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Report: What Is the Most Common Hair Color in the World?

Hair Color

Most of the world’s population has dark hair. In the United States, 85 percent of the population has black hair, while 11 percent has brown hair. Authentic blonde hair, which is quite rare, accounts for only 2 percent of the American population. Genuine red hair, the rarest of all hair colors, accounts for just 1 percent of the American population.

Certain regions across the globe, including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the northern Kola peninsula of Russia, tend to have predominantly dark-haired populations. In Europe, some countries have regions with a high proportion of dark-haired people. For example, France has areas with notably dark-haired individuals, particularly along the northern border close to Burgundy. Switzerland also has a dark-haired region, predominantly in areas where Italian is spoken.

Blonde hair is a rare trait, even though there are blondes worldwide. There are many variations of blonde hair, ranging from platinum blonde to ash blonde and everything in between, making it difficult to interpret hair color by country. The percentage of blonde-haired people varies greatly from country to country. Many blondes can be found in the southern border of Great Britain. The Baltic States have the highest number of blondes in Europe, while Germany is almost exclusively blonde, except for the coastline along the Baltics, which tends to be darker-haired. Iceland and Norway are also countries with a high percentage of blondes. Northern Italy, closer to Germany and the Slavic states, has a significant blonde population. Serbia is typically darker-haired, with some blondes living near the Montenegro Islands. A section of Romania near Hungary is also home to many blondes.

Red hair is the rarest hair color with only about 2% of the world’s population having it naturally. However, the percentage of people with red hair varies by country. Scotland has the highest percentage of red hair in the world, with about 13% of the population having red hair. This is because the red hair gene is a recessive gene, which makes it very rare. It is estimated that about 40% of the Scottish population are carriers of this gene.

What Is the Most Common Hair Color in the World?

CountryMost Common Common Hair Colors
IndiaBlackBlack, Brown
ChinaBlackBlack
IndonesiaBlackBlack, Brown
PakistanBlackBlack, Brown
NigeriaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BrazilBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
BangladeshBlackBlack, Brown
RussiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
EthiopiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MexicoBrownBrown, Black
JapanBlackBlack
PhilippinesBlackBlack, Brown
EgyptDark BrownDark Brown, Black
DR CongoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
VietnamBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
IranDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TurkeyDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
GermanyBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
ThailandBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
TanzaniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
United KingdomBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
FranceBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
South AfricaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
ItalyBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
KenyaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MyanmarDark BrownDark Brown, Black
ColombiaBrownBrown, Black
South KoreaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
UgandaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SudanDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SpainBrownBrown, Black
IraqBlackBlack, Brown
AlgeriaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
ArgentinaBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
AfghanistanDark BrownDark Brown, Black
PolandBrownBrown, Black
CanadaBrownBrown, Black, Blonde, Red
MoroccoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
UkraineDark BrownDark Brown, Black
AngolaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Saudi ArabiaBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
UzbekistanBrownBrown, Black
YemenDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MozambiqueDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GhanaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
PeruBrownBrown, Black
MalaysiaBlackBlack, Brown
NepalBlackBlack, Brown
MadagascarDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Ivory CoastDark BrownDark Brown, Black
VenezuelaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
CameroonDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NigerDark BrownDark Brown, Black
AustraliaBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
North KoreaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SyriaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MaliDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TaiwanBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
Burkina FasoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Sri LankaBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
MalawiDark BrownDark Brown, Black
ZambiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
KazakhstanBrownBrown, Black
ChileBrownBrown, Black
RomaniaBrownBrown, Black
ChadDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SomaliaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
EcuadorBrownBrown, Black
GuatemalaBrownBrown, Black
SenegalDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NetherlandsBrownBrown, Black
CambodiaBlackBlack, Brown
ZimbabweDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GuineaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
RwandaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BeninDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BurundiDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BoliviaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TunisiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
HaitiBlackBlack, Brown
BelgiumBrownBrown, Black
Dominican RepublicBlackBlack, Brown
JordanBlackBlack, Brown
South SudanDark BrownDark Brown, Black
CubaBlackBlack, Brown
HondurasBrownBrown, Black
SwedenBlondeBlonde, Brown
Papua New GuineaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Czech RepublicBrownBrown, Black
AzerbaijanDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TajikistanBrownBrown, Black
GreeceBrownBrown, Black
PortugalBrownBrown, Black
HungaryBrownBrown, Black
United Arab EmiratesDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
BelarusDark BrownDark Brown, Black
IsraelBlackBlack, Brown
TogoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Sierra LeoneDark BrownDark Brown, Black
AustriaBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
SwitzerlandBrownBrown, Black
LaosDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Hong KongBrownBrown, Black
NicaraguaBrownBrown, Black
SerbiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LibyaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
ParaguayBrownBrown, Black
KyrgyzstanDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BulgariaBrownBrown, Black
TurkmenistanBrownBrown, Black
El SalvadorBrownBrown, Black
SingaporeBlackBlack, Brown
DenmarkBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
Central African RepublicDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SlovakiaBrownBrown, Black
FinlandBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
LiberiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NorwayBlondeBlonde, Brown
PalestineBlackBlack, Brown
New ZealandBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
Costa RicaBrownBrown, Black
LebanonDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
IrelandBrownBrown, Black
MauritaniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
OmanDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
PanamaBrownBrown, Black
KuwaitDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
CroatiaBrownBrown, Black
EritreaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GeorgiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MongoliaBlackBlack, Dark Brown
UruguayBrownBrown, Black, Blonde
MoldovaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GambiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
AlbaniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
JamaicaBlackBlack, Brown
ArmeniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
QatarDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
BotswanaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LithuaniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NamibiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GabonDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LesothoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Guinea BissauDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SloveniaBrownBrown, Black
North MacedoniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LatviaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Equatorial GuineaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Trinidad and TobagoBlackBlack, Brown
BahrainDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
Timor LesteBlackBlack, Dark Brown, Brown
EstoniaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MauritiusDark BrownDark Brown, Black
CyprusDark BrownDark Brown, Black
EswatiniDark BrownDark Brown, Black
DjiboutiDark BrownDark Brown, Black
FijiDark BrownDark Brown, Black, Brown
ComorosDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GuyanaBlackBlack, Brown
BhutanBlackBlack, Brown
Solomon IslandsDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MacauDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LuxembourgDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SurinameBlackBlack Brown
MontenegroDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Cape VerdeDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MaltaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MaldivesBlackBlack, Brown
BruneiDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BelizeBlackBlack, Brown
BahamasBrownBrown, Black
IcelandBlondeBlonde, Brown
VanuatuDark BrownDark Brown, Black
BarbadosBlackBlack, Brown
SamoaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Saint LuciaBlackBlack, Brown
KiribatiDark BrownDark Brown, Black
GrenadaBlackBlack, Brown
MicronesiaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TongaDark BrownDark Brown, Black
SeychellesDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBlackBlack, Dark Brown
Antigua and BarbudaBlackBlack, Brown
AndorraDark BrownDark Brown, Black
DominicaBlackBlack, Brown
GreenlandBlackBlack, Dark Brown
Saint Kitts and NevisBlackBlack, Brown
Marshall IslandsDark BrownDark Brown, Black
LiechtensteinDark BrownDark Brown, Black
MonacoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
San MarinoDark BrownDark Brown, Black
PalauDark BrownDark Brown, Black
Cook IslandsDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NauruDark BrownDark Brown, Black
TuvaluDark BrownDark Brown, Black
NiueDark BrownDark Brown, Black

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