Vault 8 · Master List
17 unreached diaspora people groups, ranked by population, with each group's homeland, diaspora population, host-nation count, and reach into Freedom-House-rated Free nations.
Free Pop and # Free are totals only, not a per-country breakdown — country-by-country population figures and individual openness ratings are intentionally left off this page for the safety of these communities. Full detail is kept for internal planning only.
| Rank | Grp | Nation¹ | Pop¹ | Diaspora Pop² | # Nations² | Free Pop³ | # Free³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbek, Northern | Uzbekistan | 30,745,000 | 4,397,000 | 12 | 137,000 | 3 |
| 2a | Hausa (Nigeria) | Nigeria | 41,077,000 | 4,290,000 | 14 | 377,000 | 2 |
| 2b | Hausa (Niger) | Niger | 15,155,000 | 4,290,000 | 14 | 377,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Persian | Iran | 44,675,000 | 4,129,400 | 38 | 1,016,000† | 8† |
| 4 | Tamil (Hindu traditions) | India | ~72–77M general estimate | 3,730,200 | 25 | 798,200 | 15 |
| 5 | Tajik | Tajikistan | 9,060,000 | 3,405,800 | 14 | 55,600 | 5 |
| 6 | Gujarati | India | ~46–49M general estimate | 2,960,000 | 22 | 1,760,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Hindi | India | ~528M+ general estimate | 2,795,500 | 16 | 2,155,000 | 7 |
| 8 | Punjabi, Eastern | India, Punjab | ~30M general estimate | 2,064,400 | 21 | 1,170,700 | 10 |
| 9 | Khmer | Cambodia | 15,791,000 | 1,995,900 | 13 | 506,900 | 9 |
| 10 | Japanese | Japan | 117,111,000 | 1,940,200 | 37 | 1,716,600† | 15† |
| 11 | Afghan, general | Afghanistan | — | 1,878,100 | 21 | 1,476,900 | 17 |
| 12 | Telugu | India | ~81–96M general estimate | 1,758,800 | 13 | 600,800 | 7 |
| 13 | Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1,566,000 | 1,559,000 | 19 | 1,383,000 | 15 |
| 14 | Arab, Iraqi | Iraq | 21,512,000 | 1,387,800 | 20 | 984,700 | 13 |
| 15 | Thai (Central) | Thailand | 21,289,000 | 1,131,900 | 25 | 772,100 | 19 |
| 16 | Pashtun, Northern | Afghanistan | 4,714,000 | 1,071,700 | 14 | 366,000 | 7 |
| 17 | Hazara | Afghanistan | 3,872,000 | 949,800 | 10 | 139,000 | 5 |
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