Afghans
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For the historical ethnic group, see Afghan (ethnonym). For other uses of the term, see Afghan (disambiguation).
Afghans (Pashto: افغانان, romanized: Afghanan; Persian/Dari: افغانها, romanized: Afghānha) or Afghan people are nationals or citizens of Afghanistan, or people with ancestry from there.[39][40][41] Afghanistan is made up of various ethnicities, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks are the largest. The three main languages spoken by Afghans are Dari, Pashto and Uzbek many Afghans are bilingual speaking both Dari and Pashto.[42][43]
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Total population | |
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48 million[citation needed] (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Diaspora: 6,085,784+[citation needed] | |
Iran | c. 2 million (2023)[1] |
Pakistan | 1,285,754 (2022)[2] |
Germany | 425,000 (2022)[3] |
United States | 300,000 (2022)[4] |
United Arab Emirates | 300,000 (2023)[5] |
Russia | 150,000 (2017)[6] |
Turkey | 129,323 (2021)[7] |
Canada | 125,305 (2022)[8][9] |
United Kingdom | 79,000 (2019)[10] |
Sweden | 67,738 (2023)[11] |
Australia | 59,797 (2021)[12] |
Netherlands | 51,830 (2021)[13] |
France | 41,174 (2021)[14] |
Greece | 21,456 (2021)[15] |
Ukraine | 20,000 (2001)[16] |
Denmark | 18,018 (2017)[17] |
India | 15,806 (2021)[18] |
Austria | 44,918 (2023)[19] |
Switzerland | 14,523 (2021)[15] |
Finland | 12,044 (2021)[20] |
Italy | 11,121-12,096 (2021)[21] |
Norway | 24,823 (2022)[22] |
Uzbekistan | 10,000 (2022)[23] |
Israel | 10,000 (2012)[24] |
Indonesia | 7,629 (2021)[citation needed] |
Tajikistan | 6,775 (2021)[25] |
Qatar | 4,000 (2012)[26] |
Japan | 3,509 (2020)[27] |
New Zealand | 3,414 (2013)[28] |
Malaysia | 2,661 (2021)[29] |
Kazakhstan | 2,500+ (2021)[30][31] |
Romania | 2,384 (2020)[32] |
Brazil | 3,000 - 4,000 (2022)[33] |
Kyrgyzstan | 2,000 (2002)[34] |
Ireland | 1,200 (2019)[35] |
Ecuador | 300–2,500 (2018)[36] |
Portugal | 883[37][38] |
Languages | |
Persian (Dari and Iranian Persian), Pashto, and other languages of Afghanistan | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Islam (Sunni majority and Shia minority) Minority: Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Baháʼí Faith | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazara |
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