sub-Saharans
Below-desert continent dwellers
Sub-Saharans refers to people from sub-Saharan Africa—the region south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing most of the African continent.
The term appears in demographic, geographic, and policy contexts: Sub-Saharans face distinct health challenges.
It can sound clinical or othering when applied to people rather than regions, and is sometimes used disparagingly in political rhetoric about immigration.
People from Earth's second-largest landmass
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- peoplesDistinct cultural or ethnic groups
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- residentsPeople living somewhere
diaspora · migrants · immigrants · communities · nationals · citizens · descendants · natives
Second-largest continent
- continentLarge connected landmass
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- regionsDefined geographical areas
nations · countries · territories · homelands · Southern · Western · Central · Sahel
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- asylumShelter from persecution
displacement · resettlement · remittances · immigration · mobility · movement · relocation · integration
Africans
People from Earth's second-largest landmass
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- peoplesDistinct cultural or ethnic groups
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
residents · diaspora · migrants · immigrants · communities · nationals · citizens · descendants · natives · ethnicities
Africa
Second-largest continent
- continentLarge connected landmass
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
regions · nations · countries · territories · homelands · Southern · Western · Central · Sahel · landlocked
migration
Movement to new territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
asylum · displacement · resettlement · remittances · immigration · mobility · movement · relocation · integration · returnees
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- languagesSystems of human communication
- BantuAfrican language family
customs · diversity · tribes · ethnic · indigenous · ancestral · identity · roots · folklore · oral
sub-SaharansEuropeans
People from that continent
Scandinavians · Northern Europeans · East Asians · North Americans · Westerners