Demographics

Qum's population, age profile, and the religious communities that make up the city and the wider country.

According to the latest census carried out in 2016, Qum has a population of 1.2 million with an even male-to-female ratio. The population is predominantly older, with 24% classified as youth or child (under 25), 50% as adult (25–64) and 26% as senior (over 65). There are approximately 7,000 foreigners with residence permits and close to 75,000 seminary students and scholars. As expected, the vast majority of Iranians are Ithna Ashari (Twelver) Shia, which is the state religion, but small communities of Sunnis, Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians can also be found throughout the country.