lrc`	—		1.5 m	6a · Vigorous
bqiBakhtiariزون بَختیاری	`bqi`	Indo-European		1 m	6a · Vigorous
luzSouthern Luriلری دۊمنی	`luz`	—		1 m	6a · Vigorous
kmzKhorasani Turkic	`kmz`	Turkic		886,000	6a · Vigorous
tlyTalyshTolyšə zyvon	`tly`	Indo-European		764,400	4 · Educational
aiiAssyrian Neo-Aramaic	`aii`	Afroasiatic	+3	232,300	6b · Threatened
lrlAchomi	`lrl`	Indo-European	+3	100,000	6a · Vigorous
fayKuhmareyi	`fay`	—		100,000	7 · Shifting
balBalochiبلوچی	`bal`	Indo-European		82,767
smySemnani	`smy`	Indo-European		68,700	6a · Vigorous
jprJudeo-Persian	`jpr`	Indo-European	+4	60,000	7 · Shifting
kljKhalaj	`klj`	Turkic		53,900	6a · Vigorous
hacGorani	`hac`	Indo-European		40,000	7 · Shifting
bsgBashkardi	`bsg`	Indo-European		7,030	7 · Shifting
gziGazi	`gzi`	Indo-European		7,030	7 · Shifting
trgLishán Didán	`trg`	—		4,378	8a · Moribund
oruOrmuri	`oru`	—		1,050	6a · Vigorous
ktlKoroshi	`ktl`	—		1,000	8b · Nearly Extinct
mhjMoghol	`mhj`	Mongolic		200	9 · Dormant
aveAvestan	`ave`	Indo-European			10 · Extinct
peoOld Persian	`peo`	Indo-European
palMiddle Persian	`pal`	Indo-European
tttTat	`ttt`	Indo-European	+1		6b · Threatened
afbGulf Arabic	`afb`	Afroasiatic	+5		3 · Wider Communication
zumKumzari	`zum`	Indo-European			8a · Moribund
sgrSangsari	`sgr`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
gbzZoroastrian Dari	`gbz`	—			8a · Moribund
lsaLasgerdi	`lsa`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
sqoSorkhei	`sqo`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
siySivandi	`siy`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
atnAshtiani	`atn`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
nyqNayini	`nyq`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
vafVafsi	`vaf`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
bccSouthern Balochi	`bcc`	—			5 · Developing
synSenaya	`syn`	—			8b · Nearly Extinct
midNeo-Mandaic	`mid`	Afroasiatic			8a · Moribund
jdgJadgaliجَدگَالِي	`jdg`	Sindhi languages			6a · Vigorous
avdAlviri-Vidari	`avd`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
hrzHarzandi	`hrz`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
bgnWestern Balochi	`bgn`	—			5 · Developing
vmhMaraghei	`vmh`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
defDezfuli	`def`	—			8b · Nearly Extinct
ntzNatanzi	`ntz`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
sojSoi	`soj`	Indo-European			6b · Threatened
kfmKhunsari	`kfm`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
okhKoresh-e Rostam	`okh`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
pscPersian Sign Language	`psc`	—			6a · Vigorous
ratRazajerdi	`rat`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
shmShahrudi	`shm`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
xkjKajali	`xkj`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
kgnKaringani	`kgn`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
xkcKho'ini	`xkc`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
eshEshtehardi	`esh`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
srzShahmirzadi	`srz`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
tksTakestani	`tks`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
myzClassical Mandaic	`myz`	Afroasiatic			9 · Second language only
rdbRudbari	`rdb`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting
tovUpper Taromi	`tov`	Indo-European			7 · Shifting

78 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata