Afghans in the Netherlands
Afghanen in Nederland افغان ها در هلند افغانان په هالنډ کې | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 51,830 (2021) 0.3% of the Dutch population | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, Dari, Pashto | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam, with small Hindu and Sikh minorities |
Afghans in the Netherlands are Dutch citizens and non-citizen residents born in, or with ancestors from, Afghanistan. In 2015 there were 44,000 Dutch Afghans, which form one of the largest Afghan diaspora communities as well as one of the main Asian communities in the Netherlands. Most of the first generation immigrants settled in the Netherlands between 1992 and 2001.