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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.
  • Canadians: Amount of naturalized Canadians or Canadian citizens living in each country as of 2014.
  • Chechen population centres: City with the largest Chechen population in each country.
  • 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 > Core Jewish population: Jewish population by country. The core Jewish community comprises only Jews.
  • 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 > Pre-war Jewish population: Estimated Pre-War Jewish population.
  • 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 AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
African diaspora, population 3.8 million 2014 6th out of 15
Arab population 5.5 million 2014 2nd out of 20
Canadians 11,931 2014 8th out of 18
Chechen population centres Besançon , Nice , Orleans , Strasbourg , Le Mans , Paris , Montpelier , Toulouse , Tours 2014
Greeks 35,000 2014 5th out of 75
Jewish > Percent Jewish 0.77% 2010 4th out of 32
Jews > Core Jewish population 483,500 2010 1st out of 35
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 600,000 2012 4th out of 96
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 9.13 2012 7th out of 95
Jews > Percent Jewish 0.943% 2012 6th out of 96
Jews > Pre-war Jewish population 350,000 2013 4th out of 14
Jews > Total Jews 483,500 2010 3rd out of 32
Jews > Total Jews per thousand people 7.43 2010 4th out of 32
Lebanese 250,000 2008 9th out of 37
Russians 115,000 2014 20th out of 58

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: Canadian diaspora; Wikipedia: Chechen diaspora (Chechen diaspora per country) (Refworld | Continuing Human Rights Abuses Force Chechens to Flee to Europe); 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.; Wikipedia: The Holocaust (The following figures from Lucy Dawidowicz show the annihilation of the Jewish population of Europe by (pre-war) country:) (Dawidowicz, Lucy . The War Against the Jews , Bantam, 1986.p. 403, . Eric Lichtblau (1 March 2013). "The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2 March 2013 . ., The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names, The Holocaust: Tracing Lost Family Members); 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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