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The following is a list of ethnic groups by population:[1] Contents [hide]
1 List of ethnic groups in table 2 List of ethnic groups 3 List of main panethnicities by population 4 See also 5 References
List of ethnic groups in table Rank↓ Ethnic Group↓ Population↓ Date↓ % of world population↓ Annual Growth Rate↓ Region(s) with largest populations↓ Regions with significant populations↓ Languages spoken↓ Most Common Religions and Philosophies↓ 1 Han Chinese 1,310,158,851 December 31, 2011 18.62% 0-1% Mainland China, SARs, Taiwan, Singapore Southeast Asia,especially Malaysia, United States, Canada, Peru, others Chinese languages, English[2] Confucianism, Chinese Communism, Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity 2 American people 316,500,000[3][4] 2012 4.5% .91% (2011) United States, Mexico, Canada Phillipines, United Kingdom, Brazil, Liberia English, Spanish Christianity, Irreligion 3 Bengali people 230,000,000 2008 3.27% ~1% Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Burma, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States, Persian Gulf countries Bengali, English,Hindi/Urdu Islam, Hinduism 4/5 German people 150,000,000[5] 2010 2.13% 0-1% Germany, United States Austria, Brazil, Canada, other German, English, Portuguese, Spanish Lutheranism, Roman Catholicism, Humanism 4/5 Russian people 150,000,000[6] (2010) 2.13% 0% Russia, Eastern Europe Central Asia, United States Russian, Ukrainian Russian Orthodoxy, 6 Italian people 145,000,000[7] 2011 2.06%% 0-1% Italy, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada, Australia, Uruguay,Venezuela France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Humanism 7 Punjabi people 143,000,000 2.03% 1-2% Pakistan,India United Kingdom, United States, Canada Punjabi, Hindi/Urdu, English Sunni Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism 8 Mexican people 142,000,000 2.02% 1-2% Mexico United States Spanish, English Roman Catholicism 9 Yamato people 120,000,000 1.71% <0% Japan Brazil, United States Japanese Shintoism, Buddhism, Humanism 10 French people 110,000,000 1.56% 0-1% France, United States, Canada United Kingdom, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, other parts of Europe French, English Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Humanism 11/12 Spanish people[8] 100,000,000 1.42% 0-1% Spain, Latin America Equatorial Guinea, the Philippines, the U.S., continental Europe Spanish languages, Portuguese, English, French, German Roman Catholicism 11/12 Tamil people 100,000,000[9] 2005 1.11% 1-2% Tamil Nadu (India), Pondicherry (India), other parts of India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Myanmar, United States, Canada, Australia, Mauritius, Réunion (France), South Africa, United Kingdom, and other parts of Europe Tamil, English, Hindi, Sinhala, Arwi, Malay, French, Afrikaans Hinduism (Shaivism), Islam, Christianity, [[Atheism in India|Atheism] 13 Telugu people 92,000,000[10] 29 June 2011 1.31% 1-2% Andhra Pradesh (India), other parts of India United Kingdom, United States and Canada Telugu, English, Hindi, Urdu Hinduism, Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism 14 English people 90,000,000 1.28% 0-1% United Kingdom, United States Canada, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland English Anglicanism, Protestantism, Humanism, Catholicism 15 Javanese people 85,000,000 2009 (Indonesian census) 1.21% 1-2% Indonesia Malaysia, Netherlands, Suriname Javanese, Bahasa Indonesia Sunni Islam, Hinduism 16 Persian people 81,000,000[11][12] 2011 1.15% 1-2% Iran Afghanistan, Tajikistan Farsi Shia Islam, Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism 17/18 Irish people 80,000,000[13] 1.14% 0-1% United States United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Canada, other regions English Roman Catholicism, Protestantism 17/18 Korean people 80,000,000 (est.)[14] 1.14% 0-1% South Korea, North Korea People's Republic of China, United States, Japan Korean, English Confucianism, North Korean communism, Christianity 19 Pardo Brazilians 79,782,000 (est.)