Eye Color Percentages

One is often curious to know about the eye color percentages in the world. This is because people are born with different eye colors and some eye colors are truly unique. Let us have a look at percentages of eye color by going through the interesting content in the article below.

”Eyes are the Mirror of the Soul”

You may find many poets and artists singing praises of beautiful eyes. Eyes are one of the most precious ornaments that adore our face. They help you see the beautiful world around us. They give us hope and allow us to look at the bright side of life. Many times we meet people who seem to have the most beautiful eyes in the world. Maybe it’s the shape of their eyes or the mischievous looks that they give us, but one thing that always captures my attention, is the color of the eyes. It is pure random luck or game plan of our genes, that forms the basis of our eye color. There are different colors of the eyes and some eye colors are dominant in people of a particular race and ethnicity. We shall have a look at the world eye color percentages and know which colors are most common and which one is the rarest of them all.

World Eye Color Percentages When it comes to eye color percentages, it tends to vary according to a particular population studied. Also, genetics comes into play, especially when the phenotype of the parents differs greatly. Thus, it is very difficult to give the exact percentage of eye colors. We shall have a look at the different eye colors and identify the population which has a higher probability of having a particular eye color. You can have a look at eye color genetics

for more information.

Brown Eyes

Brown eyed people are often considered as intelligent, trustworthy and kind. Maybe this is because of the warm appearance of brown eye color shades. This eye color is said to be the dominant color in humans. In many regions around the world, brown is the only iris color present in the eyes of majority of people. Dark brown eye color percentages are higher in people of East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Oceania, Africa as well as the Americas. The percentage of the light brown eye color is more dominant in people of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Middle East as well as Europe. More than 50% of the entire world population has brown eyes.

Blue Eyes

Blue eyed individuals often come across as sweet, kind and sexy individuals. A study was conducted in 2006 for blue eye color percentages in America. It was found that only 1 individual in 6 was born with blue eyes. So, if you have blue eyes, consider yourself lucky to have a rare eye color. There are very low amounts of melanin in the stroma of the eyes. This leads to blue eyes in an individual. This is a recessive trait and one requires multiple genes to give rise to a blue eyed baby.

Gray Eyes

An ice cold look sending a chill down your spine? Well, it has been found that gray eyes are one of the rarest eye colors around the world. It is one of the most rare eye colors in United States, but commonly observed in some areas of Northern and Eastern Europe. A gray eye color is due to the lack of melanin in the iris and the low density of proteins present in the stroma.

Green Eyes

Deviousness and sexy, a deadly combination that makes up the look of green eyes. This eye color is commonly observed in people of Northern, Southern and Central Europe. It has been found that the green eye color percentage is about 16%, especially in people of Celtic and Germanic lineage. There are about 89% men and 87% women in Iceland, who have green eye color. World eye color percentages for green color is around 1-2%.

Black Eyes

You may not believe about the existence of the black eye color, but it is the most rarest eye color in the world. Many people are under the wrong impression, because black eye color is actually extremely dark brown eyes. However, according to the book, ‘Evolution of the Eye’, pure black eyes do exist. It is seen in about 1% of the people around the world.

Hazel Eyes

Do not confuse hazel eyes with amber or brown eyes. Hazel eye color generally consists of a light brown and golden-green colored iris. This eye color is very common in the people of United States and Europe. However, hazel eyes are very rarely seen in people from Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Amber Eyes

Amber eyes consist of a strong yellow or golden tint and they can even have a bit of a coppery, rusty streak. These eyes are often called ‘wolf eyes’ as the percentage of amber eye color is very high in wolves. This eye color is very commonly seen in people of Brazil and Asia.

Red or Violet Eyes Red, pink or violet colored eyes do appear in people with albinism. This is a genetic condition where the person lacks melanin pigmentation. Thus, the extremely low quantities of melanin pigmentation cause the eyes to appear violet and red in photos taken through flash photography. This is also one of the most rare eye colors

in the world.

As you can see, the eye color percentages vary according to the regions and populations. However, brown eyes are the most dominant eye color in the world and amber, green, violet and black are some of the rarest eye colors. So, have you been able to find out if your eye color is one of the rarest or does it belong to the dominant group from the above paragraphs?