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Kurds are hard to count: most states record citizenship or birthplace, not ethnicity or language. This site shows what each source measures, and where no count exists.

Observatory

01Global figures

At a glance

Next in the calendar

  1. NewrozMarch 21
  2. Kurdish Journalism DayApril 22
  3. Kurdish Language DayMay 15
  4. Kurdistan Flag DayDecember 17
  5. Republic of MahabadJanuary 22
  6. End of the Kobanî siegeJanuary 26
  7. Halabja remembranceMarch 16
  8. Anfal remembranceApril 14
  9. Yazidi genocide remembranceAugust 3
  10. Dersim remembrance1937 to 1938 (communities mark different dates)
  11. Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday)first Wednesday of April in the Julian-based Yazidi calendar
  12. Cejna ÊzîdDecember (variable)
  13. Eid al-Fitr (Cejna Remezanê)1 Shawwal
  14. Eid al-Adha (Cejna Qurbanê)10 Dhu al-Hijjah

02Live research

03How a figure reaches a page

Process

From source to published figure

How a number reaches a page, keeping its measure, year, source and label.

7 steps

ResearchSources registerOwnerPagesreopen01 · StartSource found02 · RecordRegistered03 · GateSource approved04 · RecordFigure recorded05 · GateVerification06 · OutcomeShown with its label07 · StepCorrection

Run log

  1. 01 · Research

    Source found

    A statistics office, an international body or a study that counts the community.

  2. 02 · Sources register

    Registered

    The source is entered with its licence, attribution and use.

    Record
    Status: legal review required

  3. 03 · Owner

    Source approved

    The owner approves the source in the register.

    Rule
    Only the owner sets APPROVED, with a register record.

  4. 04 · Research

    Figure recorded

    Value, measure, year, source and label: verified, secondary or to verify.

  5. 05 · Research

    Verification

    Checked against the source; open items go to the verification queue.

  6. 06 · Pages

    Shown with its label

    Every figure appears with its measure and source.

    Rule
    Never added up across different measures. Unknown is shown as unknown.

  7. 07 · Research

    Correction

    A reported error reopens the figure; the change is recorded.

The platform’s rules for figures and outside data.

04References

Works the research draws on. Each is checked against Crossref or DataCite before it is marked verified.

References
10
Verified
6
To verify
4

All references

05Figures by country

One chart per measure. A measure is shown only for the countries its source counts.

Institute estimate (range), 2016Ranges as published, on a logarithmic scale.
  1. Germany850,000 to 950,000
  2. France230,000 to 250,000
  3. Netherlands100,000 to 120,000
  4. Sweden85,000 to 100,000
  5. Switzerland85,000 to 95,000
  6. Austria80,000 to 95,000
  7. United Kingdom70,000 to 90,000
  8. Belgium70,000 to 85,000
  9. Greece40,000 to 50,000
  10. Denmark25,000 to 30,000
  11. Italy25,000 to 30,000
  12. Norway25,000 to 30,000
  13. Finland15,000 to 18,000

Sources Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish diaspora (Dec 2016 table of ranges) Secondary source

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CountryFigure
Germany850,000 to 950,000
France230,000 to 250,000
Netherlands100,000 to 120,000
Sweden85,000 to 100,000
Switzerland85,000 to 95,000
Austria80,000 to 95,000
United Kingdom70,000 to 90,000
Belgium70,000 to 85,000
Greece40,000 to 50,000
Denmark25,000 to 30,000
Italy25,000 to 30,000
Norway25,000 to 30,000
Finland15,000 to 18,000
Institute estimate, 2016Ranges as published, on a logarithmic scale.
  1. Türkiye15 to 20 million (19 to 25 percent)
  2. Iran10 to 12 million
  3. Iraq8 to 8.5 million (25 to 27 percent)
  4. Syria3 to 3.6 million (12.5 to 15 percent)

Sources Institut kurde de Paris, The Kurdish population Secondary source

Show as a table
CountryFigure
Türkiye15 to 20 million (19 to 25 percent)
Iran10 to 12 million
Iraq8 to 8.5 million (25 to 27 percent)
Syria3 to 3.6 million (12.5 to 15 percent)

06Research and sources

Hub items by yearItems across every page hub, each counted once, by year of publication.
  1. 11909
  2. 11947
  3. 11975
  4. 11989
  5. 11990
  6. 41996
  7. 11997
  8. 11999
  9. 42000
  10. 42001
  11. 32002
  12. 22003
  13. 12004
  14. 62005
  15. 42006
  16. 22007
  17. 52008
  18. 42009
  19. 72010
  20. 112011
  21. 82012
  22. 152013
  23. 222014
  24. 182015
  25. 282016
  26. 372017
  27. 352018
  28. 442019
  29. 432020
  30. 612021
  31. 712022
  32. 652023
  33. 712024
  34. 1082025
  35. 1002026

Sources DataCite REST API; DOAJ API (Directory of Open Access Journals); Crossref REST API; OpenAlex works API; OpenAIRE Graph API; arXiv API; Europe PMC REST API; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (RSS); Kurdish Exile Museum (RSS); Zenodo records API; Kurdish Institute of Brussels (RSS)

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YearItems
19091
19471
19751
19891
19901
19964
19971
19991
20004
20014
20023
20032
20041
20056
20064
20072
20085
20094
20107
201111
20128
201315
201422
201518
201628
201737
201835
201944
202043
202161
202271
202365
202471
2025108
2026100
Hub items by sourceAn item listed by two sources counts once for each.
  1. Crossref REST API349
  2. OpenAIRE Graph API205
  3. OpenAlex works API149
  4. DataCite REST API122
  5. DOAJ API (Directory of Open Access Journals)108
  6. Europe PMC REST API48
  7. Zenodo records API35
  8. arXiv API30
  9. Kurdish Exile Museum (RSS)8
  10. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (RSS)2
  11. Kurdish Institute of Brussels (RSS)1

Sources KCO content, counted at each build.