[15] 2010 1.13% 1-2% Brazil Paraguay Brazilian Portuguese Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Kardecist Spiritism 20 Vietnamese people 77,000,000[16] (2008 est.) 1.09% 1-2% Vietnam Cambodia, United States, France Vietnamese, English, French Mahayana Buddhism, Communism, Christianity, Confucianism 21/22 Marathi people 70,000,000-80,000,000 (estimate) 1.07% 1-2% India United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Mauritius Marathi, Hindi, English Hinduism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism 22/22 Turkish people 70,000,000 1.07% 1-2% Turkey Germany, Iraq, Algeria, Syria Turkish Sunni Islam, Shia Alevi Islam, Kemalism 23 Gujarati people 65,000,000-75,000,000 0.99% 1-2% India United Kingdom, United States, Canada, South Africa Gujarati, Hindi Hinduism, Sunni Islam 24 Polish people 60,000,000[17] 0.85% ~0.1% Poland, United States Germany, Brazil Polish, English, German Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Humanism 25 Malayali people 50,000,000 15 April 2012 0.71% 1-2% Kerala, other parts of India Arab states of the Persian Gulf, United States, United Kingdom, Canada Malayalam, English, Hindi Hinduism, Sunni Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism List of ethnic groups
Han- 1.3 billion Americans - 316.5 million Bengali- 230 million Russian people- 150 million German- 150 million (81m with German citizenship) Italian people- 145 million (60m with Italian citizenship) Punjabi people- 143 million Yamato people- 120+ million French people- 110 million (65m with French citizenship) Spanish people- 100 million (47m with Spanish citizenship) English people- 90 million (52m with British citizenship) Javanese people- 85 million Persian people- 81 million Irish people- 80 million Korean people- 80 million Telugu people- 78 million Tamil people- 77 million Vietnamese people - 77 million Marathi people- 70-80 million Turkish people- 75 million Thai people- 70 million Gujarati people- 65-75 million Kannada people- 65-75 milion Pashtun people- 60 million Sindhi people- 56 million Poles- 50-60 million Malayali people- 50 million Ukrainian people- 40-60 million Scottish people- 40 million Portuguese people- 31.1 million Oriyas- 31 million Sundanese people - 30.9 million Kurdish people- 30-38million Oromo people- 30 million Bamar people(Burmese)- 30 million Berber people- 30 million Ethnic Malays- 27.8 million Romanians- 23-26 million Somalis- 20-22 million Amhara people- 19.8 million Dutch people- 16 million Kazakh people - 15 million Sinhalese people- 15 million Greeks- 14-17+ million Magyar- 14-15 million Swedes- 14 million Armenians- 11-14 million (including those in Diaspora) Seraikis- 13.9 million Jews- 13.4 million Norwegians- 12 million Czechs- 11-12 million Quechuas- 10-11 million Khmer people- 10,942,066 Zulu people- 10.65 million Serbs- 10.5 million Kongo people- 10.2 million Belarusians- 10 million Lao people- 10 million Bulgarians- 9-10 million Welsh people- 10 million Bantenese- 6 million Croats- 8.5 million Mon people- 8.145 million Xhosa people- 7.9 million Albanians- 7 million Danes- 7 million Maya people- 7 million Madurese people- 6.8 million Finns- 6.5 million Slovaks- 6-6.5 million Batak- 6 million Bugis- 6 million Minangkabau people- 6 million Tibetan people- 5.5-6 million Betawi people- 5 million Tharu people- 4.1 million Hindkowans- 4 million Lithuanians - 4 million Bosniaks- 3.5 million Acehnese people- 3.5 million Banjar people- 3.5 million Bretons- 3.4 million Balinese people- 3 million Sasak- 3 million Kapampangan people- 2.89 million Nahua people- 2.5 million Slovenes- 2.5 million Macedonian people (Slavic)- 2-2.5 million Romani people- 2-12 million Kamboj- 1.877 million Latvians - 1.8 million Polynesians- 1.4-2.1 million Estonians - 1.1 million Zapotec people- 800,000-1.1 million Montenegrins- 500,000-700,000 Fijians- 750,000 Saurashtra people- 510,000 Mazahua people- 350,000 Navajo people- 300,000 Otomi people- 300,000 Miskito people- 150,000-200,000 Inuit people- 150,000 Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh- 75 000 Apache people- 56,000 Nauruan people- ~6,000
List of main panethnicities by population
