Coptic diaspora

The Coptic diaspora (Coptic: ϯⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ) consists of Copts who live outside of their primary area of residence within parts of present-day Egypt, Libya and Sudan.

Coptic diaspora

ϯⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Total population
1–2 million (estimates vary)
Regions with significant populations
United States	c. 100,000 to 300,000 (late 2010s estimate)[1]
France	45,000[2]
Canada	c. 50,000 (1995 estimate); 10,000 (2001 estimate)[3]
Australia	c. 32,000 (2006)[1]
Kuwait	65,000[4]
Italy	30,000[5]
United Kingdom	25,000–30,000 (2006)[6]
United Arab Emirates	c. 10,000[7]
Jordan	8,000+ (2005)[8]
Kenya	8,000+[9][10]
Lebanon	3,000 – 4,000 (2012)[11]
Languages
Diaspora: English, French and others Only in Egypt, Sudan, Libya spoken: Arabic Liturgical: Coptic
Religion
Predominantly: Coptic Orthodoxy Minorities: Coptic Catholicism and various Protestant denominations

The number of Copts outside Egypt has sharply increased since the 1960s. The largest Coptic diaspora populations are in the United States, in Canada and in Australia, but Copts have a presence in many other countries.