Overseas Malays
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
Asia
- Yunnan of China
- Cambodia
Malays: 15,000
- Myanmar (Burma)
Burmese Malays: 26,000
- Philippines
Malays: 2,000,000
- Singapore[3]
Malays: 600,000 (Local Overseas Malay + Native Orang Laut Population)
- Thailand[4]
Malays: 1,500,000 (Local Overseas Malay Population)
- Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Malays are also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000
- Japan
Malays: 12,000
Africa
- South Africa
There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. These are a population of multi-racial ancestry.
Oceania
- Australia
Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people.
- New Zealand
Malays: 2,200
North America
- Canada
Malays: 16,920[5]
There are over 100,000 Malays living in the United States.
Europe
The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 50,000.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
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