Population Survey

The following table presents information on 365 population studies from around the world.

The studies in this table are grouped by the kits used and by either population location, country of racial origin, or racial group.  A reference number followed by, in parenthesis, an x and a number indicates the number of studies of this type in the reference.  For example, Morocco 31(x3), indicates three Morocco studies are included in reference 31.

Reference numbers for STR population studies involving various commercial STR kits

 

 

Profiler Plus*

SGM Plus*

Profiler Plus & COfiler*

Identifiler*

PowerPlex 16*

Africa

Algeria

31

 

 

 

 

 

Angola

67,91

 

 

168†

168†

 

Berber

6

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Verde

67,69

 

 

 

 

 

Central West Africa

29

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt

26

 

107

 

 

  Equatorial Guinea       199,204† 204†

 

Gabon

 

154

 

 

 

 

Guinea-Bissau

67

 

 

 

80

 

Morocco

31(x3)

 

6

 

172

 

Mozambique

32,67

 

 

159†

15†

 

North Africa

31,104‡

104‡

8

 

 

 

Oman

28

 

 

 

 

 

Rwanda

 

 

133

170

 

 

Tunisia

 

 

 

 

59,106,188(x2)

Asia

Asia (general)

78(x3), 183

 

2,56

 

4

 

Bangladesh

15

 

 

 

 

 

China

15,33,36, 38,94,119,128, 192, 195

139,151

2,71,73, 181

129,130, 185, 186, 189

83,96,166

 

East Indies

 

 

56

 

 

  East Timor       211  

 

Guam

49

 

 

 

 

 

India

18,19(x4), 20(x4), 84(x4), 206(x27)

 

13, 202

130, 218(x4)†

58(x4),61(x4), 72(x4),75(x3), 76(x4),85(x4), 86(x4),89(x3), 90(x3),92(x3), 112(x4), 117(x4), 138(x3),166, 218(x4)†

 

Indonesia

 

144(x3)

 

 

135

 

Japan

24,70

 

2(x2),179

115†, 196

105,115†, 213

 

Korea

43,167

 

2

122, 194

 

 

Mayasia

 

 

205

130

166

 

New Zealand

 

143

 

 

 

  Oman 28        

 

Philippines

49

 

 

 

 

 

Polynesia

 

143(x2)

 

 

 

 

Southeast Asian

 

143

74

 

 

 

Syria

 

 

 

 

172

 

Thailand

45

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey

81

146,148, 169(x2)

7

198

111

 

United Arab Emirates

 

 

97

 

 

 

Vietnam

15

 

2

 

88

 

Yemen

40

 

 

 

 

Australia

Aborigines

78(x4), 183, 219

 

74

 

 

 

Caucasian

78(x8), 183

 

74

 

 

Europe

Albania

 

 

 

155

12

 

Austria

16,178

142,153

 

 

 

 

Azores

 

 

66

 

82

 

Belgium

 

 

 

99,161

 

 

Bosnia

 

 

 

 

156

 

Belarus

 

 

 

163

 

 

Canary Islands

29,63

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

141

 

 

 

 

Croatia

 

 

54

 

 

 

Eastern Europe

104‡

104‡

 

 

 

 

Germany

39

150

 

 

 

 

Greece

37,57

 

126

 

 

 

Italy