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Definitions

  • 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.
  • Arab population: Arab population in each country. France is the only European country with over 1 million Arabs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Colombians: Colombian population in each country.
  • Gautemalans: Estimates of number of migrants from Guatemala by country of residence.
  • German ancestry: Residents who claim German ancestry. Estimates are based on national censuses.
  • Hispanic and Latino: Percentage of each country's total population considered Hispanic/Latino.
  • 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.
  • Jews from Russia in 1880: Number of Jews emigrating from Russia between 1880-1928 by country of destination.
  • Lebanese: Number of residents who are Lebanese-born or of Lebanese descent.
  • Multi-ethnic: Percentage of each country's total population that is multi-ethnic. These numbers reflect mulattos, douglas and other biracial peoples.
  • Nicaraguans: Count.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
African diaspora, population 42.02 million 2014 2nd out of 15
Amerindians 0.97% 2010 6th out of 7
Arab population 3.5 million 2014 4th out of 20
Asians 4.8% 2010 5th out of 9
Blacks 12.6% 2010 18th out of 20
Canadians 1.06 million 2014 1st out of 18
Chechen population centres Los Angeles , New Jersey 2014
Colombians 908,734 2014 1st out of 11
Gautemalans 985,045.5 2008 1st out of 8
German ancestry 50.76 million 2013 2nd out of 17
Hispanic and Latino 16.3% 2010 4th out of 7
Jewish > Percent Jewish 1.71% 2010 2nd out of 32
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population 8.3 million 2012 1st out of 96
Jews > Enlarged Jewish population per thousand people 26.44 2012 3rd out of 95
Jews > Percent Jewish 2.64% 2012 2nd out of 96
Jews > Total Jews 5.28 million 2010 2nd out of 32
Jews > Total Jews per thousand people 17.05 2010 2nd out of 32
Jews from Russia in 1880 1.75 million 1880 1st out of 5
Lebanese 3.3 million 2008 2nd out of 37
Multi-ethnic 2.9% 2010 14th out of 16
Nicaraguans 300,000 2014 1st out of 5
Other races 6.1% 2010 6th out of 19
Percent of population of African descent 13.6% 2011 3rd out of 7
Russians 3.16 million 2014 3rd out of 58
Whites 72.4% 2010 3rd out of 13

SOURCES: Wikipedia: African diaspora (Largest 15 African diaspora populations); Amerindian population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: Arab people (Arab diaspora) (Intra-Regional Labour Mobility in the Arab World , International Organization for Migration (IOM) Cairo); Asian population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Black population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: Canadian diaspora; Wikipedia: Chechen diaspora (Chechen diaspora per country) (Refworld | Continuing Human Rights Abuses Force Chechens to Flee to Europe); Wikipedia: Colombian diaspora (Regions with significant populations); http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/Global_Migrant_Origin_Database_Version_4.xls, Migration, Globalisation & Poverty; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_diaspora#Distribution; Wikipedia: Anglo-America (Ethnic 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.; http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/beyond-the-pale/eng_captions/39-4.html; Wikipedia: Lebanese people (Diaspora); Multi-ethnic population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: Nicaraguan diaspora; CIA World Factbook 2010; Wikipedia: African diaspora (Estimated population and distribution); Wikipedia: Russian diaspora (Statistics); White population worldwide. CIA World Factbook 2010

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