Overseas Malays
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Overseas Malays refers to individuals with Malay race ancestry (inc. Javanese, Minangkabau, Baweanese, Bugis, Batak, Banjarese, Acehnese and even Orang Laut[1][2]) living outside of Indonesia,[3] Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore,[4] parts of Myanmar, East Timor, the Philippines and Southern Thailand[5] are not considered to be Malay countries at present time, due to geopolitical reasons. Albeit being an overseas community, this does not change the fact that they are still a part of the Malay archipelago, and share common ancestral and historical ties together.
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[8]
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 2024-03-08.
- ^ Johor's Orang Seletar under threat from climate change, retrieved 2024-03-08
- ^ "Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (2018-12-27). "PMO | PM Lee Hsien Loong at PA Kopi Talk at Ci Yuan CC". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ Yong, Kee Howe (2023-01-02). "Can the Malay Muslims be Thai enough in Thailand's far South?". Asian Anthropology. 22 (1): 21–38. doi:10.1080/1683478X.2022.2158650. ISSN 1683-478X.
- ^ "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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