The population consists of around 65% Kirgiz who ascend to Pamirs in the late XIII century and the rest are Pamiris who are indigenous people of that and Chinese area of Pamirs. Formerly the highlands was used by both ethnicities mostly as summer pasture.
The demographic includes roughly 65% Kirgiz who settled in Pamirs by the late XIII century, with the remainder being Pamiris, indigenous to the region and adjacent Chinese territories. Historically, both groups utilized these elevated areas predominantly as summer pastures.