Javanese diaspora
The Javanese diaspora is the demographic group of descendants of ethnic Javanese who emigrated from the Indonesian island of Java to other parts of the world. The Javanese diaspora includes a significant population in Suriname, with over 13% of the country's population being of Javanese ancestry. Other major enclaves are found in Australia, French Guiana, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
A traditional wayang kulit performance by Javanese diaspora in Suriname | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 6-8 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Malaysia | c. 5,000,000 (including Malaysian citizen) (assimilate into the local Malaysian Malays) (NOTE) |
| Singapore | c. 400,000 (including Singaporean citizens, more than 60% of Singaporean Malays are of Javanese descent) |
| Taiwan | 190,000–240,000 (2018) |
| Hong Kong | 151,021 (2016) |
| Saudi Arabia | 150,000 (2014) |
| United Arab Emirates | 114,000 (2014) |
| Suriname | 102,000 (2019) |
| Jordan | 48,000 (2014) |
| Sri Lanka | 40,148 (2014) |
| Oman | 33,000 (2014) |
| Qatar | 28,000 (2014) |
| Netherlands | 21,700 (Javanese Surinamese) |
| Macau | 7,000–16,000 (2016) |
| Australia | 12,000 |
| New Caledonia | 4,100 |
| Thailand | 3,000 |
| Germany | 2,400 |
| Languages | |
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| Religion | |
| Islam · Christianity · Hinduism · Buddhism · Javanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Native Indonesians | |
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