Indo-Aryan peoples
Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse collection of Indo-European 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. The Indo-Aryan peoples were known to be closely related and belonging to the same Indo-Iranian group that have resided north of the Indus River; an evident connection in cultural, linguistic, and historical ties. Today, the Indo-Aryan language speakers are found south of the Indus, across the modern-day regions of Bangladesh, Nepal, eastern-Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and northern-India.
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| Total population | |
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| ~1.5 billion | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | over 911 million |
| Pakistan | over 233 million |
| Bangladesh | over 160 million |
| Nepal | over 26 million |
| Sri Lanka | over 14 million |
| Myanmar | over 1 million |
| Mauritius | over 725,400 |
| Maldives | over 300,000 |
| 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 | |
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