Javanese diaspora
People of Javanese ethnicity residing outside Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Javanese diaspora is the demographic group of descendants of ethnic Javanese who emigrated from the Indonesian island of Java to other parts of the world. The Javanese diaspora includes a significant population in Suriname, with over 13% of the country's population being of Javanese ancestry.[12] Other major enclaves are found in Australia, French Guiana, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
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Total population | |
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c. 6-8 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Malaysia | c. 5,000,000 (including Malaysian citizen) (assimilate into the local Malaysian Malays) (NOTE[1])[2][3][4] |
Singapore | c. 400,000 (including Singaporean citizens, more than 60% of Singaporean Malays are of Javanese descent)[5] |
Taiwan | 190,000–240,000 (2018)[6][7] |
Hong Kong | 151,021 (2016)[8] |
Saudi Arabia | 150,000 (2014)[9][10] |
United Arab Emirates | 114,000 (2014)[11] |
Suriname | 102,000 (2019)[12] |
Jordan | 48,000 (2014)[11] |
Sri Lanka | 40,148 (2014) |
Oman | 33,000 (2014)[11] |
Qatar | 28,000 (2014)[11] |
Netherlands | 21,700 (Javanese Surinamese)[13][14] |
Macau | 7,000–16,000 (2016)[15] |
Australia | 12,000[citation needed] |
New Caledonia | 4,100[16] |
Thailand | 3,000[17] |
Germany | 2,400[citation needed] |
Languages | |
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Religion | |
Islam · Christianity · Hinduism · Buddhism · Javanism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Native Indonesians |
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