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Afghans

Афганцы · Q16007968

census counts
1,923,453
Pakistan, census 2023 (national and/or ethnic group, UN)
3,518,204
sum of censuses in 8 countries, 2001-2023

In brief

The largest documented number lives in Pakistan: 1,923,453 people in the 2023 census.

Official figures exist for 8 countries; together they add up to 3,518,204. This is not an estimate of the world total: the censuses were held in different years (2001-2023) and define belonging differently, and countries without such data are not counted.

In Russia's 2020 census (reference date 1 October 2021), 3,536 people identified with the nationality "Афганцы" (Afghans)1. That is less than 0.01% of the 130,587,364 residents who stated a nationality.

Rosstat also assigns 12 other self-designations to this nationality (listed in Russian in the source table).

Where they live: census figures

Each figure comes from the country's official census. Censuses define belonging differently (self-identification, citizenship, mother tongue, ancestry); the type is given on each row.

Pakistan2023 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [2]
1,923,453
Islamic Republic of Iran2016 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [3]
1,583,979
Tajikistan2010 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [4]
3,675
Russia2021 · ethnicity / nationality · «Афганцы» · [1]
3,536
Philippines2020 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [5]
1,732
Ukraine2001 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [6]
1,008
Kazakhstan2021 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [7]
783
Latvia2021 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Afgan» · [8]
38
Sum across 8 countries3,518,204

In detail: Russia, 2021 census

Sex, urban and rural, Russian regions

Sex

Men 2,527 · 71.5%Women 1,009 · 28.5%

Urban and rural

Urban 3,122 · 88.3%Rural 414 · 11.7%

Where: the 10 regions with the largest numbers

Moscow (city)
680
Moscow Oblast
433
Rostov Oblast
280
Saint Petersburg (city)
269
Ivanovo Oblast
213
Stavropol Krai
212
Krasnodar Krai
166
Republic of Bashkortostan
107
Republic of Tatarstan
95
Republic of Adygea
68

Source [1]: Rosstat, 2020 census, vol. 5, table 1

Sources

  1. Rosstat. National composition of the population of the Russian Federation. Results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census (reference date 1 October 2021), vol. 5, table 1. Tom5_tab1_VPN-2020.xlsx (archived copy)
  2. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Pakistan, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  3. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Iran (Islamic Republic of), Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  4. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Tajikistan, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  5. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Philippines, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  6. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Ukraine, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  7. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Kazakhstan, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  8. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Latvia, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…