Javanese diaspora
ꦣꦶꦪꦱ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦫꦗꦮ | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| New Caledonia | 4,100 |
| Thailand | 3,000 |
| Languages | |
| Javanese (including Banyumas Javanese), Indonesian, English, Dutch, Malay, and other languages | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Islam (especially Sunni), some Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Kejawen | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Native Indonesians and Overseas Indonesians | |
The Javanese diaspora (Javanese: ꦣꦶꦪꦱ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦫꦗꦮ; Indonesian: Diaspora Jawa) 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 French Guiana, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.