2 % of the population is naturally blonde.
what percentage of the population is naturally blonde?
2 %
blonde hair can have almost any proportion of pheomelanin and eumelanin, but has only small amounts of both. more pheomelanin creates a more golden or strawberry blonde color, and more eumelanin creates an ash or sandy blonde color. many children born with blonde hair develop darker hair as they age, with the majority of natural blondes developing a hair color of a dark blonde hue by the time they reach middle age. pregnancy hormones hasten this process. natural light blonde hair is rare in adulthood, with claims of the world's population ranging from 2% naturally blonde to 16% in the us. blonde hair is most commonly found in northern and western europeans and their descendants but can be found spread around most of europe. studies in 2012 showed that naturally blonde hair of melanesians is caused by a recessive mutation in tyrosinase-related protein 1 (tyrp1). in the solomon islands, 26% of the population carry the gene; however, it is absent outside of oceania.
human hair color
heinrich himmler was a nazi with an exceptionally wide palette of senior government jobs including many normally associated with an interior minister or home secretary. once each year he visited the women's concentration camp and amnestied a few of the inmates. his criteria were mostly unclear, but those released under these circumstances were always blonde. naturally blonde, in 1938 else himmelheber was one of the lucky ones. on her release she promptly had her hair dyed black, however, in order to signal rejection of the nazi race-based policies. she now returned to live with her parents back in stuttgart.
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