Editing Zoroastrianism (section)

=== Western world ===
{{see also|Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America|Zoroastrianism in the United States}}
[[North America]] is thought to be home to 18,000–25,000 Zoroastrians of both South Asian and Iranian backgrounds. As of 2012, the population of Zoroastrians in US was 15,000, making it the third-largest Zoroastrian population in the world after those of India and Iran.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.niacinsight.com/2016/12/16/an-old-faith-in-the-new-world-zoroastrianism-in-the-united-states/|title=An Old Faith in the New World – Zoroastrianism in the United States|first=Washington insights for the Iranian-American community from the National Iranian American Council|last=NIAC inSight|website=NIAC inSight|date=16 December 2016|access-date=26 August 2018|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805074435/https://www.niacinsight.com/2016/12/16/an-old-faith-in-the-new-world-zoroastrianism-in-the-united-states/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> According to the [[2021 Canadian census]], the Zoroastrian Canadian population stood at 7,285, of which 3,630 were Parsis (of [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian descent]]) and a further 2,390 of [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian origin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=26 October 2022 |title=Religion by visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810034201 |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305220639/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810034201 |url-status=live }}</ref> A further 3,500 live in [[Australia]] (mainly in [[Sydney]]). Stewart, Hinze & Williams write that 3,000 Kurds have converted to Zoroastrianism in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Zoroastrian Flame: Exploring Religion, History and Tradition|last1=Stewart|first1=Sarah|last2=Hintze|first2=Almut|last3=Williams|first3=Alan|publisher=I.B Tauris|year=2016|isbn=9781784536336|location=London}}</ref> According to the [[2021 UK census]], there were 4,105 Zoroastrians in [[England and Wales]], of which 4,043 were in England. The majority (51%) of these (2,050) were in [[London]], most notably the boroughs of [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]], [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]] and [[Westminster]]. The remaining 49% of English Zoroastrians were scattered relatively evenly throughout the country, with the second and third largest concentrations being [[Birmingham]] (72) and [[Manchester]] (47).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion, England and Wales – Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021 |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129100449/https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, [[Historic England]] published ''A Survey of Zoroastrianism Buildings in England'' with the aim of providing information about buildings that Zoroastrians use in England so that HE can work with communities to enhance and protect those buildings now and in the future. The scoping survey identified four buildings in England.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tomalin, Emma|year=2020|title=A Survey of Zoroastrianism Buildings in England. Historic England Research Report 203/2020|url=https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=16739&ru=%2FResults.aspx%3Fn%3D10&ry=2020&p=2|access-date=16 June 2020|website=research.historicengland.org.uk|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616143555/https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=16739&ru=%2FResults.aspx%3Fn%3D10&ry=2020&p=2|url-status=live}}</ref>