Template:Infobox ethnic group

Tajiks
تاجيک Тоҷик
Total population
	c. 16.5 to 28.5 million
Regions with significant populations
Afghanistan	8,400,000<ref>"Afghanistan". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.</ref>
Tajikistan	5,849,331<ref>"Tajikistan". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.</ref>
Uzbekistan	1,365,356<ref>"Uzbekistan". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.</ref>; or 4,915,284<ref>US Department of State Report</ref>; or 11,000,000<ref>D. Carlson, Uzbekistan: Ethnic Composition and Discriminations, Harvard University, August 2003.</ref>;
Iran	1,700,000
Pakistan	900,000
Russia	500,000
Germany	120,000
United States	93,000
Qatar	87,000
China (PRC)	41,000
Ukraine	419<ref>State statistics committee of Ukraine - National composition of population, 2001 census (Ukrainian)</ref><ref>US Department of State Report</ref><ref>D. Carlson, "Uzbekistan: Ethnic Composition and Discriminations", Harvard University, August 2003</ref>
Languages
	Persian (varieties of Dari and Tajik)
Religion
	Islam (mostly Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
	Other Iranian peoples
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{{{group}}}
{{{native_name}}}
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|frameless\|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
Total population
	{{{total}}} ({{{total_year}}}, {{{genealogy}}}) {{{genealogy}}} (including those of ancestral descent)
{{{total1_year}}}	{{{total1}}}{{{total1_ref}}}
Regions with significant populations
	{{{regions}}}
{{{region1}}}	{{{pop1}}}
{{{region2}}}	{{{pop2}}}
{{{region3}}}	{{{pop3}}}
{{{region4}}}	............
{{{region33}}}	{{{pop33}}}
Languages
	{{{languages}}}
Religion
	{{{religions}}}
Related ethnic groups
	{{{related_groups}}}
	{{{footnotes}}}

{{{group}}}
{{{native_name}}}
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|frameless\|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
Total population
	{{{total}}} ({{{total_year}}}, {{{genealogy}}}) {{{genealogy}}} (including those of ancestral descent)
Regions with significant populations
	{{{regions}}}
Languages
	{{{languages}}}
Religion
	{{{religions}}}
Related ethnic groups
	{{{related_groups}}}
	{{{footnotes}}}

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This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, override it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of the article.

This template uses Lua:

Syntax

Basic usage

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = <!-- (defaults to {{PAGENAME}}) -->
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = 
| image_caption    = 
| image_alt        = 
| image_upright    = 
| total            = <!-- total population worldwide -->
| total_year       = <!-- year of total population -->
| total_source     = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| total_ref        = <!-- references supporting total population -->
| genealogy        = 
| regions          = <!-- e.g., a list of regions (countries), especially if regionN etc below not used -->

| languages        =
| religions        =
| related_groups   = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

Usage with detailed per-region population

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = <!-- (defaults to {{PAGENAME}}) -->
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = <!-- filename -->
| image_caption    = 
| image_alt        = 
| image_upright    = 
| total            = <!-- total population worldwide -->
| total_year       = <!-- year of total population -->
| total_source     = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' -->
| total_ref        = <!-- references supporting total population -->
| total1           = <!-- up to | total3 = -->
| total1_year      = <!-- up to | total3_year = -->
| total1_source    = <!-- up to | total3_source = -->
| total1_ref       = <!-- up to | total3_ref = -->
| genealogy        = 
| regions          = <!-- e.g., a list of regions (countries), especially if regionN etc below not used -->

| region1          = <!-- first region (country)'s name -->
| pop1             = <!-- population in first region -->
| ref1             = <!-- <ref>erence/s supporting pop1 data -->
| region2          = 
| pop2             = 
| ref2             = 
| region3          = <!-- up to | region33 = -->
| pop3             = <!-- up to | pop33 = -->
| ref3             = <!-- up to | ref33 = -->

| languages        = 
| religions        = 
| related_groups   = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

