People > Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups Stats: compare key data on Puerto Rico & United States
Definitions
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African diaspora, population:
Amount of people of African descent in each country. Only the top 15 countries are listed.
- Amerindians: Percentage of each country's total population that is Amerindian. Amerindian should not be confused with Native American, as the former are indigenous to all of the Americas, not just the United States.
- Asians: Percentage of each country's total population that is of Asian descent.
- Blacks: Percentage of each country's total population that is of African descent.
- Hispanic and Latino: Percentage of each country's total population considered Hispanic/Latino.
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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.
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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.
- Multi-ethnic: Percentage of each country's total population that is multi-ethnic. These numbers reflect mulattos, douglas and other biracial peoples.
- Other races: Percentage of population other than Amerindians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics, Latinos, Multi-ethnics and whites in each country out of total population.
- Percent of population of African descent: Percentage of each country's population that is of African descent. These numbers include people mixed with African descent as well.
- Russians: Number of residents who are ethnic Russians and maintain a feeling of Russian national identity.
- Whites: Percentage of white population in each country out of total population. The term "white" shouldn't be considered the same as "Caucasian" for these numbers. Although Indians are considered Caucasians, they aren't considered white in regards to these percentages.
SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora (Largest 15 African diaspora populations); Amerindian population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Asian population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Black population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: Anglo-America (Ethnic 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.; Multi-ethnic population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: African diaspora (Estimated population and distribution); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics); White population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010
