maps-and-tables.neocities.org by Ludomir Filas
Last updated: 2021
The term "White People" does not have a good definition, that's a fact. The US census includes everyone who is of European or Middle Eastern or North African origin, the UK census only includes Europeans, on the Internet you'll find anything from "Italians/Spaniards/Slavs are not White" to "Iranians are White". In the 19th century, the English came up with the term and were excluding everyone except themselves as non-White (the Irish, Germans, even Swedes were said to be "swarthy"). We Jews can identify ourselves as White or non-White, depending on what is more beneficial in any situation. The whole thing is ridiculous and in need of a proper definition.
Why is it important to know who is White and who is not? For example, American and British employers will ask for race during a job application. This is to make sure that not too many White people are hired and the companies hire more diverse employees instead. In South Africa for example, 80% of jobs must be given to Black people by law, and not to White or Colored peoplein the South African context, "Colored" refers to the Khoisan, i.e. the native South African people who lived there before the Whites and the Blacks came, as well as mixed-race people. Many organizations also forbid racism in their code of conduct, but leave an exception for "reverse-racism", a modern term referring to racism against White people. So again it is important to know who is White and who is not.
I think a compromise of the definitions would be: White is who is racially Caucasian and of Christian background (i.e. not Muslim or Jewish, but atheist is ok). This would result in the following peoples being "White", and I believe this corresponds to the intuitive labelling many people do.
Please note that many smaller ethnicities or linguistic groups are not listed below; generally any ethnicities that number below 50,000 are not shown.
Non-Christian peoples are missing in accordance to the above definition. This includes Muslims such as Turks and various Caucasian ethnicities, but also the European Bosniaks as they are basically Muslim by definition (otherwise they would be Serbs or Croats). I did add Albanians, because even though the majority is Muslim, there are still several millions of Christian Albanians and they are the majority in some regions. Kalmyks as Europe's only Buddhist people are also missing in the table below.
| People/Ethnicity | Flag | Population estimate | Dominant religion | Traditional language | Language Group | % still speaking their traditional language | Language official status | Have ethnostate? |
| Germanic languages (part of Indo-European language family) | ||||||||
| Germans | | 142m | Catholic and Lutheran | Standard German and other German languages | Germanic (West) | c.67% (incl. people of German ancestry) | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol and Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), some municipalities in Poland, Namibia; minority language in Brazil, Alsace and Lorraine (France), Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Russia | Yes (Germany & Austria) |
| English | | 76m | Anglican | English | Germanic (West) | c.500% (more native English speakers than people of majority English ancentry) | United Kingdom, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, former and current British colonies | Yes (England/UK) |
| Dutch | | 30m | Catholic and Calvinist | Dutch | Germanic (West) | c.80% (incl. people of Dutch ancestry) | Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname | Yes (Netherlands) |
| Swedes | | 13m | Lutheran | Swedish | Germanic (North) | c.77% (incl. people of Swedish ancestry) | Sweden, Finland | Yes (Sweden) |
| Norwegians | | 10m | Lutheran | Norwegian | Germanic (North) | c.53% (incl. people of Norwegian ancestry) | Norway | Yes (Norway) |
| Danes | | 7m | Lutheran | Danish | Germanic (North) | c.85% (incl. people of Danish ancestry) | Denmark, Faroe Islands; minority language in Greenland and Germany | Yes (Denmark) |
| Afrikaners1native to South Africa | | 3m | Calvinist | Afrikaans | Germanic (West) | c.205% (more native Afrikaans speakers than ethnic Afrikaners) | South Africa, Namibia | No |
