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| Total population | |
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| ~1.5 billion [citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India | over 911 million[1] |
 Pakistan | over 190 million[2] |
 Bangladesh | over 160 million[3] |
 Nepal | over 26 million |
 Sri Lanka | over 14 million |
 Afghanistan | over 2 million |
 Mauritius | over 725,400 |
 Maldives | over 300,000[4] |
 Bhutan | over 240,000 |
| Languages | |
| Indo-Aryan languages | |
| Religion | |
| Indian religions (Mostly Hindu; with Buddhist, Sikh and Jain minorities) and Islam, Christians and some non-religious atheist/agnostic | |
Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse collection of peoples speaking Indo-Aryan languages in the Indian subcontinent. Historically, Aryans were the Indo-Iranian speaking pastoralists who migrated from Central Asia into South Asia and introduced the Proto-Indo-Aryan language.[5][6][7][8][9] The early Indo-Aryan peoples were known to be closely related to the Indo-Iranian group that have resided north of the Indus River; an evident connection in cultural, linguistic, and historical ties. Today, Indo-Aryan speakers are found south of the Indus, across the modern-day regions of Bangladesh, Nepal, eastern-Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and northern-India.[10]
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- ^ "Pakistan". The World Factbook. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh". The World Factbook. 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Population of Lhotshampas in Bhutan". UNHCR. 2004. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Anthony 2007.
- ^ Erdosy 2012.
- ^ "How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India". bbc. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "New reports clearly confirm 'Arya' migration into India". thehindu. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Aryans or Harappans—Who drove the creation of caste system? DNA holds a clue". theprint. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Danesh Jain, George Cardona (2007). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge. p. 2.