HAIR & ETHNICITY The U.K. population is becoming more diverse which means greater differences in how people look. How does diversity in hair look like? How common is your hair type? Let’s look at the types of hair which can be found amongst men across England and Wales.
53M People
49%
3.1M People
3,860,000 men not white
14%
Men
Ratio between the largest different ethnic groups
INDIAN CHINESE
Dark Blonde
Dark Brown
2
7
5
236
WHITE AFRICAN
Very Dark Brown
Very Dark Brown
African men’s hair is about 26x curlier than Chinese men’s hair.
Density
White men have the highest number of hairs per square cm but one of the lowest thickness. >16 Hairs than the next highest group, Indian.
212
171
196
167
403
424
81
88
Growth Rate
African men’s hair grows around 308 µm per day. 72% Slower than the highest group, Chinese.
393
308
Thickness
Chinese men have the thickest strands of hair but the lowest number of hairs per cm square. >7µm than the next highest group, Indian.
72
71
All values are found from the most common characteristic from each ethnic group.
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