Saturday, March 29, 2008


The following is a list of ethnic groups in China.
The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group based on the 2000 census, where some 91.5% of the population was classified as Han Chinese (~1.2 billion).
Besides the majority Han Chinese, China recognizes 55 other "nationalities" or ethnic groups, numbering approximately 105 million persons, mostly concentrated in the northwest, north, northeast, south, and southwest but with some in central interior areas.
The major minority ethnic groups are Zhuang (16.1 million), Manchu (10.6 million), Hui (9.8 million), Miao (8.9 million), Uyghur (8.3 million), Tujia (8 million), Yi (7.7 million), Mongol (5.8 million), Tibetan (5.4 million), Buyei (2.9 million), Dong (2.9 million), Yao (2.6 million), Korean (1.9 million), Bai (1.8 million), Hani (1.4 million), Kazakh (1.2 million), Li (1.2 million), and Dai (1.1 million).

List of ethnic groups in China Taiwanese aborigines
This is a list of ethnic groups in China that are not officially recognised by the government of the People's Republic of China.

Gejia (革家人)
Khmu (克木人)
Kucong (Yellow Lahu/Lahu Shi (苦聪人)
Mang (芒人)
Deng (僜人)
Sherpas (夏尔巴人)
Bajia (八甲人)
Yi (羿人)
Youtai (犹太, Jews) List of ethnic groups in China Ethnic groups in Hong Kong and Macau

Ethnic minorities in China
Undistinguished ethnic groups in China
Tai ethnic groups in China
Ethnic groups in Taiwan
Zhonghua Minzu
Taiwanese aborigines
Undistinguished ethnic groups in China
Demographics of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan
Chinese macro-regions - Socio-economic regions of China

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