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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.
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.
Ethnic groups in Afghanistan by province (23 C) A. Afghan Jews (1 C, 5 P) Afghan nomads (6 P) Afghan people by ethnicity (3 C) Ancient peoples of Afghanistan (3 C, 11 P)
The other two major ethnic groups are the Hazaras and Uzbeks, each at 9%. A further 10 other ethnic groups are recognized and each are represented in the Afghan National Anthem. [448] Dari and Pashto are the official languages of Afghanistan; bilingualism is very common. [449]
Afghanistan and the geographical area of Hazaristan in 1890. The Hazaras are one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, primarily residing in the Hazaristan region in central Afghanistan, with a significant presence throughout the country. [147] Until the 1880s, the Hazaras were completely autonomous and controlled the entire Hazaristan ...
From a more limited, ethnological point of view, "Afḡhān" is the term by which the Persian-speakers of Afghanistan (and the non-Pashtō-speaking ethnic groups generally) designate the Pashtūn. The equation Afghans = Pashtūn has been propagated all the more, both in and beyond Afghanistan, because the Pashtūn tribal confederation has ...
Pashto is the native tongue of the Pashtuns, the dominant ethnic group in Afghanistan. [14] Due to Afghanistan's multi-ethnic character, multilingualism is a common phenomenon. The exact figures about the size and composition of the various ethnolinguistic groups are unavailable since no systematic census has been held in Afghanistan in decades ...
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.