User:Don Stroud/List of contemporary ethnic groups by population

The following is a list of contemporary ethnic groups by population. There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically includes aspects such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing (clothing) style, and other factors.

By the nature of the concept, ethnic groups tend to be divided into subgroups, which may themselves be or not be identified as independent ethnic groups depending on the source consulted.

Ethnic groups
Since the numbers continually fluctuate and membership can be difficult to define, as well as sourcing issues, the main list is the List of contemporary ethnic groups.

The groups commonly identified as "ethnic groups" (as opposed to ethno-linguistic phyla, national groups, racial groups or similar). Smaller groups (i.e. less than 100,000) are often indigenous peoples and are not listed.

Italicized ethnic groups whose population is already included in one of the other rows of the table (ambiguous groups or subgroups).

Lists of ethnic groups

 * List of contemporary ethnic groups


 * by status


 * List of indigenous peoples
 * List of diasporas


 * regional lists


 * List of ethnic groups in Russia
 * Asian people
 * List of ethnic groups in Burma
 * List of ethnic groups in China
 * List of ethnic groups in Laos
 * Demographics of Sindh
 * South Asian ethnic groups
 * Ethnic groups in Nepal
 * Ethnic groups in Pakistan
 * List of aboriginal ethnic groups in Taiwan
 * List of ethnic groups in Vietnam
 * African people
 * Indigenous people of Africa
 * Ethnic groups in Chad
 * Ethnic groups in Ivory Coast
 * List of ethnic groups in Rivers State
 * List of ethnic groups in Tanzania
 * European people
 * Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas
 * List of Indigenous Australian group names