Example

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Tajiks
| native_name = {{lang|tgk|size=115%|تاجيک}} {{lang|tg|size=90%|Тоҷик}}
| image = Thomas Edward Gordon Lake Victoria, Great Pamir, May 2nd, 1874.png
| image_alt = Thomas Edward Gordon Lake Victoria, Great Pamir, May 2nd, 1874
| image_upright = 1.2
| population = {{circa}} 16.5 to 28.5 million
| region1  = Afghanistan
| pop1     = 8,400,000
| ref1     = <ref>{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Afghanistan}}</ref>
| region2  = Tajikistan
| pop2     = 5,849,331
| ref2     = <ref>{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Tajikistan}}</ref>
| region3  = Uzbekistan
| pop3     =
   {{Unbulleted list |class=nowrap
    | 1,365,356<ref>{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Uzbekistan}}</ref>
    | or 4,915,284<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/369.htm US Department of State Report]</ref>
    | or 11,000,000<ref>D. Carlson, ''Uzbekistan: Ethnic Composition and Discriminations'', [[Harvard University]], August 2003.</ref>
   }}
| region4  = Iran
| pop4     = 1,700,000
| ref4     = 
| region5  = Pakistan
| pop5     = 900,000
| ref5     = 
| region6  = Russia
| pop6     = 500,000
| ref6     = 
| region7  = Germany
| pop7     = 120,000
| ref7     = 
| region8  = United States
| pop8     = 93,000
| ref8     = 
| region9  = Qatar
| pop9     = 87,000
| ref9     = 
| region10 = China (PRC)
| pop10    = 41,000
| ref10    = 
| region11 = Ukraine
| pop11    = 419
| ref11    = <ref>[http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/nationality_population/nationality_popul1/select_5/?botton=cens_db&box=5.1W&k_t=00&p=75&rz=1_1&rz_b=2_1%20%20%20&n_page=4 State statistics committee of Ukraine - National composition of population, 2001 census] (Ukrainian)</ref><ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/369.htm  US Department of State Report]</ref><ref>D. Carlson, ''"Uzbekistan:  Ethnic Composition and Discriminations"'', [[Harvard University]], August 2003</ref>
| languages = [[Persian language|Persian]] (varieties of [[Dari (Eastern Persian)|Dari]] and [[Tajik language|Tajik]])
| religions = [[Islam]] (mostly [[Sunni]])
| related_groups = Other [[Iranian peoples]]
| footnotes = ''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...''<br/>{{reflist}}
}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional, except for group.

Parameter	Description
group	Name of the group (e.g., "Armenians").
native_name	Name in local language. If more than one, separate using {{Plain list}}
native_name_lang	ISO 639-2 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead
flag	To specify a flag image below the titlebar; see below for example. Please be cautious about using this: most ethnic groups do not have a strongly associated flag.
flag_border	set to `no` to suppress the thin border around the flag image.
flag_caption	Caption to be placed below flag (if used).
flag_alt	Alt caption to be placed on flag image, per WP:ACCIM.
image	To specify an image below the titlebar (or flag); see below for example.
image_caption	(or caption) Caption to be placed below image (if used).
image_alt	Alt caption to be placed on image, per WP:ACCIM.
total	(or population or pop) Worldwide population.
genealogy	Worldwide population under criteria, including assimilated diasporas (useful to distinguish from population for certain ethnicities).
regions	(or popplace) To introduce and/or indicate regional populations.
tablehdr	Heading above list of regions (region1, region2, etc.).
region1	To list first region. Requires `\|pop1=` or `\|ref1=`.
pop1	To list population in first region.
ref1	To list footnote/s and/or URL/s for first region's information.
region2	Ditto second region.
pop2
ref2
......
region40	Ditto fortiest (and, currently, last) region.
pop40
ref40
languages	(or langs) List of languages spoken by group.
religions	(or rels) List of group's religious affiliations.
related_groups	List of other ethnic groups related to the group.
footnotes	List of footnotes

Example use of flag and image parameters

(flag and flag_caption for Basque people, image and image_caption for Zulu people)

|flag          = Flag of the Basque Country.svg
|flag_caption  = The [[Ikurriña]], flag of the [[Basque Country]]
|flag_alt      = The Ikurriña, flag of the Basque Country

|image         = ZuluWarriors.jpg
|image_caption = Zulu warriors (late nineteenth century)
|image_alt     = Zulu warriors (late nineteenth century)

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox ethnic group in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox ethnic group

