The NSIA puts the population of Nimruz Province at approximately 186,963 people. This estimate includes the many Kuchi nomads who inhabit the province seasonally and the native settled people.[13] It is the only province of Afghanistan where the Baloch ethnic group forms a majority.[2] The Balochs are followed by Pashtun, Brahui, Tajik, Uzbek, and Hazara.[4] The Pashtun tribes are mostly Barakzai and Nurzai. Almost all inhabitants except Hazaras follow Sunni Islam.[10] Languages spoken in the province are Pashto, Dari and Balochi.[4]