Hungarian diaspora

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Hungarian diaspora is a term that encompasses the total ethnic Hungarian population located outside of current-day Hungary. The term generally does not include those ethnic Hungarians living as natives in the states surrounding Hungary, regardless, they are mentioned in this article. There are an estimated 5-6 million people who have Hungarian ancestry.

[edit] Distribution by country

Country Hungarian Population
Flag of Romania Romania 1,431,807 (2002)[1] or 1,671,845[2] (with Csángós)
Flag of the United States USA 1,398,724 (2000)[3]
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 520,528 (2001)[4]
Flag of Serbia Serbia 293,299 (2002)[5]
Flag of Canada Canada 267,255 (2001)[6]
Flag of Israel Israel 200,000 to 250,000[7]
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 156,600 (2001)
Flag of Germany Germany 120,000 (2004)[8]
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 80,135 (2001)
Flag of Brazil Brazil 80,000[9]
Flag of Russia Russia 76,500 (2002)
Flag of Australia Australia 55,000 (2002)[10]
Flag of Austria Austria 40,583 (2001)[11]
Flag of Croatia Croatia 16,595 (2001)
Flag of Turkey Turkey 6,800 (2001)
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 6,243 (2001)
Flag of Ireland Ireland 3,328 (2006)[12]
TOTAL 4,753,397 - 5,043,435 (Flag of Hungary Hungary: 9,416,045[13] or 9,967,921[14])

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Romanian census 2002
  2. ^ Csángós in Moldavia
  3. ^ USA census 2000
  4. ^ Slovak census 2001
  5. ^ Serbian Census 2002
  6. ^ Canadian census 2001
  7. ^ Note: Hungarian-born, Hungarian speaking
  8. ^ Hungarians in Germany
  9. ^ Hungarians in Brazil
  10. ^ Estimation 2002
  11. ^ Austrian census 2001
  12. ^ Irish census 2006
  13. ^ Hungarian census 2001
  14. ^ Hungarian people in Hungary