Afghans in the United Kingdom

British Afghans
Total population
Afghan-born residents
63,496 (2011 census)
79,000 (2019 ONS estimate)
Ethnic Afghans:
Afghans in Asian ethnic group: 95,518
Afghans in Other ethnic group: 20,649 (England and Wales only, 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Greater London · West Midlands
Languages
English · Dari · Pashto · others
Religion
Primarily Sunni Islam, with some Shia Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism

British Afghans are British citizens and non-citizen residents born in or with ancestors from, Afghanistan, part of worldwide Afghan diaspora. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that there were 79,000 people born in Afghanistan living in the UK in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "TS:002 Ethnic group (detailed)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2019 estimates was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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