The remarkable FEZANA Journal has prepared the first
approximate census of Zoroastrians across the world
In a major journalistic coup, the FEZANA Journal has prepared the first authentic global survey of Zoroastrians which their magazine modestly terms ‘a first draft’ but it is undoubtedly the most scientifically conducted estimate of the world Zoroastrian population.
The total world Zoroastrian population is approximately between 1,25,000 to 1,91,000 according to the Journal (Winter 2004 issue). The divergent figures are on account of the uncertainty over the number of Zoroastrians in Iran. The figures cited by the Journal for Iran are 24,000 and 90,000.
"After spending the last few weeks collecting material for this issue on worldwide Zarathushti demographics, I cannot......