List of ethnic groups in China
Ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China
Here are the 56 ethnic groups (listed by population) officially recognized by the People's Republic of China (39 in 1954; 54 by 1964; with the addition of the Jino people in 1979).

List of ethnic groups in China

Section Title: Ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China
Table Section Text: Here are the 56 ethnic groups (listed by population) officially recognized by the People's Republic of China (39 in 1954; 54 by 1964; with the addition of the Jino people in 1979).

English Name	Standard Romanization	CodeA	Mandarin Pinyin	Simplified Chinese	2010 National Shares	2010 PopulationB	2000 PopulationB	1990 PopulationB	Year of recognitionC

Han1	Han	HA	Hàn Zú	漢族	91.6474%	1,220,844,520	1,139,773,008	1,042,482,187	1954

Zhuang	Zhuang	ZH	Zhuàng Zú	壯族	1.2700%	16,926,381	16,187,163	15,489,630	1954

Hui2	Hui	HU	Huí Zú	回族	0.7943%	10,586,087	9,828,126	8,602,978	1954

Manchu	Man	MA	Mǎn Zú	滿族	0.7794%	10,387,958	10,708,464	9,821,180	1954

Uyghur	Uygur	UG	Wéiwú'ěr Zú	維吾爾族	0.7555%	10,069,346	8,405,416	7,214,431	1954

Miao (includes Hmong)3	Miao	MH	Miáo Zú	苗族	0.7072%	9,426,007	8,945,538	7,398,035	1954

