Malayali diaspora
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Not to be confused with Malaysian diaspora.
The Malayali Diaspora refers to the Malayali people who live outside their homeland of the Indian state of Kerala and the Union Territories of Mahé, India and Lakshadweep.[18] They are predominantly found in the Persian Gulf, North America, Europe, Australia, Caribbean, Africa and other regions around the world.
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മറുനാടൻ മലയാളികൾ | |
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Total population | |
c. 6 million (including 3.5 million Kerala Gulf diaspora[1]) (2020 est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United Arab Emirates | 773,000[2] |
Kuwait | 634,738[3] |
Saudi Arabia | 595,000[2] |
Qatar | 445,000[3] |
Malaysia | 228,900[4] |
Oman | 195,300[3] |
Bahrain | 101,556[3] |
United States | 84,000[5] |
Canada | 77,910[6] |
Australia | 53,206[7][8] |
Israel | 46,600[citation needed] |
United Kingdom | 45,264[9] |
Singapore | 26,000[10] |
Ireland | 24,674[11] |
New Zealand | 6,000[citation needed] |
Pakistan | 6,000[12] |
Germany | 5,867[13] |
Indonesia | 4,000[citation needed] |
Austria | 3,784[14] |
Japan | 500[15] |
Finland | 474[16] |
Languages | |
Malayalam | |
Religion | |
Predominantly: Hinduism Minority: Islam Christianity[17] Buddhism, Judaism, Atheism and others[17] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
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