The FEZANA survey counted 111,691 Zoroastrians in 2012, down from 124,953 in 2004; most of the drop is in its figures for India and Iran
Source. FEZANA Journal, The Zarathushti World, a 2012 Demographic Picture.
Method and data
Method. A compilation of community estimates, which its author calls a “magazine survey” and not a census. For Iran it uses a community estimate of 15,000; Iran’s 2011 census gave 25,271. The rows are selected countries and regions and do not sum to the World row.
| Country | Zoroastrians, 2004 | Zoroastrians, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 69,601 | 61,000 |
| Iran | 24,000 | 15,000 |
| United States | 10,794 | 14,405 |
| Canada | 5,975 | 6,442 |
| Great Britain | 5,000 | 5,500 |
| Australia | 2,601 | 2,577 |
| Gulf region | 2,200 | 1,900 |
| Pakistan | 2,121 | 1,675 |
| New Zealand | 900 | 1,231 |
| Europe and Central Asia | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| World | 124,953 | 111,691 |
