List of ethnic groups in China

Multiple ethnic groups populate China, where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal names, the People's Republic of China (China) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group, where (as of 2010) some 91.51%[1] of the population was classified as Han Chinese (~1.2 billion). Besides the Han majority, 55 other ethnic groups are recognised in China by the PRC government, numbering approximately 105 million people, mostly concentrated in the northwest, north, northeast, south, and southwest but with some in central interior areas.

The major minority ethnic groups in China are Zhuang (16.9 million), Uyghur (11.5 million), Hui (10.5 million), Manchu (10.3 million), Miao (9.4 million), Yi (8.7 million), Tujia (8.3 million), Tibetan (6.2 million), Mongol (5.9 million), Dong (2.8 million), Buyei (2.8 million), Yao (2.7 million), Bai (1.9 million), Korean (1.8 million), Hani (1.6 million), Li (1.4 million), Kazakh (1.4 million), and Dai (1.2 million).

Ethnic groups recognized by People's Republic of China

In order of population, this is the list of the 56 ethnic groups in China that are officially recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China. The number of officially recognized ethic groups in China used to be 39 in 1954, which increased to 54 by 1964. The last change was the addition of the Jino people in 1979, bringing the number of recognized ethnic groups to the current 56.[2]

English Name
Standard Romanization
CodeA
Pinyin
Simplified Chinese
2010 National Shares 2010 PopulationB
2000 PopulationB
1990 PopulationB
Year of recognitionC
Han1HanHAHàn Zú汉族91.6474%1,220,844,5201,139,773,0081,042,482,1871954
ZhuangZhuangZHZhuàng Zú壮族1.2700%16,926,38116,187,16315,489,6301954
Hui2HuiHU Huí Zú回族0.7943%10,586,0879,828,1268,602,9781954
ManchuManMAMǎn Zú满族0.7794%10,387,95810,708,4649,821,1801954
UyghurUyghurUGWéiwú'ěr Zú维吾尔族0.7555%10,069,3468,405,4167,214,4311954
Miao3MiaoMHMiáo Zú苗族0.7072%9,426,0078,945,5387,398,0351954
YiYiYIYí Zú彝族0.6538%8,714,3937,765,8586,572,1731954
TujiaTujiaTJTǔjiā Zú土家族0.6268%8,353,9128,037,0145,704,2231964
Tibetan4ZangZAZàng Zú藏族0.4713%6,282,1875,422,9544,593,3301954
MongolMongolMGMěnggǔ Zú蒙古族0.4488%5,981,8405,827,8084,806,8491954
DongDongDODòng Zú侗族0.2161%2,879,9742,962,9112,514,0141954
BouyeiBouyeiBYBùyī Zú布依族0.2153%2,870,0342,973,2172,545,0591954
YaoYaoYAYáo Zú瑶族0.2098%2,796,0032,638,8782,134,0131954
BaiBaiBABái Zú白族0.1451%1,933,5101,861,8951,594,8271954
KoreanChosenCSCháoxiǎn Zú朝鲜族0.1374%1,830,9291,929,6961,920,5971954
Hani5HaniHNHāní Zú哈尼族0.1246%1,660,9321,440,0291,253,9521954
LiLiLILí Zú黎族0.1098%1,463,0641,248,0221,110,9001954
KazakhKazakKZHāsàkè Zú哈萨克族0.1097%1,462,5881,251,0231,111,7181954
Dai6DaiDADǎi Zú傣族0.0946%1,261,3111,159,2311,025,1281954
SheSheSHShē Zú畲族0.0532%708,651710,039630,3781964
LisuLisuLSLìsù Zú傈僳族0.0527%702,839635,101574,8561954
DongxiangDongxiangDXDōngxiāng Zú东乡族0.0466%621,500513,826373,8721954
GelaoGelaoGLGēlǎo Zú仡佬族0.0413%550,746579,744437,9971964
LahuLahuLHLāhù Zú拉祜族0.0365%485,966453,765411,4761954
WaWaWAWǎ Zú佤族0.0322%429,709396,709351,9741954
SuiSuiSUShuǐ Zú水族0.0309%411,847407,000345,9931954
Nakhi7NaxiNXNàxī Zú纳西族0.0245%326,295309,477278,0091954
QiangQiangQIQiāng Zú羌族0.0232%309,576306,476198,2521954
TuTuTUTǔ Zú土族0.0217%289,565241,593191,6241954
Mulao8MulaoMLMùlǎo Zú仫佬族0.0162%216,257207,464159,3281964
XibeXibeXBXībó Zú锡伯族0.0143%190,481189,357172,8471954
KyrgyzKirgizKGKē'ěrkèzī Zú柯尔克孜族0.0140%186,708160,875141,5491954
Jingpo9JingpoJPJǐngpō Zú景颇族0.0111%147,828132,158119,2091954
DaurDaurDUDáwò'ěr Zú达斡尔族0.0099%131,992132,747121,3571964
SalarSalarSLSālā Zú撒拉族0.0098%130,607104,52187,6971954
BlangBlangBLBùlǎng Zú布朗族0.0090%119,63991,89182,2801964
Maonan10MaonanMNMáonán Zú毛南族0.0076%101,192107,18471,9681964
Tajik11TajikTATǎjíkè Zú塔吉克族0.0038%51,06941,05633,5381954
PumiPumiPMPǔmǐ Zú普米族0.0032%42,86133,62829,6571964
AchangAchangACĀchāng Zú阿昌族0.0030%39,55533,95427,7081964
NuNuNUNù Zú怒族0.0028%37,52328,77027,1231964
EvenkiEwenkiEWÈwēnkè Zú鄂温克族0.0023%30,87530,54526,3151954
Gin12GinGIJīng Zú京族0.0021%28,19922,58418,9151964
JinoJinoJNJīnuò Zú基诺族0.0017%23,14320,89918,0211979
De'angDeangDEDé'áng Zú德昂族0.0015%20,55617,93515,4621964
BonanBonanBOBǎo'ān Zú保安族0.0015%20,07416,50512,2121954
RussianRussRSÉluósī Zú俄罗斯族0.0012%15,39315,63113,5041954
YugurYugurYGYùgù Zú裕固族0.0011%14,37813,74712,2971954
UzbekUzbekUZWūzībiékè Zú乌孜别克族0.0008%10,56912,42314,5021954
MonbaMonbaMBMénbā Zú门巴族0.0008%10,5618,9287,4751964
OroqenOroqenORÈlúnchūn Zú鄂伦春族0.0006%8,6598,2166,9651954
DerungDerungDRDúlóng Zú独龙族0.0005%6,9307,4315,8161964
Hezhen13HezhenHZHèzhé Zú赫哲族0.0004%5,3544,6644,2451964
Gaoshan14GaoshanGSGāoshān Zú高山族0.0003%4,0094,4882,9091954
LhobaLhobaLBLuòbā Zú珞巴族0.0003%3,6822,9702,3121965
TatarsTatarTTTǎtǎ'ěr Zú塔塔尔族0.0003%3,5564,8954,8731954
UndistinguishednoneWèi Shìbié Mínzú未识别民族0.0480%640,101734,438749 341-
Naturalized CitizennoneWàiguórén Jiārù Zhōngguójí外国人加入中国籍0.0001%1,4489413,421-

