Persian Qashqai

According to the CIA World Factbook, Iran's ethnic groups consist of: Persians 51%, Azeris 24%, Gilakis and Mazandaranis 8%, Kurds 7%, Arabs 3%, Lurs 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%.[17] Other sources mention different statistics, for example the Library of Congress has Persians 60%, Azeris 20%, Kurds 7%, Lurs 3%, Arabs 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmens 2%, Turkic tribal groups (e.g. Qashqai) 2%, and non-Persian, non-Turkic groups (e.g. Armenians, Assyrians, and Georgians) 2%. This source however disreagards the Gilaki, Mazandarani and Talyshi population along the Capsian sea coast..[18] Another estimates are: Persians 49%, Azeris 18%, Kurds 10%, Gilakis 6%, Lors 4%, Mazandaranis 4%, Baluchis 2.4%, Arabs 2.4%, Bakhtiaris 1.9%, Turkmens 1.6%, Armenians 0.7%.[19]