What percentage of people have red hair?

Red hair is a beautiful genetic mutation. Both parents must be carriers of the mutated MC1R gene to be able to produce redhead offspring, of which there is a 25% chance if they don't have red hair themselves. 2. Less than 2% of the world's population have red hair. That's approximately 140 million people. read more

The largest ever study of hair colour in Scotland, which analysed over 500,000 people, found the percentage of Scots with red hair to be 5.3%. England has a red hair prevalence of around 4%, with 28.5% of population having the allele; while in Wales 38% of Welsh people carry the red-haired allele. read more

About 10%, from what I gather. That may not sound like much, but it is a fair bit higher than in most other populations. read more

12. People with red hair are more likely to be left-handed . Recessive traits often happen in pairs so commonly people with the gene for red hair also possess the trait for left-handedness. 13. Climate change is threatening the gene. Given that red hair doesn't adapt to warm climes, the gene could - at some point - become extinct. read more