Muhajir (Pakistan)
مہاجر | |
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Photo from The Manchester Guardian of a group of Muslim migrants boarding a Pakistan-bound train in Delhi amidst the partition of India, c. 1947–1953 | |
| Total population | |
| c. 15 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Pakistan | 14,703,744 (2017 census) |
| Bangladesh | 300,000 |
| United Kingdom | 269,000 |
| United States | 188,983 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80,000 |
| Canada | 74,405 |
| Australia | 69,131 |
| Saudi Arabia | 53,000 |
| Languages | |
| Urdu (native language of the majority)
Other languages: Gujarati, Memoni, Rajasthani languages, and others (spoken by minorities) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
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The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir) (Urdu: مہاجر) are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan. They are the Muslim immigrants, of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan, and their descendants. Muhajirs come from various ethnic and regional backgrounds, with a significant portion of the community residing in Karachi and other major urban centers of Pakistan.
The total population of Muhajrs worldwide is estimated to be around 15 million, and the overwhelming majority of this figure (14.7 million) is located in Pakistan, according to the 2017 Pakistani census. Though the official controversial 2017 census of Karachi, which has historically hosted the country's largest Muhajir population, has been challenged by most of Sindh's political parties.