Infobox template for an ethnic group

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`group`	The name of the ethnic group. Defaults to the page name if empty. Default {{PAGENAME}} Example Armenians	String	suggested
Native name	`native_name`	The name of the ethnic group in the local language. If there is more than one, enter each using the following templates: {{Plainlist\|{{lang\|ISO 639-2 code (e.g., "fr")\|First name}} {{lang\|ISO code\|Second name}} etc.}}.	Content	suggested
Native name language code	`native_name_lang`	ISO 639-2 code (e.g., "fr" for French) for the language of the native name, if there is only one. If there is more than one, use just the "Native name" parameter instead, following the instructions there. Example fr	Line	suggested
Flag	`flag`	A flag for the ethnic group	File	optional
Flag caption	`flag_caption`	A caption for the flag	String	optional
flag_alt	`flag_alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
raw image	`rawimage`	no description	File	optional
Image	`image`	no description	File	optional
image caption	`image_caption` `caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
image_alt	`image_alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
Population	`population` `pop` `total` `total1`	no description	Number	optional
total_ref	`total_ref`	no description	Unknown	optional
Ethnic population	`genealogy`	Population including ancestral descent	Number	optional
total_year	`total_year`	no description	Unknown	optional
Population source	`total_source`	"census" or "estimate" Example census	String	optional
total1_year	`total1_year`	no description	Unknown	optional
total1_source	`total1_source`	no description	Unknown	optional
total1_ref	`total1_ref`	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_year	`total2_year`	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_source	`total2_source`	no description	Unknown	optional
total2	`total2`	no description	Unknown	optional
total2_ref	`total2_ref`	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_year	`total3_year`	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_source	`total3_source`	no description	Unknown	optional
total3	`total3`	no description	Unknown	optional
total3_ref	`total3_ref`	no description	Unknown	optional
popplace	`popplace`	no description	Unknown	optional
regions	`regions`	no description	Unknown	optional
region1	`region1`	no description	Unknown	optional
tablehdr	`tablehdr`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop_embed	`pop_embed`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop1	`pop1`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref1	`ref1`	no description	Unknown	optional
region2	`region2`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop2	`pop2`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref2	`ref2`	no description	Unknown	optional
region3	`region3`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop3	`pop3`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref3	`ref3`	no description	Unknown	optional
region4	`region4`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop4	`pop4`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref4	`ref4`	no description	Unknown	optional
region5	`region5`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop5	`pop5`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref5	`ref5`	no description	Unknown	optional
region6	`region6`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop6	`pop6`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref6	`ref6`	no description	Unknown	optional
region7	`region7`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop7	`pop7`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref7	`ref7`	no description	Unknown	optional
region8	`region8`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop8	`pop8`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref8	`ref8`	no description	Unknown	optional
region9	`region9`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop9	`pop9`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref9	`ref9`	no description	Unknown	optional
region10	`region10`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop10	`pop10`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref10	`ref10`	no description	Unknown	optional
region11	`region11`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop11	`pop11`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref11	`ref11`	no description	Unknown	optional
region12	`region12`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop12	`pop12`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref12	`ref12`	no description	Unknown	optional
region13	`region13`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop13	`pop13`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref13	`ref13`	no description	Unknown	optional
region14	`region14`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop14	`pop14`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref14	`ref14`	no description	Unknown	optional
region15	`region15`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop15	`pop15`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref15	`ref15`	no description	Unknown	optional
region16	`region16`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop16	`pop16`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref16	`ref16`	no description	Unknown	optional
region17	`region17`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop17	`pop17`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref17	`ref17`	no description	Unknown	optional
region18	`region18`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop18	`pop18`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref18	`ref18`	no description	Unknown	optional
region19	`region19`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop19	`pop19`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref19	`ref19`	no description	Unknown	optional
region20	`region20`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop20	`pop20`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref20	`ref20`	no description	Unknown	optional
region21	`region21`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop21	`pop21`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref21	`ref21`	no description	Unknown	optional
region22	`region22`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop22	`pop22`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref22	`ref22`	no description	Unknown	optional
region23	`region23`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop23	`pop23`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref23	`ref23`	no description	Unknown	optional
region24	`region24`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop24	`pop24`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref24	`ref24`	no description	Unknown	optional
region25	`region25`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop25	`pop25`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref25	`ref25`	no description	Unknown	optional
region26	`region26`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop26	`pop26`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref26	`ref26`	no description	Unknown	optional
region27	`region27`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop27	`pop27`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref27	`ref27`	no description	Unknown	optional
region28	`region28`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop28	`pop28`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref28	`ref28`	no description	Unknown	optional
region29	`region29`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop29	`pop29`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref29	`ref29`	no description	Unknown	optional
region30	`region30`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop30	`pop30`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref30	`ref30`	no description	Unknown	optional
region31	`region31`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop31	`pop31`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref31	`ref31`	no description	Unknown	optional
region32	`region32`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop32	`pop32`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref32	`ref32`	no description	Unknown	optional
region33	`region33`	no description	Unknown	optional
pop33	`pop33`	no description	Unknown	optional
ref33	`ref33`	no description	Unknown	optional
Languages	`languages` `langs`	no description Example [[American English]], [[Hebrew language\|Hebrew]], [[Yiddish]], minority [[Ladino]]	String	suggested
Religions	`religions` `rels`	Religions associated with the ethnic group Example [[Christianity]] ([[Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]]), minority [[Judaism]] and [[Buddhism]]	Content	suggested
Related ethnic groups	`related_groups` `related`	Ethnic groups related to this group Example [[Americans]], [[Canadians]], [[Han Chinese]]	Content	suggested
related-c	`related-c`	no description	Unknown	optional
footnotes	`footnotes`	no description	Unknown	optional

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Template:Infobox ethnic group

Contents

Syntax

Basic usage

Usage with detailed per-region population

Example

Parameters

Example use of flag and image parameters

Microformat

TemplateData

Tracking categories

See also

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{{{native_name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}\|frameless\|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{image_caption}}}
Total population
{{{total}}}^{{{{total_ref}}}} ({{{total_year}}}, {{{genealogy}}}) {{{genealogy}}} (including those of ancestral descent)
Regions with significant populations
{{{regions}}}
Languages
{{{languages}}}
Religion
{{{religions}}}
Related ethnic groups
{{{related_groups}}}
{{{footnotes}}}

Template:Infobox ethnic group

Syntax

Basic usage

Usage with detailed per-region population

Example

Parameters

Example use of flag and image parameters

Microformat

TemplateData

Tracking categories

See also

Navigation menu

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