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This is a list of Assyrian populations by country according to official and estimated numbers. Due to a lack of official data in many countries, estimates may vary.

Centres of Assyrian population	Official data	Estimation(s)	Article
Total		2,000,000–3,300,000 –3,500,000–4,200,000–150,000,000	Assyrian people
Iraq		150,000–200,000–202,000	Assyrians in Iraq
Syria		200,000–400,000 –877,000 (pre-Syrian civil war)	Assyrians in Syria
Sweden		150,000	Assyrians in Sweden
Lebanon	80,000	Up to 200,000	Assyrians in Lebanon
Germany		70,000–100,000	Assyrians in Germany
United States	110,807 (2010 census)	400,000–600,000	Assyrians in the United States
Russia	11,084 (2011 census)	70,000	Assyrians in Russia
Australia	46,219 (2016 census)	55,000	Assyrians in Australia
Canada	13,830 (2016 census)	23,000–38,000	Assyrians in Canada
Iran	7,000–17,000 (2018 report)	Up to 50,000	Assyrians in Iran
Turkey		22,000–26,000	Assyrians in Turkey
France		16,000	Assyrians in France
Belgium		15,000	Assyrians in Belgium
Switzerland		10,000
Brazil		10,000
Jordan		10,000–15,000	Assyrians in Jordan
Greece		6,000	Assyrians in Greece
Egypt		4,000
United Kingdom		3,000–4,000	Assyrians in the United Kingdom
Italy		3,000
Norway		3,000
Austria		2,500–5,000	Assyrians in Austria
Kuwait		2,000
Azerbaijan		1,300
Israel		1,000–5,000	Assyrians in Israel
Mexico		2,000	Assyrian Mexicans
Armenia	2,679 (2011 census)	6,000–10,000–15,000	Assyrians in Armenia
Ukraine	3,143 (2001 census)
Georgia	2,377 (2014 census)	15,000	Assyrians in Georgia
New Zealand	1,500 (2013 census)	3,000–5,000	Assyrians in New Zealand
Netherlands		30,000	Assyrians in the Netherlands
Denmark		7500 - 10000	Assyrians in Denmark
Kazakhstan		350
Finland		300	Assyrians in Finland
Spain		250
Latvia	10–14 (2023)
Other		100,000

See also

• Assyrian diaspora

References

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