Demographics of Azad Kashmir

The population of Azad Kashmir is composed of many communities and tribes. According to the last census conducted in Pakistan in 2017, the total population of Azad Kashmir was 4,045,366.

The last census in Azad Kashmir was conducted in 2017 along with the Census of Pakistan, according to which the population of the territory was 4,045,366. Majority of the people in the region live in rural areas, while about 12.5 percent live in urban areas.

About 90 percent children of Azad Kashmir get enrolled in the schools at primary level.

The population of Azad Kashmir consists largely of Muslims as the indigenous non Muslims were driven out following the partition. The people of this region culturally differ from the Kashmiris living in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, and are closer to the culture of Jammu. Mirpur, Kotli and Bhimber are all old towns of the Jammu region.

No census has been carried out to ascertain the ethnicity of the people of Azad Kashmir. However estimates suggest that Gujjars, Sudhans, Rajputs and Jats are the major ethnic groups living in the region. Gujjars who are about eight hundred thousand in number are the largest group among them. Rajputs who are spread across the region and Sudhans mostly settled in Bagh District and Rawalakot are regarded as the influential ethnic groups in Azad Kashmir. Other clans include people who share castes with the people of neighboring areas of Punjab. These include douli, hoteel, maldiyal. Sayeds are also found in AJ&K

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