01. A Mix of Cultures
98 per cent of Iranian are practicing Islam religion. 89 per cent of them are Shia Muslims, and only 9 per cent are Sunni Muslims. The remaining two per cent of non-Islamic people are practicing Christianity, Baha’i, Judaism and Zoroastrianism.
There are slightly different numbers when it comes to ethnic groups, so there are 61% Iranians, 16% Azeri, 10% Kurds, 6% Lur, 2% Baloch, 2% Arabs and also 2% of Turkmen and Turkic tribes.