Afghans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 48–52 million (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Iran | c. 3–5 million (2023) |
| Pakistan | 1,285,754 (2022) |
| Germany | 425,000 (2022) |
| United States | 300,000 (2022) |
| UAE | 300,000 (2012) |
| Russia | 150,000 (2017) |
| Turkey | 129,323 (2021) |
| Canada | 125,305 (2022) |
| France | 124,830 (2023) |
| Sweden | 82,883 (2024) |
| United Kingdom | 79,000 (2019) |
| Australia | 59,797 (2021) |
| The Netherlands | 51,830 (2021) |
| Denmark | 22,319 (2025) |
| Greece | 21,456 (2021) |
| Ukraine | 20,000 (2001) |
| India | 15,806 (2021) |
| Austria | 44,918 (2023) |
| Switzerland | 14,523 (2021) |
| Finland | 12,044 (2021) |
| Italy | 11,121–12,096 (2021) |
| Norway | 24,823 (2022) |
| Uzbekistan | 10,000 (2017) |
| Israel | 10,000 (2012) |
| Tajikistan | 6,775 (2021) |
| Brazil | 6,927 (2024) |
| Qatar | 4,000 (2012) |
| Japan | 3,509 (2020) |
| New Zealand | 3,414 (2013) |
| Malaysia | 2,661 (2021) |
| Kazakhstan | 2,500+ (2021) |
| Romania | 2,384 (2020) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,000 (2002) |
| Ireland | 1,200 (2019) |
| Spain | 300–2,500 (2018) |
| Portugal | 883 |
| Languages | |
| Dari, Pashto and other languages of Afghanistan | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly: Islam (Sunni majority and Shia minority) Minority: Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Baháʼí Faith | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Aimaqs, Baloch, Pashayi, others | |
Afghans are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan. They are composed of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks are the largest.
The two main languages spoken among the Afghan people are Dari (a variety of Persian) and Pashto. Historically, the ethnonym "Afghan" used to refer to Pashtuns, but later came to refer to all ethnicities in Afghanistan after the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan proposed by King Mohammad Zahir Shah.