 In 2005, Baghlani Jadid absorbed the district of Baghlan-e-Markazi, also in Baghlan Province, to create a new and bigger Baghlani Jadid district.According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the population of the district was estimated to be around 119,607 in 2004.Ethnically, Pashtuns are around 50% of the population and make up the majority in the district, followed by Tajiks at 40% and Uzbeks make up the remaining 10%.