Iranians in Germany

Iranian Germans
ایرانیان آلمان
IranGermany
Distribution of Iranian citizens in Germany (2021)
Total population
~ 272.000 (German citizens)
114,125 (Iranian citizens without German citizenship)
Regions with significant populations
Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Münster, Mainz
Languages
German, Persian
(Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran).
Religion
Shia Islam, Christianity, Sunni Islam, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoroastrianism, Irreligion, Atheism, various others

Iranians in Germany include immigrants from Iran to Germany as well as their descendants of Iranian heritage or background. Iranians in Germany are referred to by hyphenated terms such as Iranian-Germans or Persian-Germans. Similar terms Iranisch Deutsch and Persisches Deutsch, may be found in Germanophone media. In 2022, Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) estimates that 304,000 people of Iranian background live in Germany.

Iranians in Germany have taken a wide range of jobs. From fashion, arts and entertainment to engineering and medicine.

Multiple Nationality

Nowadays, most Iranian-Germans have German and Iranian citizenship (multiple nationality). Iran almost never frees its citizens from their Iranian citizenship (see Article 989 Iran. Civil Code ), which is inherited through the father (or descent). The still existing German-Iranian agreement of 1929 regulates in no. II of the Final Protocol that government approval is required prior to the naturalization of nationals of the other State.

Demographics

Number of Iranians in larger cities
# City People
1. Hamburg 9,873
2. Berlin 9,039
3. Cologne 4,760
4. Munich 3,792
5. Bonn 3,341
6. Düsseldorf 2,962
7. Frankfurt 2,884
8. Hanover 2,543
9. Bremen 2,460
10. Essen 1,863

By occupation data

Arts

A large number of Iranian artists are working in Germany, some of whom are internationally known. Some of these artists have left Iran for political reasons and some have started their professional activity in Germany.

In music, Navíd Akhavan, Sima Bina, Shirin David, Ramin Djawadi and Shahin Najafi are examples of International success.

Fashion

Many Iranian women have achieved international success as fashion models in Germany. Shermine Shahrivar is one of the German models who is a beauty pageant titleholder and won Miss Europe 2005. Elnaaz Norouzi is another Iranian-German super model, who worked in international projects. Germany has been an attractive destination for Iranian female models since 1979.

Entertainment

Many Iranian-Germans work in the entertainment sector. Especially Iranian women who have not been able to work in Iran due to social, political or cultural reasons. Iranian-Germans like Enissa Amani, Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Melika Foroutan, Melissa Khalaj, Narges Rashidi are examples of International success in the entertainment industry.

Politics

Although there are few Iranian-German politicians, they may have a high impact on the people inside Iran. They include Sahra Wagenknecht, Yasmin Fahimi, and Omid Nouripour.

Sports

Considering the status of football in Iran, a number of Persian-Germans became famous football players. Including Sara Doorsoun, Ashkan Dejagah, Daniel Davari, Alexander Nouri and Ferydoon Zandi.

Science/Academia

The migration of Iranian researchers to Germany has been investigated by the Iranian state media and called "alarming".

Notable Iranians in Germany

See also


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