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People Groups of the World (SPI) - Grouped by Strategic Progress Indicator, this map shows all the people groups of the world.

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Total global population: 8,319,502,375
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12,384 people groups (page 6 of 248)

PhotoPGIDNameCountryPopulation ▼SPILanguageReligionPeople Cluster (ROP2)Affinity Bloc (ROP1)People across Country (ROP3)
IrishIrishIreland5,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishRoman CatholicismAnglo-CeltEurasian PeoplesIrish (English)
Ishelhayn ImazighenIshelhayn ImazighenMorocco5,055,000Engaged yet UnreachedTachelhitSunni IslamAmazigh-ShilhaArab PeoplesAmazigh, Tachelhit
KurubaKurubaIndia5,040,000Engaged yet UnreachedKannadaHinduismSouth Asian TribalSouth Asian PeoplesKuruba
LomweLomweMalawi5,040,000Engaged yet UnreachedLomweEthnoreligionBantu, Makua-YaoSub-Saharan African PeoplesLomwe, Nguru
FinnsFinnsFinland4,985,000No Longer UnreachedFinnishUnaffiliatedFinno-UgricEurasian PeoplesFinns
Naikda (Kannada)Naikda (Kannada)India4,980,000Engaged yet UnreachedKannadaHinduismSouth Asian TribalSouth Asian PeoplesNaikda
NkoleNkoleUganda4,965,000Engaged yet UnreachedNyankoleRoman CatholicismBantu, Central-LakesSub-Saharan African PeoplesNkole
SatnamiSatnamiIndia4,950,000Engaged yet UnreachedChhattisgarhiFolk HinduismHindiSouth Asian PeoplesSatnami
Costa RicansCosta RicansCosta Rica4,930,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk CatholicismHispanicLatin American and Caribbean PeoplesCosta Rican
BalineseBalineseIndonesia4,885,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalineseHinduismBali-SasakMalay PeoplesBalinese
AcehneseAcehneseIndonesia4,885,000Engaged yet UnreachedAchineseSunni IslamAceh of SumatraMalay PeoplesAcehnese
BetsimisarakaBetsimisarakaMadagascar4,845,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Betsimisaraka MalagasyEthnoreligionMalagasyMalay PeoplesBetsimisaraka, South
NamasudraNamasudraIndia4,805,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliHinduismNamasudraSouth Asian PeoplesNamasudra, Hindu
DhanakDhanakIndia4,800,000Engaged yet UnreachedBhojpuriHinduismBihariSouth Asian PeoplesDhanuk (Bhojpuri)
Pathan (Urdu)Pathan (Urdu)India4,790,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni IslamPashtunPersian-Median PeoplesPathan
Tai LongTai LongMyanmar4,780,000Engaged yet UnreachedShanTheravada BuddhismShanSoutheast Asian PeoplesTai Shan
SogaSogaUganda4,775,000Engaged yet UnreachedSogaRoman CatholicismBantu, Central-LakesSub-Saharan African PeoplesSoga
BoyaBoyaIndia4,770,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduismTeluguSouth Asian PeoplesBoya
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsIsrael4,755,000Engaged yet UnreachedHebrewJudaismJewsJewish PeoplesJew, Israeli
BembaBembaZambia4,710,000Engaged yet UnreachedBemba (Zambia)EthnoreligionBantu, Central-SouthSub-Saharan African PeoplesBemba
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Taiwan4,705,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Hakka
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Taiwan4,640,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk ReligionChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Mandarin
Bania (Marwari)Bania (Marwari)India4,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedMarwari (India)HinduismBaniaSouth Asian PeoplesBania (Rajasthani)
Chamar (Bhojpuri)Chamar (Bhojpuri)India4,605,000No Longer UnreachedBhojpuriHinduismChamarSouth Asian PeoplesChamar (Bhojpuri)
