This is used to refer to all ethnic groups except white British and other white groups. The term includes people from Black, Asian, mixed and other ethnic groups who are often racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.
Global majority as a term better reflects reality. People in this part of the population make up 85% of the world’s population.
Moving from classing people as a minority to a majority is an important step in reframing conversations from disadvantage to advantage and challenging existing dominant white-centric narratives.
Source: NCVO 2024