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People > Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups Stats: compare key data on Brazil & United States

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Colombians: Colombian population in each country.
  • German ancestry: Residents who claim German ancestry. Estimates are based on national censuses.
  • 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 Brazil United States HISTORY
African diaspora, population 85.78 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States
42.02 million
Ranked 2nd.
Arab population 9 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
3.5 million
Ranked 4th.
Colombians 4,159
Ranked 10th.
908,734
Ranked 1st. 218 times more than Brazil
German ancestry 12 million
Ranked 3rd.
50.76 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Brazil
Jewish > Percent Jewish 0.05%
Ranked 19th.
1.71%
Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than Brazil

Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 125,000
Ranked 12th.
8.3 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Brazil
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 0.629
Ranked 40th.
26.44
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Brazil
Jews > Percent Jewish 0.064%
Ranked 42nd.
2.64%
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Brazil
Jews > Total Jews 95,600
Ranked 8th.
5.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Brazil

Jews > Total Jews per thousand people 0.49
Ranked 17th.
17.05
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Brazil

Lebanese 10 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
3.3 million
Ranked 2nd.
Russians 980,000
Ranked 6th.
3.16 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil

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: Colombian diaspora (Regions with significant populations); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_diaspora#Distribution; 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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