彼らは、全人口の１２．５パーセントを占めている。

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English Translation

They make up about 12.5 percent of the total population.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは、全(ぜん)人口(じんこう)の１２．５パーセントを占(し)めている。

Romanji

Karera wa, zen jinkō no ichi ni go pa-sento o shimeteiru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

全 (ぜん)

all; whole; entire; complete; overall; pan-; omni-; toti-

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

パーセント (パーセント)

percent; percentage

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

占める (しめる)

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up