Greek diaspora

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Top 50 countries with the largest Greek Diasporas.

Greek diaspora is a term used to refer to the communities of Greeks living outside of the traditional Greek homeland, namely Greece, Cyprus, and parts of Albania, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad is a dependency of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has compiled several studies on the Greeks of the diaspora.

The total number of Greeks living outside Greece and Cyprus is estimated from 2,500,000 to 7,500,000.

[edit] Number of Greeks in all countries

Rank Country Capital Number of ethnic Greeks
1 Greece Greece Athens 10,744,740 (2001 census)
2 United States United States Washington, D.C. 1,213,807 (2000 census) [1] – an estimated 3,000,000 claim Greek descent [2]
3 Cyprus Cyprus Nicosia 689,471 (2001 census, in gov. controlled area)
4 Australia Australia Canberra 375,703 (2001 census) [3] – 700,000 (est.) [4]
5 Germany Germany Berlin 354,500 (est.) [5] – 370,000 (2006 est.) [6]
6 Canada Canada Ottawa 215,105 (2001 census) [7] – 450,000 (est.)[5]
7 South Africa South Africa Cape Town 120,000 (est.) [5] – see also [3]
8 United Kingdom United Kingdom London 112,163 (2001 census) - excludes all British-born Greeks (est. 200,000) [8]
9 Russia Russia Moscow 97,827 (2002 census) [9] – 150,000 (est.) [5]
10 Ukraine Ukraine Kiev 91,500 (2001 census) [10] – 250,000 (est.) [5]
11 Albania Albania Tirana 58,785 (1989 census) [11] – 400,000 (est.) [12]
12 France France Paris 35,000 (est.) [13] [5]
13 Brazil Brazil Brasília 25,000 – 30,000 (est.) [14]
14 Belgium Belgium Brussels 25,000 (est.) [5] – 35,000 (est.) [15]
15 Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires 20,000 (est.) [5] – 30,000 (est.) [16]
16 Italy Italy Rome 20,000 (est.) [5] – 30,000 (est.) [17]
17 Georgia (country) Georgia Tbilisi 15,166 (2002 census) [18] – 120,000 (est.) [5]
18 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Astana 12,703 (1999 census) [19] – 120,000 (est.) [5]
19 Sweden Sweden Stockholm 12,000 – 15,000 (est.) [20] – 20,000 (est.) [5]
20 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Tashkent 9,500 (est.) [21] – 10,000 (est.) [5]
21 Switzerland Switzerland Bern 8,340 (est.) [5] – 11,000 (est.) [22]
22 Romania Romania Bucharest 6,513 (2002 census) [23] – 14,000 (est.) [5]
23 Austria Austria Vienna 5,000 (est.) [24] – 6,500 (est.) [5]
24 Turkey Turkey Ankara 5,000 (2006 est.) [25]
25 New Zealand New Zealand Wellington 4,500 (est.) [26] – 10,000 (est.) [5]
26 Netherlands Netherlands Amsterdam 4,000 (est.) [5] – 12,500 (est.) [27]
27 Egypt Egypt Cairo 3,800 (est.) [28] – 350,000 (1989 est.) [29]
28 Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia 3,408 (2001 census) [30] – 28,500 [31]
29 Czech Republic Czech Republic Prague 3,231 (2001 census) [32] – 7,000 (est.) [33]
30 Moldova Moldova Chişinău 3,000 (est.) [34] – 4,000 (est.) [5]
31 Hungary Hungary Budapest 2,509 (2001 census) [35] – 6,000 (est.) [36]
32 Lebanon Lebanon Beirut 1,500 (est.) [5]
33 Oman Oman Muscat 1,500 (est.) [5]
34 Poland Poland Warsaw 1,404 (2002 census) [37] – 4,300 (est.) [5]
35 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Riyadh 1,300 (est.) [5]
36 Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg 1,200 [5] – 2,000 (est.) [38]
37 Cameroon Cameroon Yaoundé 1,200 (est.) [39]
38 Armenia Armenia Yerevan 1,176 (2002 census) [40] – 15,000 (est.) [39]
39 Venezuela Venezuela Caracas 1,148 (est.) [41] – 2,500 (est.) [39]
40 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare 1,100 (est.) [42] – 4,000 (est.) [39]
41 Uruguay Uruguay Montevideo 1,000 (est.) [39] – 2,000 (est.) [43]
42 Chile Chile Santiago 1,000 (est.) [39] – 1,500 (est.) [44]
43 Mexico Mexico Mexico City 1,000 (est.) [45] [39]
44 Syria Syria Damascus 1,000 (est.) [39]
45 Panama Panama Panama City 800 (est.) [39] – 1,000 (est.) [46]
46 Zambia Zambia Lusaka 700 (est.) [39]
47 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 650 – 700 (est.) [47]
48 Denmark Denmark Copenhagen 500 (est.) [39] – 1,000 (est.) [48]
49 Ethiopia Ethiopia Addis Ababa 500 (est.) [49] – 700 (est.) [39]
50 Republic of Macedonia FYROM Skopje 422 (2002 census) [50] – 250,000 (1994 est.) [51]
51 Jordan Jordan Amman 400 (est.) [39] – 600 (est.) [52]
52 Norway Norway Oslo 350 (est.) [53] [39]
53 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Kinshasa 300 (est.) [54] – 5000 (est.) [39]
54 Spain Spain Madrid 300 (est.) [39] – 1,500 – 2,000 (est.) [55]
55 The Bahamas Bahamas Nassau 300 (est.) [39]
56 Nigeria Nigeria Abuja 300 (est.) [56] [39]
57 Tanzania Tanzania Dodoma 300 (est.) [39]
58 Israel Israel Jerusalem 250 – 300 (est.) [57] – 1,500 (est.) [39]
59 Sudan Sudan Khartoum 250 (est.) [58] – 700 (est.) [39]
60 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Baku 250 – 300 (est.) [59]
61 Lithuania Lithuania Vilnius 250 (est.) [60]
62 Malawi Malawi Lilongwe 200 (est.) [61] – 800 (est.) [39]
