Pundits of doom have always cried out regarding the diminishing numbers of Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians. From the most reliable sources revealed in Parsiana, the figure is neither 1,00,000 as some claim, nor 1,25,000. In fact it is 1,72,839, giving us reason to rejoice.
Parsiana 2010
Date Page no Figure Place
January 21 26North America 33,000
February 7 22Australia 3,000
February 21 24Middle East 2,000
February 21 24United Kingdom 4,000
March 21148Iran 60,000
April 7 27India 69,000
April 7 12Pakistan 1,839
Total 1,72,839
Exact figures are not available for New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe, hence I have not included them in the above table.
FAROKH NAVAROJI DARUWALA
Wembley, Middlesex, UK
The editors reply
The figure for Iran is not known. India’s population must be around 61,000 now....