How many Europeans are there on this planet?. Official data in scarce or out of date. The purpose of this project is to estimate white population numbers around the world - in every country where they have settled in significant enough numbers.
Number of European people on this planet: 902,111,423.
Comprising around 12% of the planet's population.
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| Country | Ethnic Groups | European population | % of Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Albanians: 82.58% | 2,600,000 | 94% |
From 2011 Census: Wikipedia
15% did not declare their ethnicity. We assume a third of those are non-European. |
 Australia |
English 36.1% Australian 35.4% Irish 10.4% Scottish 8.9% Italian 4.6% (Ancestry only; can choose up to two) |
20,000,000 | 87% |
Since 1976, Australia's census does not ask for racial background.
On the 2011 Census, people were allowed to choose up to two ancestries. 32% of them reported two ancestries. A Wikipedia entry, citing three sources, estimates the number of European Australians in 2011 between 85-90%. |
 Belarus |
Belarusians 83.7% Russians 8.3% Poles 3.1% Ukrainians 1.7% |
9,195,608 | 99% | 2009: Demographics of Belarus - Wikipedia |
 Belgium |
No official data | 9,000,000 | 80% |
Data from 2012: Demographics of Belgium - Wikipedia
Out of those 75% who have no "foreign background" (not sure how Belgium defines it), we assume that ~90% of them are of European descent. Of those with foreign background, around half were from another EU-state. We assume they are all of European descent. |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosniaks: 48.4% Serbs 32.7% Croats 14.6% |
3,750,000 | 99% |
Data from 2013: Wikipedia
Largest non-European minority are Roma people who constitute less than 1% of total population |
 Bulgaria |
Bulgarians 76.9-84.8% | 6,000,000 | 86% |
2011 Census Demographics of Bulgaria - Wikipedia
Over 10% of population did not state their ethnicity. |
 Canada |
Not a visible minority: 80.9% | 26,587,575 | 80.9% |
Census 2011
"Visible minorities" in Canada are defined as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour." Visible Minority Population and Population Group Reference Guide |
 Croatia |
Croats 90.42% Serbs 4.36% |
4,100,000 | 98% | 2011 Census: Demographics of Croatia - Wikipedia |
 Czech Republic |
Czechs 63.7% Moravians 4.9% Others/undeclared 26% |
10,000,000 | 97% |
2011 Census: Demographics of Czech Republic - Wikipedia
Largest non-European minorities are the Roma people (40,370 - 300,000) and Vietnamese at nearly 1% of total population. |
 Denmark |
Danish 89.6% | 5,780,516 | 93% |
Data from 2012: Demographics of Denmark - Wikipedia
Unsure if their category of "Danish descent" actually means of Danish ethnicity. 10% of Denmark's population consist of "immigrants and their descendants". Around 34% of them have a Western Background. |
 England |
White British 79.8% White Other 4.6% |
45,281,142 | 85.4% |
2011 Census: Demography of England - Wikipedia
Assuming "White" includes only people of European descent and no one else. |
 Estonia |
Estonians 69.1% Russians 25.1% Ukrainians 1.7% |
1,300,000 | 99% | 2015 Census: Wikipedia |
 Finland |
No official statistics are kept on ethnicities. | 5,000,000 | 92% |
In 2013, a total of 5.5% of population was foreign-born. A total of 1.9% were born in another EU state. This calculation assumes that 95% of those born in Finland are of European descent.
Source: Wikipedia |
 France |
No official data; Estimates: 70% ethnic French 15% other European |
56,000,000 | 85% |
In 2004, Institut Montaigne estimated that "white people of European origin" make up 85% of France's population.
33% of France's population has an immigrant immigrant background (at least one great-grandparent foreign-born). From this we can assume that around 70% of France is still ethnically French. Slightly less than half of all immigrants for the past 20 years have been from Europe. Assuming they're all Europeans, 70% French + 15% other European = 85% total European for France. Source: Wikipedia |
 Germany |
Germans (no migrant background): 80% Total of EU origin: 86.8% European other: 4.8% |
74,955,000 | 91.6% |
Data from 2012: Demographics of Germany - Wikipedia
A person of "migrant background" is one who arrived to Germany after 1949 or has parents who did so. |
 Hungary |
Hungarians 78.2% Not stated 14.7% |
9,400,000 | 95% |
2011 Census: Demographics of Hungary - Wikipedia
Largest non-European minority are Roma people at nearly 4%. |
 Iceland |
Unknown; | 310,000 | 98% |
2014: Around 98% of Iceland residents who stated their country of origin, stated a European country.
