Malayali diaspora information

Malayali diaspora
മറുനാടൻ മലയാളികൾ
Total population
	c. 6 million (including 3.5 million Kerala Gulf diaspora) (2020 est.)
Regions with significant populations
United Arab Emirates	773,000
Kuwait	634,738
Saudi Arabia	595,000
Qatar	445,000
Malaysia	228,900
Oman	195,300
Bahrain	101,556
United States	84,000
Canada	77,910
Australia	53,206
Israel	46,600[citation needed]
United Kingdom	45,264
Singapore	26,000
Ireland	24,674
New Zealand	6,000[citation needed]
Pakistan	6,000
Germany	5,867
Indonesia	4,000[citation needed]
Austria	3,784
Japan	500
Finland	474
Languages
	Malayalam
Religion
	Predominantly:; Hinduism; Minority:; Islam Christianity; Buddhism, Judaism, Atheism and others
Related ethnic groups
	Malayali; Tamils; Tuluvas; Kodava; Kannadigas;

The Malayali Diaspora refers to the Malayali people who live outside their homeland of the Indian state of Kerala and the Union Territories of Mahé, India and Lakshadweep.^[18] They are predominantly found in the Persian Gulf, North America, Europe, Australia, Caribbean, Africa and other regions around the world.

^ Peter, Benoy; Sanghvi, Shachi; Narendran, Vishnu (2020). "Inclusion of Interstate Migrant Workers in Kerala and Lessons for India". The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 63 (4): 1065–1086. doi:10.1007/s41027-020-00292-9. PMC 7659401. PMID 33204053.
^ ^a ^b "Kerala Migration Survey – 2014". The Indian Express.( This is the number of approximate emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to, but different from the actual number of Malayalis.). No. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Zachariah, K. C. & Rajan, S. Irudaya (2011), Kerala Migration Survey 2011 Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Department of Non-resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala, p. 29. This is the number of emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to but different from the actual number of Malayalis.
^ "Malayali, Malayalam in Malaysia".
^ "Website Disabled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
^ "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "In the Australia, 18% of people spoke a language other than English at home in 2011". abs.gov.au/. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ "India-born Malayalam-speaking community in Australia: Some interesting trends". The Times of India. No. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ "Survey finds only 16.25 lakh NoRKs". The Hindu. 31 October 2013.
^ "Singapore Malayalee Association 100th Anniversary". 27 December 2018.
^ "Irish Census 2016".
^ "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^ Swamy, M. R. Narayan (5 October 2005). "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India.
^ "Vienna Malayalee Association".
^ "Welcome to Nionkairali.com – Indian Malayalees in Japan- Japan malayalees, Malayali, Keralite, Tokyo". nihonkairali.com.
^ "Väestö 31.12. Muuttujina Maakunta, Kieli, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
^ ^a ^b "Population by religious community – 2011". 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ "Lok Sabha 2019: How the Telugu diaspora is pulling its weight in the two states". 29 March 2019.

[1] Peter, Benoy; Sanghvi, Shachi; Narendran, Vishnu (2020). "Inclusion of Interstate Migrant Workers in Kerala and Lessons for India". The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 63 (4): 1065–1086. doi:10.1007/s41027-020-00292-9. PMC 7659401. PMID 33204053.

[Zachariah-2] "Kerala Migration Survey – 2014". The Indian Express.( This is the number of approximate emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to, but different from the actual number of Malayalis.). No. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[NoRKA2-3] Zachariah, K. C. & Rajan, S. Irudaya (2011), Kerala Migration Survey 2011 Archived 2020-01-10 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Department of Non-resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala, p. 29. This is the number of emigrants from Kerala, which is closely related to but different from the actual number of Malayalis.

[4] "Malayali, Malayalam in Malaysia".

[KeraliUSA-5] "Website Disabled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.

[6] "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[Languages_spoken_at_home_in_Australia-7] "In the Australia, 18% of people spoke a language other than English at home in 2011". abs.gov.au/. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[8] "India-born Malayalam-speaking community in Australia: Some interesting trends". The Times of India. No. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[9] "Survey finds only 16.25 lakh NoRKs". The Hindu. 31 October 2013.

[10] "Singapore Malayalee Association 100th Anniversary". 27 December 2018.

[11] "Irish Census 2016".

[12] "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[13] Swamy, M. R. Narayan (5 October 2005). "Where Malayalees once held sway". DNA India.

[14] "Vienna Malayalee Association".

[15] "Welcome to Nionkairali.com – Indian Malayalees in Japan- Japan malayalees, Malayali, Keralite, Tokyo". nihonkairali.com.

[16] "Väestö 31.12. Muuttujina Maakunta, Kieli, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

[census_2016_religion-17] "Population by religious community – 2011". 2011 Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[18] "Lok Sabha 2019: How the Telugu diaspora is pulling its weight in the two states". 29 March 2019.

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മറുനാടൻ മലയാളികൾ
Total population
c. 6 million (including 3.5 million Kerala Gulf diaspora^[1]) (2020 est.)
Regions with significant populations
United Arab Emirates	773,000^[2]
Kuwait	634,738^[3]
Saudi Arabia	595,000^[2]
Qatar	445,000^[3]
Malaysia	228,900^[4]
Oman	195,300^[3]
Bahrain	101,556^[3]
United States	84,000^[5]
Canada	77,910^[6]
Australia	53,206^[7]^[8]
Israel	46,600^{[citation needed]}
United Kingdom	45,264^[9]
Singapore	26,000^[10]
Ireland	24,674^[11]
New Zealand	6,000^{[citation needed]}
Pakistan	6,000^[12]
Germany	5,867^[13]
Indonesia	4,000^{[citation needed]}
Austria	3,784^[14]
Japan	500^[15]
Finland	474^[16]
Languages
Malayalam
Religion
Predominantly: Hinduism Minority: Islam Christianity^[17] Buddhism, Judaism, Atheism and others^[17]
Related ethnic groups
Malayali Tamils Tuluvas Kodava Kannadigas

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