63 Colombia Colombia Bogotá, D.C. 200 (est.) [39]
64 Republic of Ireland Ireland Dublin 200 (est.) [39] – for further information, see [4]
65 Kenya Kenya Nairobi 200 (est.) [39]
66 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 200 (est.) [39]
67 Morocco Morocco Rabat 180 (est.) [62]
68 Peru Peru Lima 150 (est.) [62] – 350 (est.) [63]
69 Portugal Portugal Lisbon 150 (est.) [62] – 240 (est.) [64]
70 Botswana Botswana Gaborone 150 (est.) [62]
71 Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti City 150 (est.) [62]
72 Finland Finland Helsinki 150 (est.) [65] [62]
73 Hong Kong Hong Kong 150 (est.) [62]
74 Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait City 140 (est.) [66] –150 (est.) [62]
75 Latvia Latvia Riga 100 (est.) [67] – 10,000 (est.) [62]
76 Japan Japan Tokyo 100 (est) [62] – 300 (est.) [68]
77 Bolivia Bolivia La Paz 100 (est.) [69] [62]
78 People's Republic of China People's Republic of China Beijing 100 (est.) [70]
79 Costa Rica Costa Rica San José 80 (est.) [62]
80 Indonesia Indonesia Jakarta 72 (est.) [71]
81 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 70 (est.) [62]
82 Iran Iran Tehran 60 (est.) [62] – 80 (est.) [72]
83 Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro 60 (est.) [62]
84 Madagascar Madagascar Antananarivo 60 (est.) [62]
85 Slovenia Slovenia Ljubljana 54 (2002 census) [73]
86 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 50 (est.) [74]
87 Tunisia Tunisia Tunis 50 (est.) [62]
88 Senegal Senegal Dakar 50 (est.) [62]
89 Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui 40 (est.) [62]
90 Qatar Qatar Doha 40 (est.) [62]
91 Singapore Singapore 40 (est.) [75]
92 Malta Malta Valletta 35 – 40 (est.) [76]
93 Cuba Cuba Havana 30 (est.) [62]
94 Algeria Algeria Algiers 30 (est.) [62]
95 Eritrea Eritrea Asmara 30 (est.) [62]
96 Slovakia Slovakia Bratislava apart from some 80 students currently in Slovakia, there are no more than twenty Greeks, and no form of association [77]
97 Paraguay Paraguay Asunción 20 (est.) [62] – 25 (est.) [78]
98 Chad Chad N'Djamena 20 (est.) [62]
99 Ecuador Ecuador Quito 20 (est.) [62]
100 Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala City 20 (est.) [62]
101 Mozambique Mozambique Maputo 20 (est.) [62]
102 Namibia Namibia Windhoek 20 (est.) [62]
103 Togo Togo Lomé 20 (est.) [62]
104 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 10 (est.) [62]
105 Belarus Belarus Minsk unknown – for further information, see [5]
106 Serbia Serbia Belgrade unknown – for further information, see [6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ United States of America: 2000 census
  2. ^ United States Department of State: Background Note: Greece
  3. ^ Community Relations Commission: 2001 census
  4. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Australia: The Greek Community
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Greeks around the Globe (they are quoting the statistics of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad as on October 12, 2004)
  6. ^ Germany: Greek population in Germany, by the Federal Republic of Germany (Relations between Greece and Germany)
  7. ^ See List of Canadians by ethnicity
  8. ^ BBC Special: Born Abroad [1]. This figure includes only Greeks born in Greece (35,007) and Cyprus (77,156). The actual number of Greeks (and especially Greek Cypriots) in the UK is much higher.
  9. ^ Norwegian Institute of International Affairs: Centre for Russian Studies: 2002 census
  10. ^ State Statistics Committee of Ukraine: 2001 census
  11. ^ UNPO: Greek Minority in Albania
  12. ^ Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities
  13. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: France: The Greek Community
  14. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Brazil: The Greek Community
  15. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Belgium: The Greek Community
  16. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Argentina: The Greek Community
  17. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Italy: The Greek Community
  18. ^ Eurominority: Greeks in Georgia
  19. ^ Japan External Trade Organization: Institute of Developing Economies: Ethnodemographic situation in Kazakhstan
  20. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Sweden: The Greek Community
  21. ^ Central Asia – Caucasus analyst: Greeks in Uzbekistan
  22. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Switzerland: The Greek Community
  23. ^ ClubAfaceri: 2002 (Romanian) census
  24. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Austria: The Greek Community
  25. ^ "Ethnic Greeks of Istanbul convene", Athens News Agency, 2 July 2006. Additionally, there are 600,000 Greek-speaking people in Turkey according to the Columbia Encyclopedia [2], although this figure will certainly include Turkish-identifying Greek Muslims.
  26. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: New Zealand: The Greek Community
