| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Afghan-born residents 63,496 (2011 census) 79,000 (2019 ONS estimate) 85,693 (England and Wales only, 2021 census)[1] Ethnic Afghans: Afghans in Asian ethnic group: 95,518 Afghans in Other ethnic group: 20,649 (England and Wales only, 2021)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greater London · West Midlands | |
| Languages | |
| English · Dari · Pashto · others | |
| Religion | |
| Primarily Sunni Islam, with some Shia Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism |
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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.[3]
2019 estimates was invoked but never defined (see the help page).