German diaspora

German diaspora

Deutsche Auswanderung (German)
Map of the German diaspora in the world
Total population
c. 70 million worldwide[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil, Argentina, United States, France, Colombia, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Australia, Venezuela, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Chile and Paraguay
Languages
German, other languages of Germany, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Catholicism and Protestantism)[2]
Related ethnic groups
European diaspora, Germans

The German diaspora (German: Deutschstämmige) consists of German people and their descendants who live outside of Germany. The term is used in particular to refer to the aspects of migration of German speakers from Central Europe to different countries around the world. This definition describes the "German" term as a sociolinguistic group as opposed to the national one since the emigrant groups came from different regions with diverse cultural practices and different varieties of German. For instance, the Alsatians and Hessians were often simply called "Germans" once they set foot in their new homelands.^{[citation needed]}