Afghan New Zealanders

Afghan New Zealanders
Total population
Afghan New Zealanders
5,250 Afghan-born (2018)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Wellington, Palmerston North
Languages
Pashto, Persian (Dari and Hazaragi dialect), New Zealand English
Religion
Predominantly: Islam
(Sunni majority and Shia minority)
Related ethnic groups
Afghan diaspora, Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazara

Afghan New Zealanders are New Zealanders whose ancestors came from Afghanistan or who were born in Afghanistan. The New Zealand government categorises Afghanistan as Central Asian. [2]

  1. ^ "Afghani ethnic group". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ https://aria.stats.govt.nz/aria/#ClassificationView:uri=http://stats.govt.nz/cms/ClassificationVersion/ys69SsOCPi6Mc4jR. valid from 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.