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]

• United States

There are over 100,000 Malays living in the United States.

Europe

• United Kingdom

The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 50,000.

See also

• Overseas Indonesian
• Overseas Minangkabau
• Cape Malays
• Cocos Malays
• Malays in Singapore

References

1. "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
2. Project, Joshua. "Malay, Pattani in Thailand". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
3. "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
4. "Malay Muslims in Thailand". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". 8 February 2017.

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