Guides
Long-form articles on ethnic mapping, demographics, and how to think about the data behind the crowd-sourced map.
A Brief History of Ethnic Mapping
How humans have tried to visualize ethnic distribution across the world for the last 200 years, from colonial cartography to crowd-sourced digital tools.
8 min read
The 15 Largest Ethnic Groups in the World
A demographic overview of the most populous ethnic groups on Earth, from Han Chinese to Yoruba, with approximate sizes and geographic distributions.
10 min read
Understanding Global Ethnic Diaspora Patterns
Why ethnic groups end up living far from their historic homelands, from ancient migrations to modern labor movements and refugee flows.
9 min read
How to Critically Read Ethnic Distribution Data
A practical guide to interpreting ethnic statistics: what census categories mean, why numbers vary between sources, and common pitfalls to avoid.
7 min read
Our Methodology: How Crowd-Sourced Ethnic Mapping Works
A transparent explanation of how the Global Ethnic Map collects, moderates, and displays user contributions, and what its data does and does not represent.
6 min read