Back Muhajir's Afrikaans مهاجر (باكستان) Arabic مهاجر اشخاص ARZ Muhajir AST Mühacir xalqı Azerbaijani موهاجیرلر AZB Мухаджыры Byelorussian Мухаджири (Пакистан) Bulgarian মুহাজির জনগোষ্ঠী Bengali/Bangla Mohajir urdus Catalan
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| Total population | |
| c. 15 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Pakistan | 14,703,744 (2017 census)[1][a] |
 Bangladesh | 300,000[2][b] |
 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 | |
| Mainly Urdu
Other languages: Gujarati, Memoni, Rajasthani languages, and others | |
| Religion | |
| Islam[8] | |
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The Muhajir people (also spelled Mohajir and Mahajir) (Urdu: مہاجر) are a multi-origin ethnic group of Pakistan. They are the Muslim immigrants of various ethnic groups and regional origins, who migrated from various regions of India after the 1947 independence to settle in the newly independent state of Pakistan, and their descendants.[9][10] A significant population of the community settled in Karachi and other major urban centres of Pakistan.[11]
The total population of Muhajrs 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.
- ^ Hasnain, Khalid (19 May 2021). "Pakistan's population is 207.68m, shows 2017 census result". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Urdu-Speaking "Biharis" Seek Recognition, Respect and Rights". International Republican Institute. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "2011 Census - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Najam, Adil (2006). Portrait of a giving community : philanthropy by the Pakistani-American diaspora. Harvard University. Global Equity Initiative. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Global Equity Initiative, Asia Center, Harvard University. ISBN 0-674-02366-8. OCLC 44648966.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Find out how many people speak Urdu in your suburb". SBS Language. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia (KSA) Population Statistics [Infographics]". 20 April 2022.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Pakistan Country Overview". Refworld. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 1992. p. 264.
- ^ "Don't label me 'Mohajir'". tribune.com.pk. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "PAK32916 Research Response" (PDF). www.refworld.org. 20 February 2008.
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