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What percentage of people are natural redheads?
1–2%
What percentage of people are natural redheads?
Natural redheads make up just 1–2% of the global population, making red hair the rarest natural hair colour. It's most common in Scotland (13%) and Ireland (10%). The MC1R gene variant responsible for red hair is recessive — both parents must carry it for a child to have red hair.
Source: Valverde et al. (1995), Nature Genetics