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Where Hazaras live

Hazara communities around the world, with the best available estimates and how far each one can be trusted.

These numbers are estimates

No reliable count of Hazaras exists, and every figure here is disputed. They come from different years and methods, so they should not be added together. Totals in published sources range from about 4.5 to 8 million, and the World Hazara Council has claimed up to 14 million.

Afghanistan: About 3.5 million1Pakistan: 0.4 to 1 million2Iran: About 500,0003Sweden: 50,000 (2021)4Australia: 41,766 (2021)5Turkey: 26,0006Austria: 22,000 (2015)7United Kingdom: 12,000 (2015)8Indonesia: 3,8009Canada: 3,580 (2021)10
Worldwide. Darker countries are listed below, and bigger circles mean larger estimates.
Afghanistan: About 3.5 million1Pakistan: 0.4 to 1 million2Iran: About 500,0003Turkey: 26,0006
The homeland and its neighbours, up close. Markers show approximate locations.

By country

  1. Afghanistan

    About 3.5 million

    Reported estimate

    The Hazarajat in the central highlands, with large communities in Kabul and Mazar-i Sharif.

    Most often given as about 9% of the population, but published estimates run from about 3% to 20%.

  2. Pakistan

    0.4 to 1 million

    Reported estimate

    Mainly Quetta in Balochistan, in Mariabad and Hazara Town.

    Human Rights Watch gave about 500,000 in Balochistan in 2014. The Express Tribune reported over 900,000 in Pakistan in 2011.

  3. Iran

    About 500,000

    Reported estimate

    Primarily Mashhad.

  4. Sweden

    50,000 (2021)

    Listed figure

  5. Australia

    41,766 (2021)

    Census count

    Largest in Greater Melbourne, with 17,622 people of Hazara ancestry in 2021.

  6. Turkey

    26,000

    Listed figure

  7. Austria

    22,000 (2015)

    Listed figure

  8. United Kingdom

    12,000 (2015)

    Listed figure

  9. Indonesia

    3,800

    Listed figure

    Some stop here only temporarily while seeking asylum elsewhere.

  10. Canada

    3,580 (2021)

    Census count

Reading the labels

Census count
From a national census, where people state their ancestry. Often an undercount.
Reported estimate
An estimate from a report or news source we were able to read.
Listed figure
Listed on Wikipedia, but we could not confirm it in the original source.

Also worth knowing

Over 130,000 Hazaras had reached Europe by 2016, according to ABC News. That figure covers arrivals across the whole continent, so it overlaps with the countries above. ABC News, 2016

Figures listed elsewhere for the United States, the Netherlands and Syria have no citation, so they are left out. Communities also exist in places such as New Zealand and Denmark, without a figure we can stand behind.

If you know a better figure with a source, please add it to the Hazara diaspora article, and it will be reviewed.