| Frisians | | 0.5m | Calvinist and Lutheran | Frisian | Germanic (West) | c.30% (dominated by Dutch and German) | Netherlands; minority language in Germany | No |
| Icelanders | | 0.4m | Lutheran | Icelandic | Germanic (North) | c.81% (incl. people of Icelandic ancestry) | Iceland | Yes (Iceland) |
| Faroese | | 0.07m | Lutheran | Faroese | Germanic (North) | 100% | Faroe Islands; minority language in Denmark and Greenland | Yes (Faroe Islands autonomous territory) |
| Celtic languages (part of Indo-European language family) | ||||||||
| Irish | | 75m | Catholic | Irish | Celtic | <1% (dominated by English) | Ireland, UK | Yes (Ireland & NI/UK) |
| Scots | | 34m | Presbyterian | Scottish Gaelic and Scots | Celtic / Germanic (West) | <1% (dominated by English) | minority language in Scotland | Yes (Scotland/UK) |
| Welsh | | 11m | Anglican | Welsh | Celtic | c.9% (dominated by English) | Wales | Yes (Wales/UK) |
| Cornish | | 8.5m | Anglican | Cornish | Celtic | <1% (dominated by English) | no official status (not even in Cornwall) | No |
| Bretons | | 7m | Catholic | Breton | Celtic | c.3% (dominated by French) | minority language in Brittany (France) | No |
| Manx | | 0.1m | Anglican | Manx | Celtic | <1% (dominated by English) | Isle of Man (?) | Yes (Isle of Man) |
| Italic languages (part of Indo-European language family) | ||||||||
| Spaniards | | 273m | Catholic | Spanish/Castilian, Galician, Aragonese | Italic (Romanic) | c.180% (more native Spanish speakers than people of majority Spanish ancestry) | Spain, most Central and South American countries | Yes (Spain) |
| Italians | | 150m | Catholic | Standard Italian and other Italian languages | Italic (Romanic) | c.45% (incl. people of Italian ancestry) | Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican, Istria (Slovenia and Croatia); minority language in Slovenia and Croatia | Yes (Italy) |
| French | | 95m | Catholic | French, Occitan, Arpitan | Italic (Romanic) | c.81% (incl. people of French ancestry) | France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Quebec (Canada), Aosta Valley (Italy), former and current French colonies | Yes (France) |
| Portuguese | | 60m | Catholic | Portuguese | Italic (Romanic) | c.415% (more native Portuguese speakers than people of majority Portuguese ancestry) | Portugal, Brazil, former Portuguese colonies | Yes (Portugal) |
| Romanian | | 27m | Orthodox | Romanian | Italic (Romanic) | c.93% (incl. people of Romanian ancestry) | Romania, Moldova, Vojvodina (Serbia); minority in Hungary, Ukraine, Serbia | Yes (Romania & Moldova) |
| Catalans | | 8.4m | Catholic | Catalan | Italic (Romanic) | c.49% (dominated by Spanish) | Andorra, parts of Spain; minority language in France and Sardinia (Italy) | Yes (Andorra & Catalonia Autonomous Community) |
| Sardinians | | 3.9m | Catholic | Sardinian | Italic (Romanic) | c.30% (dominated by Italian) (incl. people of Sardinian ancestry) | Sardinia (Italy) | No |
| Friulians | | 2m | Catholic | Friulian | Italic (Romanic) | c.30% (dominated by Italian) | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy) | No |
| Aromanians | | 0.5m | Orthodox | Aromanian | Italic (Romanic) | c.50% (dominated by Greek, Macedonian, Bulgarian, and Albanian) | minority language in North Macedonia and Albania | No |
| Corsicans | | 0.2m | Catholic | Corsican | Italic (Romanic) | c.80% (dominated by French) | minority language in Corsica (France) | No |
| Romansh | | 0.07m | Catholic | Romansh | Italic (Romanic) | c.90% (dominated by German and Italian) | Switzerland | No |
| Ladins | | 0.05m | Catholic | Ladin | Italic (Romanic) | c.88% (dominated by German and Italian) | South Tyrol (Italy) | No |
| Slavic languages (part of Indo-European language family) | ||||||||
| Russians2native to the European part of Russia | | 134m | Orthodox | Russian | Slavic (East) | c.112% (more native Russian speakers than people of primarily Russian ancestry) | Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Gagauzia and Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Georgia / de facto independent), Artsakh (Azerbaijan / de facto Armenian), Lugansk and Donetsk (Ukraine) as well as Crimea (Russia/Ukraine disputed); minority language in Romania, Armenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia, Ukraine | Yes (Russia) |