AGB 3304-91 "Names of nationalities of China in romanization with codes";[3]
BThe population only includes China and the Republic of China (Taiwan);
CFor ethic groups officially recognised in 1964 or earlier, this is the year of first inclusion in the national census, which were in 1954 [4] and 1964;[5]
1Also included are the Chuanqing;
2Also includes Utsuls of Hainan, descended from Cham refugees;
3A subset of which is also known as Hmong;
4including Amdowa and Khampa;
5Also included are the Sangkong;
6This category includes several different Tai-speaking groups historically referred to as Bai-yi;
7Also included are the Mosuo;
8Also included are the 木佬人 (Qago);
9Known as Kachin in Myanmar;
10Also included are the Then;
11Actually not Tajik people but Pamiri people;
12The same group as Vietnamese or Kinh people in Sino-Vietnamese;
13The same group as Nanai on the Russian side of the border;
14A collective name for all Taiwanese aborigine groups in Taiwan.

Taiwanese aborigines

Main article: Taiwanese Aborigines

The People's Republic of China government officially refers to all Taiwanese aborigines as Gaoshan, whereas the Republic of China (Taiwan) recognizes 16 groups of Taiwanese aborigines. The term Gaoshan has a different connotation in Taiwan than it does in mainland China. While several thousands of these aborigines have migrated to Fujian province in mainland China, most remain in Taiwan. Due to the contested political status and legal status of Taiwan, the PRC classification of Taiwanese aborigines may be controversial.

Taiwanese Han "blood nationalists" have in the past claimed that they have Plains Aboriginal ancestry in order to promote Taiwan independence, claiming an identity different from that of mainland Chinese. However, genetic tests showed differences between them and plains aborigines, and given that they usually were recent migrants, their claims were rejected by descendants of Taiwanese Plains Aborigines.[6]

"Undistinguished" ethnic minority groups

Part of a poster in Beijing showing the 56 ethnic groups of China

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

During the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (2000), 734,438 persons in the Chinese mainland, 97% of them in Guizhou, were specifically recorded as belonging to "Undistinguished ethnic groups".[7] Presumably, other members of such groups may have been counted within larger "recognized" groups.

Ethnic groups in Hong Kong and Macau

Hong Kong and Macau are special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China. The governments of Hong Kong and Macau do not use the official PRC ethnic classification system, nor does the PRC's official classification system take ethnic groups in Hong Kong and Macau into account. As a result, minority groups such as Europeans (mainly English), and South or South East Asians (mainly Filipinos, Indian, Indonesians, Nepalese and Pakistani) live in Hong Kong.

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See also

References

  1. "Han Chinese proportion in China's population drops: census data (2011-04-28)". Xinhua News (English). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. 胡鸿保 张丽梅 “民族识别原则的变化与民族人口” 《西南民族大学学报》(人文社科版)2009/04 总第212期
  3. GB 3304-91 Names of nationalities of China in romanization with codes.
  4. First National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
  5. Second National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
  6. Chen, Shu-Juo (2009). How Han are Taiwanese Han? Genetic inference of Plains Indigenous ancestry among Taiwanese Han and its implications for Taiwan identity (Ph.D.). STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. 第五次人口普查数据(2000年). 表1—6. 省、自治区、直辖市分性别、民族的人口 ( Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (2000). Table 1-6: Population of provinces, autonomous regions, and minicipalities by ethnicity). (Chinese)

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