Southern BalochSouthern BalochPakistan4,600,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern BalochiSunni IslamBalochPersian-Median PeoplesBaloch Southern
SlovaksSlovaksSlovakia4,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman CatholicismSlav, WesternEurasian PeoplesSlovak
BengaliBengaliIndia4,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni IslamBengaliSouth Asian PeoplesBengali
GaaliinGaaliinSudan4,565,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni IslamArab, SudanArab PeoplesGaaliin
Syrian ChristiansSyrian ChristiansIndia4,550,000No Longer UnreachedMalayalamSyriac Orthodox ChristianitySouth Asian ChristianSouth Asian PeoplesSyrian Christians of Kerala
RussiansRussiansKazakhstan4,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox ChristianitySlav, EasternEurasian PeoplesRussian
Brahmin (Nepali)Brahmin (Nepali)Nepal4,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedNepali (individual language)HinduismBrahminSouth Asian PeoplesBrahmin (Nepali)
Luba-KatangaLuba-KatangaCongo, Democratic Republic of the4,500,000No Longer UnreachedLuba-KatangaRoman CatholicismBantu, Central-LubaSub-Saharan African PeoplesLuba
UzbeksUzbeksAfghanistan4,480,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern UzbekSunni IslamUzbekTurkic PeoplesUzbek, Southern (Afghan Uzbek)
BehdiniBehdiniIraq4,445,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni IslamKurdPersian-Median PeoplesBehdini
BauleBauleCote d’Ivoire4,405,000No Longer UnreachedBaouléEthnoreligionGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesBaule
Cameroonian CreolesCameroonian CreolesCameroon4,405,000No Longer UnreachedCameroon PidginRoman CatholicismOther Sub-Saharan AfricanSub-Saharan African PeoplesCameroonian Creole
GilakiGilakiIran4,390,000Engaged yet UnreachedGilakiShia IslamPersianPersian-Median PeoplesGilaki
MazanderaniMazanderaniIran4,390,000Engaged yet UnreachedMazanderaniShia IslamPersianPersian-Median PeoplesMazanderani
Sudanese ArabsSudanese ArabsEgypt4,330,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese ArabicSunni IslamArab, SudanArab PeoplesArab, Sudanese
Dhoba (Hindi)Dhoba (Hindi)India4,330,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk HinduismDhobiSouth Asian PeoplesDhobi
LingalaLingalaCongo, Democratic Republic of the4,315,000No Longer UnreachedLingalaRoman CatholicismBantu, Central-CongoSub-Saharan African PeoplesLingala
Northern SothoNorthern SothoSouth Africa4,305,000No Longer UnreachedPediProtestantismBantu, Sotho-TswanaSub-Saharan African PeoplesPedi
Tihama Yemeni ArabsTihama Yemeni ArabsYemen4,265,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni ArabicSunni IslamArab, YemeniArab PeoplesArab, Tihami
TswanaTswanaSouth Africa4,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedTswanaIndependent ChristianityBantu, Sotho-TswanaSub-Saharan African PeoplesTswana
Brahmin (Telugu)Brahmin (Telugu)India4,190,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduismBrahminSouth Asian PeoplesBrahmin (Telugu)
Rajput (Sindhi)Rajput (Sindhi)Pakistan4,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni IslamRajputSouth Asian PeoplesRajput, Sindhi
ShangaanShangaanMozambique4,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedTsongaEthnoreligionBantu, Central-SoutheastSub-Saharan African PeoplesShangaan
PalembangPalembangIndonesia4,125,000Engaged yet UnreachedMusiSunni IslamMusi of SumatraMalay PeoplesPalembang
FanteFanteGhana4,110,000No Longer UnreachedAkanEthnoreligionGuineanSub-Saharan African PeoplesFante
Lewa KunbiLewa KunbiIndia4,095,000Engaged yet UnreachedMarathiHinduismMarathi-KonkaniSouth Asian PeoplesKunbi Lewa

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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