| Poles | | 60m | Catholic | Polish | Slavic (West) | c.75% (incl. people of Polish ancestry) | Poland; minority language in Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine | Yes (Poland) |
| Ukrainians (historically also: Rusins or Ruthenians) | | 46.7m | Orthodox | Ukrainian | Slavic (East) | c.86% (historically dominated by Russian) | Ukraine, Transnistria (Moldova); minority language in Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia | Yes (Ukraine) |
| Czechs | | 14m | Catholic | Czech | Slavic (West) | c.100% | Czech Republic; minority language in Slovakia, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, and Romania | Yes (Czech Republic) |
| Serbs | | 12m | Orthodox | Serbo-Croatian | Slavic (South) | c.100% | Serbia (incl. Kosovo), Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro; minority language in Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, and Romania | Yes (Serbia) |
| Belarusians | | 10m | Orthodox | Belarusian | Slavic (East) | c.54% (dominated by Russian) | Belarus, some Polish municipalities; minority language in Czech Republic, Russia, and Ukraine | Yes (Belarus) |
| Bulgarians | | 9m | Orthodox | Bulgarian | Slavic (South) | c.89% | Bulgaria; minority language in Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia, Albania, and Romania | Yes (Bulgaria) |
| Croats | | 8m | Catholic | Serbo-Croatian | Slavic (South) | c.70% (incl. people of Croatian ancestry) | Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Vojvodina (Serbia), Burgenland (Austria); minority language in Montenegro, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Baranya County (Hungary), and Italy | Yes (Croatia) |
| Slovaks | | 6.5m | Catholic | Slovak | Slavic (West) | c.80% (incl. people of Slovak ancestry) | Slovakia; minority language in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Croatia | Yes (Slovakia) |
| Macedonians | | 2.5m | Orthodox | Macedonian | Slavic (South) | c.100% | North Macedonia; minority language in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, and Serbia | Yes (North Macedonia) |
| Slovenians | | 2.5m | Catholic | Slovene | Slavic (South) | c.100% | Slovenia; minority language in Austria and Italy | Yes (Slovenia) |
| Montenegrins | | 0.3m | Orthodox | Serbo-Croatian | Slavic (South) | c.100% | Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Yes (Montenegro) |
| Sorbs | | 0.07m | Catholicism | Sorbian | Slavic (West) | c.36% (dominated by German) | minority language in Brandenburg and Saxony (Germany) | No |
| Baltic languages (part of Indo-European language family) | ||||||||
| Lithuanians | | 4m | Catholic | Lithuanian | Baltic (East) | c.75% (incl. people of Lithuanian ancestry) | Lithuania; minority language in Poland | Yes (Lithuania) |
| Latvians | | 2.5m | Lutheran | Latvian | Baltic (East) | c.75% (incl. people of Latvian ancestry) | Latvia | Yes (Latvia) |
| Hellenic languages | ||||||||
| Greeks | | 15.5m | Orthodox | Greek | Hellenic | c.87% (incl. people of Greek ancestry) | Greece & Cyprus | Yes (Greece and non-occupied Cyprus) |
| Antiochian Greeks (also called: Rum)4native to the Levant | | 1.8m | Orthodox | Greek | Hellenic | <1% (dominated by Arabic) | ||
| Other Indo-European languages | ||||||||
| Albanians | | 10m | Catholic & Orthodox; however the majority is Muslim or Atheist | Albanian | Albanian | c.88% (incl. people of Albanian ancestry) | Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo (Serbia), Montenegro; minority language in Italy, Serbia, Croatia, and Romania | Yes (Albania & Kosovo) |
| Armenians3native to the Caucasus mountains | | 8.5m | Orthodox | Armenian | Armenian | c.79% (incl. people of Armenian ancestry) | Armenia & Artsakh; minority language in Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Lebanon | Yes (Armenia) |
| Ossetians3native to the Caucasus mountains | | 0.6m | Orthodox | Ossetian | Iranian | c.100% | North Ossetia-Alania (Russia), South Ossetia (Georgia / de facto independent) | Yes (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in Russia & South Ossetia) |
| Paleo-European languages | ||||||||
| Basques | | 3m | Catholic | Basque | Vasconic | c.25% (dominated by Spanish and French) | Basque Autonomous Community & Navarre (Spain); minority language in French Basque country | Yes (Basque Autonomous Community in Spain) |
| Uralic languages | ||||||||
