Afro European

Afro European

The term Afro European often refers to people who come from regions that are geographically south of Sahara, or former colonies.

The concept of "Afro-Europeans" is used on the model of African Americans by associations and movements militating in favor of equal opportunities for black, mixed-race and mulatto people from overseas territories and Europe.

European Union

In the European Union there is a record of 12 million people of African or Afro-Caribbean descent. The countries with the largest African population in Europe are:

France: 3,000,000 (1/4 are from or descended from the French Caribbean islands)

United Kingdom: 1,904,684 (3.0% of the British population, half are from or descendants of Caribbean islands that were formerly British colonies)

Netherlands: 700,000 (most are from the former Dutch possession Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, but communities of Cape Verde and Africa are also found)

Spain: 683,000 (most are from Equatorial Guinea and Latin American countries)

Germany: 700,000-1,000,000

Italy: 337,000

Portugal 150,000

Sweden: 77.500

Russia: 70,000

Republic of Ireland: 65.078 (2011 Census)

You can also find African or Afro-European communities in Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium and Croatia.

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