Eye color percentages worldwide

[We Never Know]

Green here. How about you?

Brown eyes
According to estimates, 70–79% of the world’s population have brown eyes, making it the most common eye color worldwide.

Blue eyes
Blue is the second most common eye color globally, with estimates suggesting that 8–10% of people have blue eyes.

Hazel
Approximately 5% of the world’s population and 18% of people in the U.S. have hazel eyes, which are a mixture of green, orange, and gold.

Amber
Amber eyes, which have slightly more melanin than hazel eyes but not as much as brown eyes, account for about 5% of the world’s population.

Green
An estimated 2% of the world’s population have green eyes, making them very rare overall.

Gray
Close to 3% of the world’s population have gray eyes.

Eye color percentages around the world and what causes eye color

 

[Exaltist Ethan]

Dark brown. My mother has blue eyes and my father has brown eyes. I must have gotten my father's brown eyes.

 

[Quagmire]

Brown here too.

I was surprised to see how rare green eyes are, I've known quite a few green-eyed people.

I've known two people whose eyes changed color: green to blue in one case and Hazel to Blue in another.

I wonder how rare that is.

 

[Aštra’el]

Green is the hottest eye color. Then light blue.

 

[We Never Know]

Brown here too.

I was surprised to see how rare green eyes are, I've known quite a few green-eyed people.

I've known two people whose eyes changed color: green to blue in one case and Hazel to Blue in another.

I wonder how rare that is.

All it said about that in the link is...

Can eye color change?
Many babies born with blue eyes will experience a change in eye color as more pigment builds up over their first few months.

A baby’s eyes might become less blue or even turn brown, but change tends to stop by the age of 1 year.

For cosmetic reasons, some people choose to wear colored contact lenses to change the color of their eyes.

 

[Quagmire]

All it said about that in the link is...

Can eye color change?
Many babies born with blue eyes will experience a change in eye color as more pigment builds up over their first few months.

A baby’s eyes might become less blue or even turn brown, but change tends to stop by the age of 1 year.

For cosmetic reasons, some people choose to wear colored contact lenses to change the color of their eyes.

I was curious so I went and looked:

"And it’s also pretty common for eye color to appear to change more often, perhaps looking darker one day and lighter the next. This is often due to lighting conditions, what you’re wearing, and other things that just affect how people perceive the color"
Why do eyes sometimes appear to change color?

Apparently it's just an optical illusion

 

[We Never Know]

I think this eye looks wild and cool

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Green here. How about you?

Brown eyes
According to estimates, 70–79% of the world’s population have brown eyes, making it the most common eye color worldwide.

Blue eyes
Blue is the second most common eye color globally, with estimates suggesting that 8–10% of people have blue eyes.

Hazel
Approximately 5% of the world’s population and 18% of people in the U.S. have hazel eyes, which are a mixture of green, orange, and gold.

Amber
Amber eyes, which have slightly more melanin than hazel eyes but not as much as brown eyes, account for about 5% of the world’s population.

Green
An estimated 2% of the world’s population have green eyes, making them very rare overall.

Gray
Close to 3% of the world’s population have gray eyes.

Eye color percentages around the world and what causes eye color

I was going to make a joke about having red eyes, but then I read the article...wow! Last I had heard was about two genes...

 

[We Never Know]

I was going to make a joke about having red eyes, but then I read the article...wow! Last I had heard was about two genes...

Yeah I didn't post the whole link. Some people would say tl:dr

 

[Quagmire]

I think this eye looks wild and cool

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Too many Grateful Dead concerts?

Edit: tye-dye-eyes

(What a great name for a GD cover band)

 

[John53]

Blue

 

[Rival]

Hazel.

 

[LuisDantas]

Brown.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Brown also

 

[Shaul]

Most eyes are usually white. It is only the iris colors that vary.

 

[Viker]

Light brown.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Blue. My mom's eyes were milky green, really unique.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Brown, but I know that I have a recessive blue.

 

[Valjean]

 

[Brian2]

I always knew I was special with my hazel/green eyes.