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Overseas Malays refer to individuals with Malay race ancestry (inc. Javanese, Malays (ethnic group), Minangkabau, Buginese people[1][2]) living outside of Indonesia,[3] Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore,[4] parts of Myanmar [5]and parts of Southern Thailand[6] 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

Asia

Malays: 15,000

Burmese Malays: 26,000

Malays: 2,000,000

Malays: 600,000 (Local Malay Population)

Malays: 1,500,000 (Local Malay Population)

Sri Lankan Malays are also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000

Malays: 12,000

Africa

There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. These are a population of multi-racial ancestry.

Oceania

Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people.

Malays: 2,200

North America

Malays: 16,920[9]

There are over 95,000 Malays living in the United States.

Europe

The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 49,000.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. ^ Johor's Orang Seletar under threat from climate change, retrieved 2024-03-08
  3. ^ "Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Malay Peninsula | Map, Definition, Facts, & Location | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Malays in Singapore". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ "Malay Muslims in Thailand". Minority Rights Group. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  9. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Canada [Country] and Canada [Country]". 8 February 2017.

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