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People > Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups Stats: compare key data on Canada & France

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  • African diaspora, population:

    Amount of people of African descent in each country. Only the top 15 countries are listed.   

  • Arab population: Arab population in each country. France is the only European country with over 1 million Arabs.
  • Greeks: Members of the Greek diaspora by country of residence. Whether a member of the diaspora is defined as a Greek citizen, by ancestry or by self-identification varies by country.
  • Jewish > Percent Jewish: Percentage of population that is Jewish.
  • Jews > Enlarged Jewish population:

    Jewish population by country. The enlarged Jewish community includes Jews, non-Jews with Jewish ancestry and non-Jewish members of Jewish households.   

  • Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people:

    Jewish population by country. The enlarged Jewish community includes Jews, non-Jews with Jewish ancestry and non-Jewish members of Jewish households.   

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Jews > Percent Jewish: Proportion of country’s population that is Jewish.
  • Jews > Total Jews: Amount of Jewish residents.
  • Jews > Total Jews per thousand people: Amount of Jewish residents. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Lebanese: Number of residents who are Lebanese-born or of Lebanese descent.
  • Russians: Number of residents who are ethnic Russians and maintain a feeling of Russian national identity.
STAT Canada France HISTORY
African diaspora, population 783,795
Ranked 13th.
3.8 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Canada
Arab population 450,000
Ranked 18th.
5.5 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Canada
Greeks 450,000
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than France
35,000
Ranked 5th.
Jewish > Percent Jewish 1.11%
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than France
0.77%
Ranked 4th.

Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 500,000
Ranked 5th.
600,000
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Canada

Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 14.33
Ranked 5th. 57% more than France
9.13
Ranked 7th.

Jews > Percent Jewish 1.43%
Ranked 4th. 52% more than France
0.943%
Ranked 6th.
Jews > Total Jews 375,000
Ranked 4th.
483,500
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Canada

Jews > Total Jews per thousand people 10.99
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than France
7.43
Ranked 4th.

Lebanese 449,000
Ranked 6th. 80% more than France
250,000
Ranked 9th.
Russians 500,600
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than France
115,000
Ranked 20th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora (Largest 15 African diaspora populations); Wikipedia: Arab people (Arab diaspora) (Intra-Regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World , International Organization for Migration (IOM) Cairo); Wikipedia: Greek diaspora (List of countries and territories by Greek population); http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13992-statistics and http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box52/a467cg01.html; https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60.; https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rv2hLhme008J:www.jewishdatabank.org/Reports/World_Jewish_Population_2010.pdf+world+jewish+population+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShFmlEo2XYeBjYVUGgz_STm8ZXvaFqIMHdpfxUC8uWpDuLqb9l7GvJbF2piXHqxgDaGkOY3jfCA_RkpUlKLSByoSQC3cLV-5LcpxgXggqUIYwzK9hdfmwVv4Sz0BdeFMxJ_-2To&sig=AHIEtbT5tVUek4PSi_N_5f0Dwe-11sBzMg, Number 2 - 2010. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sergio DellaPergola. p. 60. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html, Jewish Population of the World. 2012.; http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13992-statistics and http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box52/a467cg01.html. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Lebanese people (Diaspora); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics)

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