Javanese diaspora

Javanese diaspora
ꦢꦶꦲꦱ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦫꦗꦮ
A traditional wayang kulit performance by Javanese diaspora in Suriname
Total population
c. 6-8 million
Regions with significant populations
 Malaysiac. 5,000,000 (including Malaysian citizen; assimilate into the local Malaysian Malays) (NOTE[1])[2][3][4]
 Singaporec. 400,000 (including Singaporean citizens, more than 60% of Singaporean Malays are of Javanese descent)[5]
 Taiwan190,000–240,000 (2018)[6][7]
 Hong Kong151,021 (2016)[8]
 Saudi Arabia150,000 (2014)[9][10]
 United Arab Emirates114,000 (2014)[11]
 Suriname102,000 (2019)[12]
 Jordan48,000 (2014)[11]
 Sri Lanka40,148 (2014)
 Oman33,000 (2014)[11]
 Qatar28,000 (2014)[11]
 Netherlands21,700 (Javanese Surinamese)[13][14]
 Macau7,000–16,000 (2016)[15]
 New Caledonia4,100[16]
 Thailand3,000[17]
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: ꦢꦶꦲꦱ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦫꦗꦮ; 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.[12] Other major enclaves are found in French Guiana, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

  1. ^ It is very difficult to find exact figures because the Malaysian census does not consider the Javanese as one ethnicity but part of the Malays, according to the 1950 Malaysian census it was estimated that more than 189,000 Malaysian Malays were born to Javanese parents. This figure is very significant considering the number of Malaysian Malays at that time was just under 3 million. Javanese descendants form large communities in Johor, Selangor, Terengganu and other states in Malaysia.
  2. ^ "History of Javanese Migration to Malaysia" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ "The Javanese connection in Malaysia". MalaysiaKini. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ^ A Preliminary Report on the Javanese in Selangor, Malaysia (PDF). Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 26, No.2. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ Milner, Anthony (2011). "Chapter 7, Multiple forms of 'Malayness'". The Malays. John Wiley & Sons. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-7748-1333-4. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ^ "產業及社福外籍勞工人數－按國籍分" (in Japanese). 行政院勞動部勞力發展署. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ^ "TKI di China Lebih Besar Dibandingkan Pekerja China di RI". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. ^ Kompasiana (2016). Kami Tidak Lupa Indonesia. Bentang Pustaka. ISBN 9786022910046.
  10. ^ Silvey, Rachel (2005), "Transnational Islam: Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia", in Falah, Ghazi-Walid; Nagel, Caroline (eds.), Geographies of Muslim Women: Gender, Religion, and Space, Guilford Press, pp. 127–146, ISBN 1-57230-134-1
  11. ^ a b c d "1,3 Juta TKI Kerja di Timteng Terbanyak Arab Saudi". Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 May 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ a b "Suriname". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  13. ^ Ko Oudhof, Carel Harmsen, Suzanne Loozen en Chan Choenni, "Omvang en spreiding van Surinaamse bevolkingsgroepen in Nederland Archived 2015-08-18 at the Wayback Machine" (CBS - 2011)
  14. ^ Ko Oudhof en Carel Harmsen, "De maatschappelijke situatie van Surinaamse bevolkingsgroepen in Nederland Archived 2015-08-18 at the Wayback Machine" (CBS - 2011)
  15. ^ "Ini Data TKA di Indonesia dan Perbandingan Dengan TKI di Luar Negeri". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  16. ^ Institut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Population totale, selon la communauté par commune et Province de résidence" (in French). Archived from the original (XLS) on 2007-09-28.
  17. ^ "Meeting Javanese People in Thailand". UNAIRGoodNews. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.