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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 predominantly found in South Asia, who (traditionally) speak Indo-Aryan languages. 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]