Persian Language

Iranian language of about 91 million native speakers, official in Iran, Afghanistan (as Dari) and Tajikistan (as Tajik).

Specifications & Metrics

Persian has about 91 million first-language and 127 million total speakers (2020–2024).
Old Persian is attested in royal inscriptions of Darius I (reigned 522–486 BCE), including the Behistun Inscription.
It is official in Iran, Afghanistan (as Dari) and Tajikistan (as Tajik), which writes it in a Cyrillic-derived script.