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SourceItems
Crossref REST API349
OpenAIRE Graph API205
OpenAlex works API149
DataCite REST API122
DOAJ API (Directory of Open Access Journals)108
Europe PMC REST API48
Zenodo records API35
arXiv API30
Kurdish Exile Museum (RSS)8
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (RSS)2
Kurdish Institute of Brussels (RSS)1

07What this platform does

Kurdish studies and the evidence on Kurds. Most states do not count Kurds, so every figure keeps its measure, and the official statistics of each country are listed.

  • Observatory

    Each figure stays with its own measure, year, source and label.

    How to use it

    1. Open the observatory.
    2. Read what each figure measures.
    3. Never add figures of different measures.

  • Maps and layers

    The network on a live map, with open-data layers once their source is approved.

    How to use it

    1. Open the maps.
    2. Switch layers on and off.
    3. Check each layer’s source and licence.

  • References

    Every cited work and whether it is verified.

    How to use it

    1. Read the verified works.
    2. Help check the rest.
    3. Download the list for a reference manager.

  • Official statistics

    Statistics offices and open data, country by country.

    How to use it

    1. Choose a country in the directory.
    2. Open its statistics office.
    3. Record the table, measure and year you use.

08Find your country

Official sources for research in each country: statistics offices, open data portals, research funders, archives and national libraries.

The directory

Every country

09Where to start

The steps most people need, in order. Each country page fills them with that country’s official bodies.

  1. Read what is counted

    Most statistics offices count citizenship or birthplace, not ethnicity or language.

    Statistics

    Learn Statistics

  2. Work with open data

    Open data portals give each dataset a licence.

    Open data

    Learn Data science

  3. Apply for funding

    Public research funders publish open calls.

    Research funding

  4. Search the archives

    National archives hold public records.

    Archives

    Learn Library, archival and information studies, Memory and genocide studies

  5. Use the national library

    National libraries hold books, journals and catalogues.

    National library

  6. Find Kurdish studies centres

    Study and research centres work on Kurdish society, language and history.

    Study and research centres

    Learn Kurdish diaspora studies

10Official updates

From official sources only, never commentary. Each source shows items once it clears licence review.

Statistics releases

Forming No official source is registered for this place yet.

11Take part

  • 01

    Share a source

    Share an official table or dataset. A steward checks it first.

  • 02

    Check a reference

    Compare a reference with its publisher’s record.

  • 03

    Flag a figure

    Report a figure that lacks its measure, year or source.

  • 04

    Join a discipline

    Take part in the Academy’s research disciplines.

How to take part · Sources and method

Cite this page
APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Research. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/research/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Research.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/research/.

BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_research_home,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Research},
	url = {https://kurds.global/research/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/research/},
}

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12Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

Courses

Disciplines

A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.

All disciplines

13Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Kurdish Migration Conference 2017 -Globalisation, Diaspora and Transnational Belonging

    Janroj Keles, Alessio D’angelo · 2017 · Unpublished

    ArticleDataCite

  2. After decades spent gathering Kurdish literature and cultural artifacts for an “exile museum,” one man’s life’s work is under threat.

    2026 · Kurdish Exile Museum

    ArticleKurdish Exile Museum

  3. Bridging Continents The Influence of Diaspora Kurdish Feminists on Women’s Rights in Kurdistan

    Afrouz Zibaei · 2026 · Zenodo

    ThesisZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  4. Non-return and Re-emigration: The Case of Kurds from the Kurdistan Region-Iraq in Western Europe

    Aghapouri J, Mofidi S · 2026 · Research Square

    PreprintEurope PMC

  5. Transnational Migration, Integration, and Identity: A Study of Kurdish Diaspora in London

    A Ata · 2017 · London South Bank University

    ArticleDataCiteOpen access

  6. From Konya to Europe and back: diaspora politics and the reinvention of Kurdish identity in Central Anatolia

    Haci Cevik · 2025 · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    ArticleCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  7. Radical Political Participation and the Internal Kurdish Diaspora in Turkey

    Francis Patrick O’Connor · 2024 · Kurdish Studies Archive

    ChapterCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  8. Becoming a Diaspora: The Kurds and the Kurdish Activists in Denmark

    Anne Sofie Schøtt · 2021 · Kurdish Diaspora Mobilisation in Denmark

    ChapterCrossrefOpenAIRE

  9. Diaspora as socio‐material assemblage: Political agency in the Kurdish freedom movement’s representations of homeland

    Francesco Ventura · 2023 · Global Networks

    ArticleCrossref

  10. 3D SCAN OF THE KURDISH EXILE MUSEUM IN STOCKHOLM

    2024 · Kurdish Exile Museum

    ArticleKurdish Exile Museum

  11. Systematic review of mental health problems and migration stressors among Kurdish migrants in western host countries.

    Ahmed DR, Kamal SK, Mesbah SM et al. · 2025 · Discov Ment Health

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  12. Redefining Kurdishness in the U.S. Diaspora: The experiences of Kurdish Students and Their Parents in Nashville Schools

    Demet Arpacık · 2019 · Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; DataCite (CC0 1.0 (DataCite metadata)), 2026-10-23; Europe PMC (Metadata reusable; full text under each article’s licence), 2026-10-23; Kurdish Exile Museum (Site feed; headline and link only), 2026-10-23; OpenAIRE (CC BY 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph)), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23; Zenodo (Metadata CC0 1.0; each record under its own licence), 2026-10-23.

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