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The current province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a population of 35.5 million at the time of the [[2017 Pakistani census|2017 Census of Pakistan]]. Over 83% of the population lived in rural areas.<ref name="2017census"/>
=== Ethnicity ===
The largest ethnic group are the [[Pashtuns]], who historically have been living in the areas for centuries.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kp.gov.pk/page/races_and_tribes| title = Races and Tribes – Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|website=Kp.gov.pk}}</ref> Around 1.5 million [[Afghans in Pakistan|Afghan refugees]] also remain in the province,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/481856844.html |title=Pakistani TV delves into lives of Afghan refugees |publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref> the majority of whom are Pashtuns followed by [[Tajiks]], [[Hazaras]], [[Gurjar|Gujjar]], and other smaller groups. Despite having lived in the province for over two decades, they are registered as [[demographics of Afghanistan|citizens of Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e487016 |title=UNHCR country operations profile – Pakistan |publisher=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|access-date=12 December 2012}}</ref>▼
The largest ethnic group are the [[Pashtuns]], who historically have been living in the areas for centuries.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kp.gov.pk/page/races_and_tribes| title = Races and Tribes – Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|website=Kp.gov.pk}}</ref> It has been estimated that nearly a third of the province's population is non-Pashtun, mainly made up of [[Gurjar|Gujjar]] and [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2018 |title=Pashtuns in Pakistan |url=https://minorityrights.org/communities/pashtuns-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203172501/https://minorityrights.org/communities/pashtuns-2/ |archive-date=3 February 2024 |website=[[Minority Rights Group]]}}</ref>
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The Pashtuns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa observe tribal code of conduct called [[Pashtunwali]] which has four high value components called ''nang'' (honour), ''badal'' (revenge), ''melmastiya'' (hospitality) and ''nanawata'' (rights to refuge).<ref name="T&F"/>
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