Officially recognised ethnic groups in China
In order of population, this is the list of ethnic groups in China that are officially recognised by the government of the People's Republic of China. The governments of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, however, do not distinguish different Chinese ethnic groups.
- Han (汉族 : Hàn Zú)
- Zhuang (壮族 : Zhuàng Zú)
- Manchu (满族 : Mǎn Zú)
- Hui (回族 : Huí Zú)
- Miao (苗族 : Miáo Zú) (Hmong)
- Uyghurs (维吾尔族 : Wéiwúěr Zú)
- Yi (彝族 : Yí Zú)
- Tujia (土家族 : Tǔjiā Zú)
- Mongols (蒙古族 : Měnggǔ Zú)
- Tibetan (藏族 : Zàng Zú)
- Buyei (布依族 : Bùyī Zú)
- Dong (侗族 : Dòng Zú)
- Yao (瑶族 : Yáo Zú)
- Korean (朝鲜族 : Cháoxiǎn Zú)
- Bai (白族 : Bái Zú)
- Hani (哈尼族 : Hāní Zú)
- Li (黎族 : Lí Zú)
- Kazak (哈萨克族 : Hāsàkè Zú)
- Dai (傣族 : Dǎi Zú, also called Dai Lue, one of the Tai ethnic groups)
- She (畲族 : Shē Zú)
- Lisu (傈僳族 : Lìsù Zú)
- Gelao (仡佬族 : Gēlǎo Zú)
- Lahu (拉祜族 : Lāhù Zú)
- Dongxiang (东乡族 : Dōngxiāng Zú)
- Va (佤族 : Wǎ Zú) (Va)
- Sui (水族 : Shuǐ Zú)
- Nakhi (纳西族 : Nàxī Zú) (includes the Mosuo (摩梭 : Mósuō))
- Qiang (羌族 : Qiāng Zú)
- Tu (土族 : Tǔ Zú)
- Xibe (锡伯族 : Xíbó Zú)
- Mulao (仫佬族 : Mùlǎo Zú)
- Kyrgyz (柯尔克孜族 : Kēěrkèzī Zú)
- Daur (达斡尔族 : Dáwòěr Zú)
- Jingpo (景颇族 : Jǐngpō Zú)
- Salar (撒拉族 : Sǎlá Zú)
- Blang (布朗族 : Bùlǎng Zú)
- Maonan (毛南族 : Màonán Zú)
- Tajik (塔吉克族 : Tǎjíkè Zú)
- Pumi (普米族 : Pǔmǐ Zú)
- Achang (阿昌族 : Āchāng Zú)
- Nu (怒族 : Nù Zú)
- Ewenki (鄂温克族 : Èwēnkè Zú)
- Gin (京族 : Jīng Zú), meaning Vietnamese or Kinh people.
- Jino (基诺族 : Jīnuò Zú)
- De'ang (德昂族 : Déáng Zú)
- Uzbeks (乌孜别克族 : Wūzībiékè Zú)
- Russian (俄罗斯族 : Éluōsī Zú)
- Yugur (裕固族 : Yùgù Zú)
- Bonan (保安族 : Bǎoān Zú)
- Monba (门巴族 : Ménbā Zú)
- Oroqen (鄂伦春族 : Èlúnchūn Zú)
- Derung (独龙族 : Dúlóng Zú)
- Tatars (塔塔尔族 : Tǎtǎěr Zú)
- Hezhen (赫哲族 : Hèzhé Zú)
- Lhoba (珞巴族 : Luòbā Zú)
- Gaoshan (高山族 : Gāoshān Zú), a collective name for various Taiwanese aborigine groups.
Taiwanese aborigines
This is a list of different Taiwanese aborigine ethnic groups. The PRC government classifies all of these groups into one ethnic group, Gaoshan.
- Amis (Ami, Pangcah) (阿美)
- Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) (泰雅)
- Bunun (布農)
- Kavalan (噶瑪蘭)
- Paiwan (排灣)
- Puyuma (卑南)
- Rukai (魯凱)
- Saisiyat (Saisiat) (賽夏)
- Tao (Yami) (雅美/達悟)
- Thao (邵)
- Tsou (Cou) (鄒)
- Truku (Taroko) (太魯閣)
- Babuza (貓霧捒)
- Basay (巴賽)
- Hoanya (洪雅 or 洪安雅)
- Ketagalan (凱達格蘭)
- Luilang (雷朗)
- Pazeh/Kaxabu (Pazih) (巴宰 or 巴則海)
- Popora (巴布拉)
- Qauqaut (猴猴)
- Siraya (西拉雅)
- Taokas (道卡斯)
- Trobiawan (多囉美 or 多囉美遠)
"Undistinguished" ethnic minority groups
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)
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