Geographical distribution of Urdu speakers
اہلِ زبانِ اردو | |
|---|---|
The phrase Zuban-e-Urdu-e-Mualla or "Language of the Exalted Camp" | |
| Total population | |
| 68.62 million (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India (diasporic Urdu Belt, a regional belt that consists of Hindi-Urdu belt states, many speakers live in various cities in Deccan Plateau) Pakistan (Muhajirs in Karachi, Hyderabad & mainly across large cities in Sindh and other large Pakistani cities) Nepal (Terai region) Bangladesh (diasporic Urdu-speaking Bihari communities, also known as Stranded Pakistanis, live throughout Bangladesh, particularly in Saidpur, Nilphamari, Mohammadpur and Old Dhaka) | |
| India | 50,772,631 (2011) |
| Pakistan | 22,249,307 (2023) |
| Nepal | 413,785 (2021) |
| United States | 397,502 (2013) |
| Bangladesh | 300,000 (2011) |
| United Kingdom | 270,000 (2011) |
| Canada | 210,815 (2016) |
| Australia | 69,131 (2016) |
| Languages | |
| Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam
Small Minority Hindusim, Christianity and Judaism | |
Native speakers of Urdu are spread across South Asia. The vast majority of them are Muslims of the Hindi–Urdu Belt of northern India, followed by the Deccani people of the Deccan plateau in south-central India (who speak Deccani Urdu), and most of the Muhajir people (not all) of Pakistan and some stranded Pakistani communities in Bangladesh. The historical centres of Urdu speakers include Delhi and Lucknow.