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Ethnic groups in Afghanistan as of 1997. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostly tribal society. The population of the country consists of numerous ethnolinguistic groups: mainly the Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek, as well as the minorities of Aimaq, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Pamiri, Kyrgyz, Moghol, and others.
English: Ethnolinguistic map of Afghanistan in relation to population density to illustrate population concentration in the country, based on 2020 estimates (sources: Afghanistan City Population, Afghanistan Information Management Services, The Gulf/2000 Project).
English: Map showing the largest ethnic group in each district of Afghanistan. It should be noted that the population of Afghanistan is not determined by districts. Also, this map has major errors because it is missing Aimaks, Kyrgys, Qizilbash, and Brahuis who are different ethnic groups mentioned by names in the Constitution of Afghanistan (chapter 1, article 4), the Afghan National Anthem ...
Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates. The population of Afghanistan is around 49.5 million as of 2025. [7] The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between Central Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia.
Afghans (Dari: افغانها; Pashto: افغانان) are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan, as well as their descendants in the Afghan diaspora. [41] [42] [43] The country is made up of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks are the largest.
Ethnic groups in Afghanistan. Some sources claim that Hazaras comprise about 20 to 30 percent of the total population of Afghanistan. [151] [66] [121] [152] They were, by far, the largest ethnic group in the past. During the 1888–1893 uprisings, over sixty percent of Hazaras were massacred, and many were displaced. Meanwhile, they lost a ...
A CIA map showing traditional Afghan tribal territories. The Bettani speak various Pashto dialects. The Ghilji or (Gharzai) of the central region around Paktika speak Central Pashto, a dialect with unique phonetic features, transitional between the southern and the northern dialects of Pashto. [8]
CIA map showing the territory of the settlement of ethnic groups and subgroups in Afghanistan (2005) In 2021, the Aimaq made up 4% of Afghanistan’s population. ...