Yi	Yi	YI	Yí Zú	彝族	0.6538%	8,714,393	7,765,858	6,572,173	1954

Tujia	Tujia	TJ	Tǔjiā Zú	土家族	0.6268%	8,353,912	8,037,014	5,704,223	1964

Tibetan4	Zang	ZA	Zàng Zú	藏族	0.4713%	6,282,187	5,422,954	4,593,330	1954

Mongol	Mongol	MG	Měnggǔ Zú	蒙古族	0.4488%	5,981,840	5,827,808	4,806,849	1954

Dong5	Dong	DO	Dòng Zú	侗族	0.2161%	2,879,974	2,962,911	2,514,014	1954

Bouyei	Bouyei	BY	Bùyī Zú	布依族	0.2153%	2,870,034	2,973,217	2,545,059	1954

Yao	Yao	YA	Yáo Zú	瑤族	0.2098%	2,796,003	2,638,878	2,134,013	1954

Bai	Bai	BA	Bái Zú	白族	0.1451%	1,933,510	1,861,895	1,594,827	1954

Korean	Chosŏn	CS	Cháoxiǎn Zú	朝鮮族	0.1374%	1,830,929	1,929,696	1,920,597	1954

Hani6	Hani	HN	Hāní Zú	哈尼族	0.1246%	1,660,932	1,440,029	1,253,952	1954

Li	Li	LI	Lí Zú	黎族	0.1098%	1,463,064	1,248,022	1,110,900	1954

Kazakh	Kazak	KZ	Hāsàkè Zú	哈薩克族	0.1097%	1,462,588	1,251,023	1,111,718	1954

Dai7	Dai	DA	Dǎi Zú	傣族	0.0946%	1,261,311	1,159,231	1,025,128	1954

She	She	SH	Shē Zú	畲族	0.0532%	708,651	710,039	630,378	1964

Lisu	Lisu	LS	Lìsù Zú	傈僳族	0.0527%	702,839	635,101	574,856	1954

Dongxiang	Dongxiang	DX	Dōngxiāng Zú	東鄉族	0.0466%	621,500	513,826	373,872	1954

Gelao	Gelao	GL	Gēlǎo Zú	仡佬族	0.0413%	550,746	579,744	437,997	1964

Lahu	Lahu	LH	Lāhù Zú	拉祜族	0.0365%	485,966	453,765	411,476	1954

Wa	Wa	WA	Wǎ Zú	佤族	0.0322%	429,709	396,709	351,974	1954

Sui	Sui	SU	Shuǐ Zú	水族	0.0309%	411,847	407,000	345,993	1954

Nakhi8	Naxi	NX	Nàxī Zú	納西族	0.0245%	326,295	309,477	278,009	1954

Qiang	Qiang	QI	Qiāng Zú	羌族	0.0232%	309,576	306,476	198,252	1954

Tu	Tu	TU	Tǔ Zú	土族	0.0217%	289,565	241,593	191,624	1954

Mulao9	Mulao	ML	Mùlǎo Zú	仫佬族	0.0162%	216,257	207,464	159,328	1964

Xibe	Xibe	XB	Xībó Zú	錫伯族	0.0143%	190,481	189,357	172,847	1954

Kyrgyz	Kirgiz	KG	Kē'ěrkèzī Zú	柯爾克孜族	0.0140%	186,708	160,875	141,549	1954

Jingpo10	Jingpo	JP	Jǐngpō Zú	景頗族	0.0111%	147,828	132,158	119,209	1954

Daur	Daur	DU	Dáwò'ěr Zú	達斡爾族	0.0099%	131,992	132,747	121,357	1964

Salar	Salar	SL	Sālā Zú	撒拉族	0.0098%	130,607	104,521	87,697	1954

Blang	Blang	BL	Bùlǎng Zú	布朗族	0.0090%	119,639	91,891	82,280	1964

Maonan11	Maonan	MN	Máonán Zú	毛南族	0.0076%	101,192	107,184	71,968	1964

Tajik12	Tajik	TA	Tǎjíkè Zú	塔吉克族	0.0038%	51,069	41,056	33,538	1954

Pumi	Pumi	PM	Pǔmǐ Zú	普米族	0.0032%	42,861	33,628	29,657	1964

Achang	Achang	AC	Āchāng Zú	阿昌族	0.0030%	39,555	33,954	27,708	1964

Nu	Nu	NU	Nù Zú	怒族	0.0028%	37,523	28,770	27,123	1964

Evenki	Ewenki	EW	Èwēnkè Zú	鄂温克族	0.0023%	30,875	30,545	26,315	1954

Gin13	Gin	GI	Jīng Zú	京族	0.0021%	28,199	22,584	18,915	1964

Jino	Jino	JN	Jīnuò Zú	基諾族	0.0017%	23,143	20,899	18,021	1979

De'ang14	Deang	DE	Dé'áng Zú	德昂族	0.0015%	20,556	17,935	15,462	1964

Bonan	Bonan	BO	Bǎo'ān Zú	保安族	0.0015%	20,074	16,505	12,212	1954

Russian	Russ	RS	Éluósī Zú	俄羅斯族	0.0012%	15,393	15,631	13,504	1954

Yugur	Yugur	YG	Yùgù Zú	裕固族	0.0011%	14,378	13,747	12,297	1954

Uzbek	Uzbek	UZ	Wūzībiékè Zú	烏孜别克族	0.0008%	10,569	12,423	14,502	1954

Monba	Monba	MB	Ménbā Zú	門巴族	0.0008%	10,561	8,928	7,475	1964

Oroqen	Oroqen	OR	Èlúnchūn Zú	鄂倫春族	0.0006%	8,659	8,216	6,965	1954

Derung	Derung	DR	Dúlóng Zú	獨龍族	0.0005%	6,930	7,431	5,816	1964

Hezhen15	Hezhen	HZ	Hèzhé Zú	赫哲族	0.0004%	5,354	4,664	4,245	1964

Gaoshan16	Gaoshan	GS	Gāoshān Zú	高山族	0.0003%	4,009	4,488	2,909	1954

Lhoba	Lhoba	LB	Luòbā Zú	珞巴族	0.0003%	3,682	2,970	2,312	1965

Tatars	Tatar	TT	Tǎtǎ'ěr Zú	塔塔爾族	0.0003%	3,556	4,895	4,873	1954

Undistinguished	—	none	Wèi Shìbié Mínzú	未識别民族	0.0480%	640,101	734,438	749,341	—

Naturalized Citizen	—	none	Wàiguórén Jiārù Zhōngguójí	外國人加入中國籍	0.0001%	1,448	941	3,421	—

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There were 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

final_sentence: There were 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.