2. 17. POPULATION, BY RELIGION AND OSTAN: THE 1375 CENSUS

Ostan	Total	Muslim	Zoroastrian	Christian	Jew	Other	Not stated
Total country.....	60055488	59788791	27920	78745	12737	57579	89716
East Azarbayejan .	3325540	3318744	631	1199	5	849	4112
West Azarbayejan.	2496320	2485437	566	6416	90	1389	2422
Ardebil.................	1168011	1165590	306	10	16	13	2076
Esfahan ...............	3923255	3901850	937	8337	1063	7893	3175
Ilam .....................	487886	487461	158	2	1	1	263
Bushehr ...............	743675	742994	223	22	6	242	188
Tehran .................	10343965	10216608	11607	58668	7073	20039	29970
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari ............	761168	760172	146	6	0	122	722
Khorasan .............	5988029	5972762	1524	104	15	2741	10883
Khuzestan ............	3746772	3736031	859	1416	29	3810	4627
Zanjan .................	900890	900075	147	5	1	40	622
Semnan................	501447	499708	81	37	0	562	1059
Sistan & Baluchestan .........	1722579	1719989	455	43	12	881	1199
Fars .....................	3817036	3799833	1097	318	3758	6099	5931
Qazvin..................	968257	964754	217	222	3	587	2474
Qom ....................	853044	851024	233	11	0	0	1776
Kordestan ............	1346383	1344991	247	26	120	196	803
Kerman ...............	2004328	1997934	1402	101	103	1967	2821
Kermanshah ........	1778596	1774691	350	154	167	834	2400
Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad ........	544356	543484	112	11	2	214	533
Golestan...............	1426288	1422980	333	169	5	1963	838
Gilan ....................	2241896	2239294	464	239	16	310	1573
Lorestan ..............	1584434	1582541	486	29	56	63	1259
Mazandaran .........	2602008	2593263	592	250	22	4912	2969
Markazi ...............	1228812	1226174	213	598	13	472	1342
Hormozgan ..........	1062155	1059688	334	187	14	184	1748
Hamadan .............	1677957	1676009	308	86	47	492	1015
Yazd ...................	810401	804710	3892	79	100	704	916

Source: Statistical Centre of Iran.