Ethnic groups in Pakistan

Pakistan is a very diverse country with lots of different ethnic groups and languages.^[1] The 17 major groups are Punjabis, Pashtuns, Gujjar,^[2][3] Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Balochs, Paharis, Brahuis, Shina, Burusho Hazaras, Baltis, Kohistanis, Khetranis, Siddis and Kashmiris. There are also many other smaller groups like Makranis, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Thari, Kho, Pamiris, Nuristanis, Kalash and many others.^[4][5]

Ethnic groups in Pakistan (Pakistan Census 2017)^[6]

  Punjabis (38.78%)

  Pashtuns (18.24%)

  Sindhis (14.57%)

  Saraikis (12.19%)

  Muhajirs (7.8%)

  Baloch (3.02%)

  Hindkowan (2.44%)

  Brahuis (1.24%)

  Kashmiris (0.17%)

  Others (2.26%)

Dominant Ethnic Group in each Pakistani District as of the 2017 Pakistan Census (Territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir not included).

Refugees

The official census in Pakistan doesn't count the 1.4 million registered and 1.7 million unregistered people from Afghanistan who are living in Pakistan. Most of them were born in Pakistan in the last 40 years and are mainly Pashtuns, along with Tajiks, Uzbeks, and others.^[7]