Overseas Malays [1]refer to individuals with Malay race [2]ancestry (inc. Javanese, Malays (ethnic group), Minangkabau, Buginese people) living outside Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Statistics
[edit]Asia
[edit]Malays: 15,000
- Myanmar (Burma)
Burmese Malays: 26,000
Malays: 2,000,000
Malays: 600,000 (Local Overseas Malay + Native Orang Laut Population)
Malays: 1,500,000 (Local Overseas Malay Population)
Sri Lankan Malays are also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000
Malays: 12,000
Africa
[edit]There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. These are a population of multi-racial ancestry.
Oceania
[edit]Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people.
Malays: 2,200
North America
[edit]Malays: 16,920[5]
There are over 95,000 Malays living in the United States.
Europe
[edit]The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 49,000.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Project, Joshua. "Malay, Pattani in Thailand". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Malay Muslims in Thailand". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". 8 February 2017.
External links
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