Source: Wikipedia |
 Ireland |
Irish: 84.5% Irish Traveller: 0.65% Any other White background: 9.1% |
4,264,465 | 94% | 2011 Census [Table 28] |
 Italy |
Italian 92% Romanian 1.81% |
56,000,000 | 94% |
2014 Census: Demographics of Italy - Wikipedia
Not sure if those who declared to be "Italian" are Italian by nationality or ethnicity. A significant portion of newborns (15-20%) have parents who were born abroad. |
 Latvia |
Latvians 61.6% Russians 25.8% Belarussians 3.4% Ukrainians 2.3% Poles 2.1% |
2,000,000 | 99% | 2014 census: Demographics of Latvia - Wikipedia |
 Lithuania |
Lithuanians 84.2% Poles 6.6% Russians 5.8% Belarusians 1.2% |
2,900,000 | 99% | 2011: Demographics of Lithuania - Wikipedia |
 Moldova |
Moldovans: 56.8% Romanians: 23.2% Ukrainians: 7.6% Russians: 5.4% |
2,760,000 | 95% |
2014 Census: Wikipedia
The only significant non-European minority are the Gagauzians at nearly 4% 1.4% did not declare anything. We assume half of those are of non-European descent. |
 Netherlands |
Dutch/Frisians: 78.31% Germans: 2.15% |
13,500,000 | 80% |
Data from 2015: Demographics of Netherlands - Wikipedia
Autochthonous (indigenous) population is estimated at around 13 million. I'm assuming they are all ethnically Dutch. Germans and Poles make up an additional 3% of population. The rest are non-Europeans. 7% of population declared "Other". This calculation assumes that they are all non-Europeans. |
 New Zealand |
European: 74% | 3,000,000 | 74% |
2013 Census
Out of all people who stated their ehnicity, 74% of them stated European. However, over 5% of people did not state their etnicity. This calculation assumes that their ethnic distribution is the same. |
| Northern Ireland |
White 98.21% White: Irish Traveller/White Gypsy 0.07% |
1,779,750 | 98.28% | 2011 Census: Demography of Northern Ireland - Wikipedia |
 Norway |
Unknown; | 4,300,000 | 89% |
Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents constituted 11.4% of population in 2010. Of those with a foreign background, 48% are from Europe/North America/Oceania. We assume that those without a foreign background are 95% European and those with foreign background are 45% European. Source: 2010 Census |
 Poland |
Polish 97.7% | 37,962,000 | 98.6% | Data from 2011: Demographics of Poland - Wikipedia |
 Portugal |
Portuguese 95% | 11,000,000 | 95% |
This assumes that "Portuguese" is an ethnic category
Immigration numbers were extremely low up until the 1990s. In 2007, 5% of Portugal's population was foreign born, and the vast majority of them are non-Europeans. Source: Wikipedia |
 Romania |
Romanians 88.9% Hungarians 6.5% |
17,000,000 | 99% | 2011 Census: Demographics of Romania - Wikipedia |
 Russia |
Russians 80.9% Ukraininans 1.4% Belarusians 0.38% Germans 0.29% |
113,860,365 | 82% |
2010: Demographics of Russia - Wikipedia
Children of marriages bwteen Russians and non-Russians usually identify as Russians |
| Scotland |
White: Scottish 83.95% White: Other British 7.88% White: Irish 1.02% |
5,084,407 | 96.02% | 2011 Census: Demography of Scotland - Wikipedia |
 Serbia |
Serbs: 83.3% Hungarians: 3.5% |
5,800,000 | 97% |
From 2013 Census: Wikipedia
Largest non-European minority are Roma at about 2% Another significant non-European minority are the Chinese at around 15,000 |
 Slovakia |
Slovaks 80.7% Hungarians 8.5% Undeclared 7.5% |
5,200,000 | 98% |
2011 Census: Demographics of Slovakia
Largest non-European minority are the Roma people at around 2% We will assume that all those who did not declare their ethnicity are of European origins. |
 Slovenia |
Slovenes 83.1% Serbs 2.0% Others/undeclared 10.3% |
1,9000,000 | 98% |
2002 Census: Demographics of Slovenia - Wikipedia
Immigration is on a rise. In 2010, 12% of population was foreign-born. Around half of those are from non-EU countries. |
 South Africa |
White: 8.9% | 4,586,838 | 8.9% |
Data from 2011 Census (Wikipedia)
Not sure what percentage of those who identity as "White" are of purely European descent. In the 1950s, White was defined as one who "in appearance is obviously a white person who is generally not accepted as a coloured person; or is generally accepted as a white person and is not in appearance obviously not a white person." |
 Spain |
No official data | 44,000,000 | 96% |
2011: 14% of Spain's population is foreign born. Of those foreign born, people from Europe make up around 40%
Immigration was very limited up until the 1990s. In 1981, only 0.52% of population was foreign born. This calculation assumes that the Native-born are 95% European. Sources: Wikipedia |
 Sweden |
Unknown; | 8,075,000 | 85% |
2010: 14.3% of Sweden is foreign-born. Around 35% are from another EU member state.
2014: 21.5% of the Swedish population of foreign background (born abroad or born in Sweden with two foreign-born parents) Immigration was very restricted before the 1960s. In 1950s Sweden, a total number of people from Asia and the Middle East was around 1,000. In 2003 that number was over 300,000. For this calculation we assume that those without foreign background are 95% European. And those with are 40% European. Source: Wikipedia |
 Switzerland |
No official data | 7,400,000 | 93% |
Immigration to Switzerland - Wikipedia
2014: People of non-Swiss background (first/second generation immigrants) made up 36% of total population. In 1980, 94% of permant residents came from Europe. In 2013 that number went down to 85%. This calculation assumes that 95% of those without a foreign background are of European descent. We further assume that 90% of those with foreign background are Europeans. |
 Ukraine |
Ukrainians 77.5% Russians 17.2% Moldavians/Romanians 0.8% Belarusians 0.6% |
46,561,205 | 97% |
2001: Demographics of Ukraine - Wikipedia
2010 Census was cancelled. 2001 is the latest they have. |
 United States |
White - Not Hispanic or Latino: 69.1% | 196,817,552 | 69.1% |
2010 Census
"White" is defined as "A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa." (Source) Because of that, a number of people of purely European descent is probably lower than that. |