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Percentage of Redheads by Country

United Kingdom has the highest Percentage of Redheads (8.44%), followed by Iceland (6.93%) and Denmark (4.99%). Germany has the lowest (0.2%).

Population8 countries · 1 metricUpdated Oct 25, 2024Original page
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
4%
Middle half 2.2% – 5.48%
Average
4.02%
8 countries
Highest
8.44%
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.2%
Germany

Data

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8 countries · # = rank by Percentage of Redheads
#
1United Kingdom8.44%
2Iceland6.93%
3Denmark4.99%
4United States4%
4France4%
6Netherlands2.6%
7Estonia1%
8Germany0.2%

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Percentage of Redheads?
United Kingdom has the highest Percentage of Redheads, at 8.44%, followed by Iceland (6.93%) and Denmark (4.99%).
Which country has the lowest Percentage of Redheads?
Germany has the lowest Percentage of Redheads, at 0.2%.
What is the median Percentage of Redheads across countries?
The median is 4% across the 8 countries with data.
Where does this percentage of redheads by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: True colors: A literature review on the spatial distribution of eye and hair pigmentation - Science Direct; Redhead Map Project: The Most Accurate World Map of Gingers - Ginger Parrot; What Percentage Of The World Population Has Red Hair? - World Atlas; The Top 5 Countries With The Most Redheads - How to Be a Redhead.

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