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

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.
  • German ancestry: Residents who claim German ancestry. Estimates are based on national censuses.
  • 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.
  • 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 United Kingdom HISTORY
African diaspora, population 783,795
Ranked 13th.
2.08 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada
Arab population 450,000
Ranked 18th.
500,000
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Canada
German ancestry 3.18 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than United Kingdom
262,000
Ranked 7th.
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 500,000
Ranked 5th. 39% more than United Kingdom
360,000
Ranked 7th.

Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 14.33
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
5.69
Ranked 12th.

Jews > Percent Jewish 1.43%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.57%
Ranked 12th.
Lebanese 449,000
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
90,000
Ranked 13th.
Russians 500,600
Ranked 10th. 67% more than United Kingdom
300,000
Ranked 14th.

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); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_diaspora#Distribution; 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.; Wikipedia: Lebanese people (Diaspora); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics)

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