Muhajir (Pakistan)
Muslims who immigrated to Pakistan from India in 1947 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Muhajir people (also spelled Mahajir and Mohajir) (Urdu: مہاجر, lit. 'Immigrant') are Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, and their descendants, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan.[10][11] The community includes those immigrants' descendants, most of whom are settled in Karachi and other major urban centres of Pakistan.[12]
مہاجر | |
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Total population | |
c. 15 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pakistan | 14,703,744 (2017 census)[1][lower-alpha 1] |
Bangladesh | 300,000[2][lower-alpha 2] |
United Kingdom | 269,000[3] |
United States | 188,983[4] |
United Arab Emirates | 80,000[citation needed] |
Canada | 74,405[5] |
Australia | 69,131[6] |
Saudi Arabia | 53,000[7] |
Languages | |
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Religion | |
Islam (majority)[8] Christianity (minority)[9] |
The total population of the Muhajir people 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.