| Hungarians (Magyars) | | 14.5m | Catholic | Hungarian | Uralic (Ugric) | c.90% (incl. people of Hungarian ancestry) | Hungary; minority language in Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, and Ukraine | Yes (Hungary) |
| Finns | | 6.5m | Lutheran | Finnish and related languages | Uralic (Finnic) | c.89% (incl. people of Finnish ancestry) | Finland; minority language in Sweden, Russia, and Norway | Yes (Finland) |
| Estonians | | 1.1m | Lutheran | Estonian | Uralic (Finnic) | c.100% | Estonia | Yes (Estonia) |
| Mordvins2native to the European part of Russia | | 0.85m | Orthodox | Mordvinic languages | Uralic (Mordvinic) | c.51% (dominated by Russian) | Mordovia (Russia) | Yes (Republic of Mordovia in Russia) |
| Udmurts2native to the European part of Russia | | 0.65m | Orthodox | Udmurt | Uralic (Permic) | c.60% (dominated by Russian) | Udmurtia (Russia) | Yes (Udmurt Republic in Russia) |
| Mari2native to the European part of Russia | | 0.6m | Orthodox | Mari | Uralic (Mari) | c.93% (dominated by Russian) | Mari El (Russia) | Yes (Mari El Republic in Russia) |
| Komi2native to the European part of Russia | | 0.55m | Orthodox | Komi | Uralic (Permic) | c.30% (dominated by Russian) | Komi (Russia) | Yes (Komi Republic in Russia) |
| Sami | | 0.1m | Lutheran | Sami languages | Uralic (Sami) | c.30% (dominated by Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Russian) | Norway; minority language in Finland and Sweden | No |
| Karelians2native to the European part of Russia | | 0.07m | Orthodox | Karelian | Uralic (Finnic) | c.49% (dominated by Russian) | minority language in Finland and Republic of Karelia (Russia) | No (Karelian is not the official language of the Republic of Karelia in Russia) |
| Turkic languages | ||||||||
| Chuvash2native to the European part of Russia | | 1.5m | Orthodox | Chuvash | Turkic | c.70% (dominated by Russian) | Chuvashia (Russia) | Yes (Chuvash Republic in Russia) |
| Gagauz | | 0.3m | Orthodox | Gagauz | Turkic | c.50% (dominated by Romanian) | Gagauzia (Moldova); minority language in Ukraine | Yes (Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia in Moldova) |
| Kartvelian languages | ||||||||
| Georgians (Kartvelians)3native to the Caucasus mountains | | 5m | Orthodox | Georgian and related languages | Kartvelian | c.74% (incl. people of Georgian ancestry) | Georgia | Yes (Georgia) |
| Mingrelians3native to the Caucasus mountains | | 0.4m | Orthodox | Mingrelian | Kartvelian | c.86% (dominated by Georgian) | no official status | No |
| Northwest Caucasian languages | ||||||||
| Abkhazians3native to the Caucasus mountains | | 0.25m | Orthodox | Abkhaz | Northwest Caucasian | c.76% (dominated by Georgian) | Abkhazia (Georgia / de facto independent) | Yes (Abkhazia) |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | ||||||||
| Copts5native to North Africa | | 17.5m | Orthodox | Coptic | Egyptian | <1% (dominated by Arabic) | no official status | No |
| Assyrians (also called: Chaldeans, Arameans, Syriacs)4native to the Levant | | 3.5m | Orthodox | Aramaic | Semitic | c.27% (dominated by Arabic) | no official status | No |
| Maronites (also called: Phoenicians)4native to the Levant | | 3.5m | Orthodox | Aramaic (Syriac) | Semitic | <1% (dominated by Arabic) | no official status | No |
| Maltese | | 0.7m | Catholic | Maltese | Semitic | c.74% (incl. people of Maltese ancestry) | Malta | Yes (Malta) |
| Unknown/unspecified/mixed European ancestry | ||||||||
| White Americans of unspecified ancestry6native to North America | | 23m | Catholic, Baptist and other Protestant | English | Germanic | |||
| White Australians of unspecified ancestry7native to Australia | | 11m | Catholic, Anglican and other Protestant | English | Germanic | |||
| White Canadians of unspecified ancestry6native to North America | | 6.5m | Catholic, Calvinist and other Protestant | English & French | Germanic / Italic (Romanic) | |||
| White New Zealanders of unspecified ancestry8native to New Zealand | | 3m | Catholic, Anglican and other Protestant | English | Germanic | |||
Notes:
1: native to South Africa
2: native to the European part of Russia
3: native to the Caucasus mountains
4: native to the Levant
5: native to North Africa
6: native to North America
7: native to Australia
8: native to New Zealand