The following is a list of the main panethnicities by population: Rank↓ Panethnicity↓ Population↓ Date↓ % of world population↓ Annual Growth Rate↓ Region(s) with largest populations↓ Regions with significant populations↓ Languages spoken↓ Most common Religions and Philosophies↓ Constituent Groups↓ Basis for Grouping↓ 1 Latin Americans 572,039,894 8.13% 1-2% Latin America United States, Spain Spanish, Portuguese Roman Catholicism, Protestantism Culture, Religion, Language Geography 2 Hispanic Americans 375,607,614 5.34% 1-2% Latin America United States, Spain Spanish, Portuguese Roman Catholicism, Protestantism Language, Culture, Geography, Religion 2 Austronesian peoples 327,000,000 4.65% 1-2% Maritime Southeast Asia United States, Netherlands Austronesian languages including Indonesian, Malaysian, Tagalog; others Islam, Roman Catholicism Geography, Language 3 Slavs 315,000,000 4.48% 0-1% Eastern Europe Central Asia, United States, others Slavic languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian; English, French Russian Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Christianity, others Culture, Language, Religion, Geography 4 Arabs 300,000,000 4.26% 1-2% North Africa, Mashriq, Arabian Peninsula France, United States, United Kingdom Arabic, English, French Sunni Islam, Coptic Christianity, Shia Islam, other Language, Religion, Culture See also
List of ethnic groups List of language families Human migration
References
^ *N.B.: The population numbers for the ethnic groups are taken from the respective ethnic group articles, which contain sources supporting those numbers. ^ "Ganbei!! China Embraces English Language". Ganbei!! China Embraces English Language. ABC News with Diane Sawyer. Retrieved 25 March 2012. ^ http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/11/wireless-devices-now-outnumber-us-population/ ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XZJUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YzsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4113,2959643&dq=american-ethnicity&hl=en ^ Germans and foreigners with an immigrant background. 156 is the estimate which counts all people claiming ethnic German ancestry in the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, and elsewhere. ^ Ана?ол?ев, Се?гей (September 29, 2003). "Нас 150 миллионов Немного. А могло б??? мен??е.". russkie.org. Retrieved February 20, 2012. ^ In 2011 in the world there were 60 million Italians living in Italy and 4 million Italians living outside Italy (Fondazione Migrantes:"Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo 2011" p.8 (in Italian)) and approximately 81 million direct descendants of Italian emigrants(Statistics of Italian emigration from the Catholic Church (in Italian)) ^ The term "Spanish people", or "Spaniards", includes several subnational ethnic groups, like the Andalusians, Castilians, Basques, Catalans, Galicians, and others. ^ "Top 30 Languages by Number of Native Speakers: sourced from Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. (2005)", Vistawide ?? World Languages & Cultures, retrieved 3 April 2007 ^ "Telugu People around the world". Telugu People around the world. Friends of Telugu. Retrieved 25 March 2012. ^ United States Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) (April 28, 2011). "The World Fact Book - Iran". CIA. Retrieved May 15, 2011. ^ Library of Congress, Library of Congress – Federal Research Division. "Ethnic Groups and Languages of Iran". http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Iran.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-02. ^ "The island history". Did you know?. DiscoverIreland.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012. ^ Korean Peninsula (50 million + 24 million) + Korean diaspora (6.8 million) ^ Estudos Avançados - Pode a genética definir quem deve se beneficiar das cotas universitárias e demais ações afirmativas? ^ [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html CIA - The World Factbook - Vietnam ^ ?wiat Polonii, witryna Stowarzyszenia Wspólnota Polska: ??Polacy za granic?? (Polish people abroad as per summary by ?wiat Polonii, internet portal of the Polish Association Wspólnota Polska)
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