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• Listed by @Andy Lee (Royal Bean)
• Source/Credit: @23andMe Blog
• Latest Update: March 15, 2025

23andMe Reference Populations Database Library

23andMe Reference Populations (Detailed Version)

• Global Populations
• Regional Populations
• Country Matches
• Regions
• Genetic Groups

Update Timeline

2025

・European Diaspora (US, Canada and South Africa)

February 28, 2025 ｜【v6.0】

23andMe has added granularity for Eastern European, Finnish, Amish, Mennonite, and Northwestern European Genetic Groups in the US, Canada and South Africa.

European Diaspora Genetic Groups Update

・European Diaspora (French & German in Canada and the US)

February 15, 2025 ｜【v6.0】

23andMe has added 50 new Genetic Groups in Canada, connecting customers to both early British/Irish settlers as well as early French settlers, and 170 new Genetic Groups in the US connecting customers to early German settlers, Cajuns, Pennsylvania Dutch, and other groups with French & German ancestry.

More Detailed Genetic Groups in the US and Canada

・South Asian

January 27, 2025 ｜【v6.0】

23andMe has added finer detail for customers with South Asian ancestry, allowing them to trace their family connections back to 44 genetic groups corresponding to regions within India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan.

23andMe Adds More Detail for South Asian Ancestry

2024

・Greek & Balkan

December 19, 2024 ｜【v6.0】

23andMe hasn’t released the blog post about the details.