  27. ^ According to the Netherlands Statistical Service, quoted by: Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Netherlands: The Greek Community
  28. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Egypt: The Greek Community
  29. ^ United Nations Human Rights Website – Treaty Bodies Database – Document – Summary Record – Egypt
  30. ^ Republic of Bulgaria: National Statistical Institute: 2001 census
  31. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bulgaria: The Greek Community
  32. ^ Office of the Czech Republic Government: Report on the Situation of National Minorities in the Czech Republic in 2001
  33. ^ According to the Association of Greek Communities in the Czech Republic quoted by the Office of the Czech Republic Government: Report on the Situation of National Minorities in the Czech Republic in 2001
  34. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Moldova
  35. ^ Hungarian Central Statistical Office: 2001 census
  36. ^ Eurominority: Greeks in Hungary
  37. ^ See Demographics of Poland
  38. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Luxembourg: The Greek Community
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Greeks around the Globe (they are quoting the statistics of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad as on October 12, 2004)
  40. ^ National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia: 2002 census
  41. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Venezuela: The Greek Community
  42. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Zimbabwe: The Greek Community
  43. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Uruguay: The Greek Community
  44. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Chile: The Greek Community
  45. ^ Comunidad Helenica de Mexico: The Greek side of Mexico
  46. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Uruguay: The Greek Community
  47. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kyrgyzstan: The Greek Community
  48. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Denmark: The Greek Community
  49. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ethiopia: The Greek Community
  50. ^ See Demographics of the Republic of Macedonia
  51. ^ Johns Hopkins University Press: Victor Roudometof, Nationalism and Identity Politics in the Balkans: Greece and the Macedonian Question
  52. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Jordan: The Greek Community
  53. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Norway: The Greek Community
  54. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Democratic Republic of Congo: The Greek Community
  55. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Spain: The Greek Community
  56. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Nigeria: The Greek Community
  57. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Azerbaijan: The Greek Community
  58. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Sudan: The Greek Community
  59. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Azerbaijan: The Greek Community
  60. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Lithuania: The Greek Community
  61. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Malawi: The Greek Community
  62. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Greeks around the Globe (they are quoting the statistics of the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad as on October 12, 2004)
  63. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Peru: The Greek Community
  64. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Portugal: The Greek Community
  65. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Finland: The Greek Community
  66. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kuwait: The Greek Community
  67. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Latvia: The Greek Community
  68. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Japan: The Greek Community
  69. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bolivia: The Greek Community
  70. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China: The Greek Community
  71. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Indonesia: The Greek Community
  72. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Iran: The Greek Community
  73. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Census of population, households and housing 2002
  74. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Croatia: The Greek Community
  75. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Singapore: The Greek Community
  76. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Malta: The Greek Community
  77. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Slovakia
  78. ^ Hellenic Republic: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Singapore: The Greek Community

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