Part of the culture series of articles.
The Commonwealth is a diverse society shaped by Atlantic history – slavery, colonial migration and postwar immigration. 46% of people in Vekllei were born overseas, with significant variation across its regions. Its largest ethnic group, the Oslolan people of the northern Atlantic, share the country with Afro-Caribbean communities, Berber-descended Canarii peoples, French Caribbean Creoles and Portuguese islanders. The Kalina region alone accounts for nearly 40% of the total population.
| Ethnic Group | Population | Primary Subgroups | Geographic Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oslolan (33.2%) | 8.92M | Scandinavian (59%) Algic/Inuit (40%) Northern Sami & Celtic (<1%) |
Volcanic, Arctic regions |
| Afro-Caribbean (16.4%) | 4.40M | Afro-Kalinago (66%) Afro-Antillean (13%) São Tomense (11%) Afro-Bahamian (10%) |
Kalina, Lucaya, Verde, Antilles |
| French Caribbean Creole (11.9%) | 3.19M | Karu Creole (70%) Madiana Creole (29%) Minor island communities (1%) |
Karu, Madiana ( Kalina) |
| Canarii/Guanche (10.2%) | 2.73M | Guanche (44%) Canarii (38%) Mahos (12%) Benahoarita & others (6%) |
Atlantic (Canary archipelago) |
| Verde Creole (6.4%) | 1.72M | Badiu (44%) São Tomense & Forro (31%) Sampadjudo (25%) |
Verde region |
| Portuguese/Azorean (4.4%) | 1.17M | Miran (44%) Azorean (31%) Costa Verde & Porto Santo (25%) |
Atlantic (Azores, Mira) |
| East Indian (3.7%) | 0.99M | Trinidadian (84%) Other Kalina islands (16%) |
Kairi, Kalina region |
| Antillean (2.6%) | 0.70M | Aruba (54%) Curaçaoan (16%) Raizal (12%) Other (18%) |
Antilles (ABC Islands) |
| Commonwealth Asian (1.9%) | 0.50M | Chinese (60%) Filipino (20%) Japanese (12%) Others (8%) |
Urban centres |
| Kalinago/Carib/Taino (1.3%) | 0.35M | Kalina Carib Arawak & Island Carib Lucayan Taino |
Kalina, Lucaya |
| British/Anglo (1.2%) | 0.33M | Antarctic settlers Lucayan Loyalists Scattered communities |
Lucaya, Antarctic |
| Others (6.9%) | 1.84M | Caribbean mixed Persian Sephardic Jewish Various minorities |
Distributed |