Afghans in Germany

German Afghans
Total population
	377,240 (2022)
Regions with significant populations
	Hamburg, Northrhine-Westphalia (Essen, Dortmund), Hesse (Frankfurt, Darmstadt), Bavaria (Munich), Lower Saxony (Hanover)
Languages
	Persian, Pashto, German
Religion
	predominantly Islam ; with minorities of Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Judaism and Irreligion

German Afghans (German: Afghanistanstämmige in Deutschland) are German citizens with Afghan ancestry and non-citizen residents born in, or with ancestors from, Afghanistan. It is the largest Afghan community in Europe and part of the worldwide Afghan diaspora, of which it is one of the largest.^{[clarification needed]} In 2022, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany estimated the number of people of Afghan descent residing in Germany at 425,000^[3] the third largest from outside the EU, and the largest group from Asia excluding the Middle East and Caucusus.^[4]^[5] In particular, there are over 50,000 Afghans in Hamburg alone, comprising about 2,7% of the city's population (as of 2023).^[6]^[7] Offenbach am Main and Hamburg had the highest shares of Afghan migrants among all German districts in 2011.^[8]

The Afghan community in Germany is heterogeneous with various political views, as they are in Afghanistan (see Demography of Afghanistan). Though with the NATO involvement in Afghanistan, the community has come closer together due to shared hopes and worries; however, there are relatively few representative associations or organizations.

^ "Foreign population in Germany". DeStatis (Federal Office of Statistics). Retrieved 2023-03-07.}
^ "Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships".}
^ Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im weiteren Sinn nach ausgewählten Geburtsstaaten
^ "Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^ Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit (in German)
^ Population with a migration background in Hamburg's districts as of 31 December 2021 (PDF), p. 12. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ Population with a migration background in Hamburg's districts at the end of 2015 (PDF), p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
^ "Kartenseite: Afghanen in Deutschland - Landkreise". kartenseite.wordpress.com. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

[1] "Foreign population in Germany". DeStatis (Federal Office of Statistics). Retrieved 2023-03-07.}

[2] "Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships".}

[3] Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im weiteren Sinn nach ausgewählten Geburtsstaaten

[4] "Foreign population by place of birth and selected citizenships". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-10-31.

[5] Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit (in German)

[:0-6] Population with a migration background in Hamburg's districts as of 31 December 2021 (PDF), p. 12. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[7] Population with a migration background in Hamburg's districts at the end of 2015 (PDF), p. 3. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

[8] "Kartenseite: Afghanen in Deutschland - Landkreise". kartenseite.wordpress.com. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

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