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?
| Country | Most Common | Common Hair Colors |
|---|---|---|
| India | Black | Black, Brown |
| China | Black | Black |
| Indonesia | Black | Black, Brown |
| Pakistan | Black | Black, Brown |
| Nigeria | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Brazil | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Bangladesh | Black | Black, Brown |
| Russia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Ethiopia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Mexico | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Japan | Black | Black |
| Philippines | Black | Black, Brown |
| Egypt | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| DR Congo | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Vietnam | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Iran | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Turkey | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Germany | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Thailand | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Tanzania | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| United Kingdom | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| France | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| South Africa | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Italy | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Kenya | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Myanmar | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Colombia | Brown | Brown, Black |
| South Korea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Uganda | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Sudan | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Spain | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Iraq | Black | Black, Brown |
| Algeria | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Argentina | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Afghanistan | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Poland | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Canada | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde, Red |
| Morocco | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Ukraine | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Angola | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Saudi Arabia | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Uzbekistan | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Yemen | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Mozambique | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Ghana | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Peru | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Malaysia | Black | Black, Brown |
| Nepal | Black | Black, Brown |
| Madagascar | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Ivory Coast | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Venezuela | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Cameroon | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Niger | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Australia | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| North Korea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Syria | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Mali | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Taiwan | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Burkina Faso | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Sri Lanka | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Malawi | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Zambia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Kazakhstan | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Chile | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Romania | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Chad | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Somalia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Ecuador | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Guatemala | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Senegal | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Netherlands | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Cambodia | Black | Black, Brown |
| Zimbabwe | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Guinea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Rwanda | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Benin | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Burundi | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Bolivia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Tunisia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Haiti | Black | Black, Brown |
| Belgium | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Dominican Republic | Black | Black, Brown |
| Jordan | Black | Black, Brown |
| South Sudan | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Cuba | Black | Black, Brown |
| Honduras | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Sweden | Blonde | Blonde, Brown |
| Papua New Guinea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Czech Republic | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Azerbaijan | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Tajikistan | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Greece | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Portugal | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Hungary | Brown | Brown, Black |
| United Arab Emirates | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Belarus | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Israel | Black | Black, Brown |
| Togo | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Sierra Leone | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Austria | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Switzerland | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Laos | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Hong Kong | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Nicaragua | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Serbia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Libya | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Paraguay | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Kyrgyzstan | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Bulgaria | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Turkmenistan | Brown | Brown, Black |
| El Salvador | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Singapore | Black | Black, Brown |
| Denmark | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Central African Republic | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Slovakia | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Finland | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Liberia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Norway | Blonde | Blonde, Brown |
| Palestine | Black | Black, Brown |
| New Zealand | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Costa Rica | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Lebanon | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Ireland | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Mauritania | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Oman | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Panama | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Kuwait | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Croatia | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Eritrea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Georgia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Mongolia | Black | Black, Dark Brown |
| Uruguay | Brown | Brown, Black, Blonde |
| Moldova | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Gambia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Albania | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Jamaica | Black | Black, Brown |
| Armenia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Qatar | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Botswana | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Lithuania | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Namibia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Gabon | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Lesotho | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Guinea Bissau | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Slovenia | Brown | Brown, Black |
| North Macedonia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Latvia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Equatorial Guinea | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Black | Black, Brown |
| Bahrain | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Timor Leste | Black | Black, Dark Brown, Brown |
| Estonia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Mauritius | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Cyprus | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Eswatini | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Djibouti | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Fiji | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black, Brown |
| Comoros | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Guyana | Black | Black, Brown |
| Bhutan | Black | Black, Brown |
| Solomon Islands | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Macau | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Luxembourg | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Suriname | Black | Black Brown |
| Montenegro | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Cape Verde | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Malta | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Maldives | Black | Black, Brown |
| Brunei | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Belize | Black | Black, Brown |
| Bahamas | Brown | Brown, Black |
| Iceland | Blonde | Blonde, Brown |
| Vanuatu | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Barbados | Black | Black, Brown |
| Samoa | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Saint Lucia | Black | Black, Brown |
| Kiribati | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Grenada | Black | Black, Brown |
| Micronesia | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Tonga | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Seychelles | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Black | Black, Dark Brown |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Black | Black, Brown |
| Andorra | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Dominica | Black | Black, Brown |
| Greenland | Black | Black, Dark Brown |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Black | Black, Brown |
| Marshall Islands | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Liechtenstein | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Monaco | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| San Marino | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Palau | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Cook Islands | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Nauru | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Tuvalu | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
| Niue | Dark Brown | Dark Brown, Black |
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