Iranians in Germany

{{infobox ethnic group

| group = Iranian Germans
{{lang|fa|ایرانیان آلمان}}

| image = Iranian population relative to total Iranian population in Germany 2021.svg

| caption = Distribution of Iranian citizens in Germany (2021)

| pop = ~ 272,000 (German citizens)
114,125{{cite web|url=https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Migration-Integration/Publikationen/Downloads-Migration/auslaend-bevoelkerung-2010200187004.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3|title=Ausländische Bevölkerung in den Jahren 2011 bis 2018|work=statista|language=de}} (Iranian citizens without German citizenship)

| popplace = Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Bonn, Münster, Mainz, Hannover, Braunschweig

| langs = German, Persian

(Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran).

| rels = Shia Islam, Christianity, Sunni Islam, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoroastrianism, Irreligion, Atheism, various others

| related = Iranian diaspora (Iranians of UAE • Ajam of Bahrain • Ajam of Qatar • Ajam of Iraq • 'Ajam of Kuwait • Iranians of Canada • Iranians of America • Iranians of UK • Iranians of Germany • Iranians of Israel • Iranians in Turkey){{Break}}{{Break}}Iranian Peoples (Lurs, Achomis, Baluchs, Kurds, Iranian Azeris), Turkic peoples (Qashqai, Azerbaijanis), Huwala

}}

Iranians in Germany ({{Langx|de|Iraner in Deutschland}}) 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.{{harvnb|van den Bos|Achbari|2007|p=171}}{{harvnb|Lindert|Korzilius|van de Vijver|Kroon|2008|p=581}}{{harvnb|Ghorashi|2002|pp=141, 182}}{{citation|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jan/1043.html|date=5 January 2009|access-date=2009-08-20|title=First Documentary on "Hayedeh, Legendary Persian Diva"|periodical=Payvand News}} Similar terms Iranisch Deutsch and Persisches Deutsch, may be found in Germanophone media.{{citation|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article1019863.ece/Nederlandse_Iranier_zit_gevangen_in_Syrie|periodical=De Volkskrant|title=Nederlandse Iraniër zit gevangen in Syrië|date=20 May 2006|access-date=2009-06-01}}{{citation|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article970889.ece/Executie_verijdeld_van_Iraanse_Nederlander|periodical=De Volkskrant|title=Executie verijdeld van Iraanse Nederlander|date=30 June 2003|access-date=2009-06-01}}{{citation|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief_gratis/article568764.ece/Iraniers_debatteren_in_Tehrangeles_ndash_daar_wel|date=15 January 2009|access-date=2009-01-15|title=Iraniërs debatteren in 'Tehrangeles' – daar wel|periodical=Volkskrant}} In 2024, Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) estimates that 319,000 people of Iranian background live in Germany.[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Migration-Integration/Tabellen/migrationshintergrund-staatsangehoerigkeit-staaten.html Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im engeren Sinne nach ausgewählten Herkunftsländern]

Iranians in Germany have taken a wide range of jobs, from fashion, arts and entertainment to engineering and medicine.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-02 |title=سرمایه ایرانیان خارج از کشور چند هزار میلیارد دلار است؟ |url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/880277/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=مشرق نیوز |language=fa}}{{Cite book |title=آمار سال ۱۴۰۰ از خوداظهاری ایرانیان آلمان و اروپا |edition=2nd |pages=3, 4 |language=Persian}}

Multiple Nationality

Nowadays, most Iranian-Germans have German and Iranian citizenship (multiple nationality).{{cite web|title=Migranten und Migrantinnen - Demografiebericht 2010 Düsseldorf |url=https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt12/statistik/stadtforschung/download/sb_migration.pdf|publisher=düsseldorf.de|access-date=15 May 2019}}{{cite web|title=Einbürgerung doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft (Hessen, 2000)|url=http://www.bagiv.de/einbuergerung-doppelte-staatsangehoerigkeit.html|publisher=bagiv.de|access-date=15 May 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607124522/https://bagiv.de/einbuergerung-doppelte-staatsangehoerigkeit.html|url-status=dead}} Iran almost never frees its citizens from their Iranian citizenship (see Article 989 Iran. Civil Code Iranian Civil Code. On [https://raahesh.ir/iranian-civil-code-article-989/ Raahesh]-Website), which is inherited through the father (or descent). The still existing German-Iranian agreement of 1929 [http://www.gieseking-verlag.de/downloads/V.Dt.-Iran.NLA.pdf Settlement Agreement between the German Reich and the Empire of Persia] from 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

class="wikitable"
colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#ffdead;"\| Number of Iranians in larger cities
style="background:#ddd;" ! style="background:#ececec;"\| #	style="background:#ececec;"\| City	style="background:#ececec;"\| People
style="text-align:left;" \| 1.	Hamburg	9,873
style="text-align:left;" \| 2.	Berlin	9,039
style="text-align:left;" \| 3.	Cologne	4,760
style="text-align:left;" \| 4.	Munich	3,792
style="text-align:left;" \| 5.	Bonn	3,341
style="text-align:left;" \| 6.	Düsseldorf	2,962
style="text-align:left;" \| 7.	Frankfurt	2,884
style="text-align:left;" \| 8.	Hanover	2,543
style="text-align:left;" \| 9.	Bremen	2,460
style="text-align:left;" \| 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 Daryush Shokof, and Shahin Najafi are examples of International success.

=Fashion=

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Many Iranian women have achieved international success as fashion models in Germany. Shermine Shahrivar is one of this German models who is a beauty pageant titleholder and won Miss Europe 2005. Germany has been an attractive destination for Iranian female models since 1979.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=این 5 زن شیک ایرانی مد جهان را تسخیر کردند ! / از لیلا میلانی تا سارا شاهی + عکس ها ! |url=https://www.rokna.net/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-78/852735-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%B4%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3-%D9%87%D8%A7 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=رکنا |language=fa}}{{Cite book |title=مد و پوشاک در ایران، چاپ دوم |year=2016 |pages=35 |language=Persian}}

=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.{{Cite book |title=ایرانیان روبرو: موفقیت |year=2022 |pages=12 |language=Persian}} Iranian-Germans like Daryush Shokof, 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.{{Cite web |title=الکساندر نوری در مسیر دژاگه و زندی؛ مهاجرت معکوس! |url=https://football360.ir/post/2022061520/%D9%87%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%AF%D9%87%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%88-%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=فوتبال 360}}

=Science/Academia=

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

Notable Iranians in Germany

References

=Works cited=

{{citation |last=Ghorashi |first=Halleh |title=Ways to survive, battles to win: Iranian women exiles in the Netherlands and United States |publisher=Nova Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=978-1-59033-552-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/waystosurvivebat0000ghor}}
{{citation |last1=Lindert |first1=Annette |first2=Hubert |last2=Korzilius |first3=Fons J. R. |last3=van de Vijver |first4=Sjaak |last4=Kroon |first5=Judit |last5=Arends-Tóth |author-link4=Fons van de Vijver |title=Perceived discrimination and acculturation among Iranian refugees in the Netherlands |journal=International Journal of Intercultural Relations |volume=32 |issue=6 |year=2008 |pages=578–588 |doi=10.1016/j.ijintrel.2008.09.003|hdl=2066/67619 |hdl-access=free }}
{{citation |last1=van den Bos |first1=Matthijs |last2=Achbari |first2=Wahideh |title=Cultural migration: Networks of Iranian Organizations in the Netherlands |journal=Migration Letters |volume=4 |issue=2 |year=2007 |pages=171–181 |issn=1741-8992}}