Coptic diaspora
Copts who live outside Egypt, Libya and Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Coptic diaspora (Coptic: ϯⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: ti-diaspora en-remenkemi) consists of Copts who live outside of their primary area of residence within parts of present-day Egypt, Libya and Sudan.
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Total population | |
1–2 million (estimates vary) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States | c. 100,000 to 300,000 (late 2010s estimate)[1] |
France | 45,000[2] |
Canada | c. 50,000 (1995 estimate); 10,000 (2001 estimate)[3] |
Australia | c. 32,000 (2006)[1] |
Kuwait | 65,000[4] |
Italy | 30,000[5] |
United Kingdom | 25,000–30,000 (2006)[6] |
United Arab Emirates | c. 10,000[7] |
Jordan | 8,000+ (2005)[8] |
Kenya | 8,000+[9][10] |
Lebanon | 3,000 – 4,000 (2012)[11] |
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The number of Copts outside Egypt has sharply increased since the 1960s. The largest Coptic diaspora populations are in the United States, in Canada and in Australia, but Copts have a presence in many other countries.