Quiz: Ethnicity and Race by Country
Which country has the largest population of indigenous people?
- China has around 125.3 million indigenous peoples.
Which country has the highest percentage of people of African descent?
- The U.S. likely has the most people of African descent, with just under 47 million in the region.
Which country has the largest native population of people of Indian descent?
- India has the largest native population of people who identify as being of Indian descent, with numbers over a billion.
Which country has the highest percentage of people of European descent?
- The United States hosts hundreds of millions of European descendants.
Which country has the highest percentage of people of Asian descent?
- Singapore has the highest percentage of people of Asian descent, with over 76% of its population being classified as Chinese, Malay, or Indian.
Which country has the highest percentage of people who identify as multiracial?
- The United States has the highest percentage of people who identify as multiracial, with approximately 10.2% of the population identifying as two or more races.
Which country has the highest percentage of people who identify as Hispanic or Latino?
- The United States has the highest percentage of people who identify as Hispanic or Latino, with over 60 million individuals, or approximately 18.5% of the population.
Which continent outside the Arab World has the highest percentage of people who identify as Arab?
- South America, and Brazil, in particular, hosts the largest number of those who identify as Arab. Statistics vary from at least 9 million people of Arab ancestry to as high as 21 million.
Which country has the highest percentage of people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
- Australia has the highest percentage of people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, with approximately 2.8% of the population.
Which area of the world has the highest percentage of people who identify as Pacific Islander?
- Oceania, including Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and many more islands that constitute Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, among others.
