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12,383 People Groups

8,311,622,245 population
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7,297 UPGs

4,903,232,140 population
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2,816 UUPGs

266,650,620 population
 
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4,481 people groups (page 1 of 90)

PhotoPGIDNameCountryPopulation ▼SPILanguageReligionPeople Cluster (ROP2)Affinity Bloc (ROP1)People across Country (ROP3)
JapaneseJapaneseJapan119,570,000Engaged yet UnreachedJapaneseShinbutsu-ShugoJapaneseEast Asian PeoplesJapanese
RussiansRussiansRussian Federation108,280,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliatedSlav, EasternEurasian PeoplesRussian
Western PunjabisWestern PunjabisPakistan97,440,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern PanjabiSunni IslamPunjabiSouth Asian PeoplesPunjabi, Western
Bengali Sunni MuslimsBengali Sunni MuslimsBangladesh92,500,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni IslamBengaliSouth Asian PeoplesBengali, Muslim
VietnameseVietnameseVietnam85,720,000Engaged yet UnreachedVietnameseMahayana BuddhismVietnameseSoutheast Asian PeoplesKinh
GermansGermansGermany69,070,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman CatholicismGermanicEurasian PeoplesGerman
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsEgypt68,860,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni IslamArab, EgyptianArab PeoplesArab, Egyptian
TurksTurksTurkiye64,260,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni IslamTurkicTurkic PeoplesTurk
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)India61,970,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni IslamShaikhSouth Asian PeoplesShaikh, Urdu
RajputRajputIndia55,510,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduismRajputSouth Asian PeoplesRajput
ItaliansItaliansItaly53,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman CatholicismItalianEurasian PeoplesItalian
FrenchFrenchFrance49,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliatedFrenchEurasian PeoplesFrench
SundaSundaIndonesia46,970,000Engaged yet UnreachedSundaneseSunni IslamSunda-Betawi of JavaMalay PeoplesSunda
Chamar (Hindi)Chamar (Hindi)India42,760,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiFolk HinduismChamarSouth Asian PeoplesChamar
HausaHausaNigeria40,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk IslamHausaSub-Saharan African PeoplesHausa
Pesisir LorPesisir LorIndonesia37,950,000Engaged yet UnreachedJavaneseSunni IslamJawaMalay PeoplesJava Pesisir Lor
Brahmin (Hindi)Brahmin (Hindi)India36,850,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduismBrahminSouth Asian PeoplesBrahmin
PolesPolesPoland36,640,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman CatholicismSlav, WesternEurasian PeoplesPoles
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)China36,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseDaoismChineseEast Asian PeoplesHan Chinese, Hakka
AmharaAmharaEthiopia36,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedAmharicTewahedo Orthodox ChristianityEthio-SemiticHorn of Africa PeoplesAmhara
Algerian ArabsAlgerian ArabsAlgeria34,970,000Engaged yet UnreachedAlgerian ArabicSunni IslamArab, MaghrebArab PeoplesArab, Algerian
UkrainiansUkrainiansUkraine34,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox ChristianitySlav, EasternEurasian PeoplesUkrainian
Bengali Sufi MuslimsBengali Sufi MuslimsBangladesh31,950,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliFolk IslamBengaliSouth Asian PeoplesBengali, Muslim, Sufi
SpaniardsSpaniardsSpain31,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman CatholicismSpanishEurasian PeoplesSpaniard
Mahratta (Marathi)Mahratta (Marathi)India30,940,000Engaged yet UnreachedMarathiHinduismMarathi-KonkaniSouth Asian PeoplesMahratta
Yadava (Hindi)Yadava (Hindi)India30,410,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduismYadavSouth Asian PeoplesYadav
BamarBamarMyanmar29,840,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada BuddhismBurmeseSoutheast Asian PeoplesBurmese
PersiansPersiansIran29,500,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia IslamPersianPersian-Median PeoplesPersian
UzbeksUzbeksUzbekistan28,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern UzbekSunni IslamUzbekTurkic PeoplesUzbek, Northern
Shaikh (Bengali)Shaikh (Bengali)India28,470,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni IslamShaikhSouth Asian PeoplesShaikh (Bengali)
SindhiSindhiPakistan28,290,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni IslamSindhiSouth Asian PeoplesSindhi
Saidi ArabsSaidi ArabsEgypt27,110,000Engaged yet UnreachedSaidi ArabicSunni IslamArab, EgyptianArab PeoplesArab, Saidi
KoreansKoreansNorth Korea26,110,000Engaged yet UnreachedKoreanAgnosticismKoreanEast Asian PeoplesKorean
Southern PunjabisSouthern PunjabisPakistan24,390,000Engaged yet UnreachedSaraikiSunni IslamPunjabiSouth Asian PeoplesPunjabi, Southern
Jat HinduJat HinduIndia23,740,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduismJatSouth Asian PeoplesJat, Hindu
ThaiThaiThailand22,850,000Engaged yet UnreachedThaiTheravada BuddhismThaiSoutheast Asian PeoplesThai
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsMorocco21,290,000Engaged yet UnreachedMoroccan ArabicSunni IslamArab, MaghrebArab PeoplesArab, Moroccan
MancanegariMancanegariIndonesia20,600,000Engaged yet UnreachedJavaneseSunni IslamJawaMalay PeoplesJava Mancanegari
BhilBhilIndia20,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedBhiliFolk HinduismBhilSouth Asian PeoplesBhil
Iraqi Shia ArabsIraqi Shia ArabsIraq19,740,000Engaged yet UnreachedMesopotamian ArabicShia IslamArab, LevantArab PeoplesArab, Iraqi
Northern PashtunsNorthern PashtunsPakistan19,230,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern PashtoSunni IslamPashtunPersian-Median PeoplesPashtun, Northern
Nigerian FulbeNigerian FulbeNigeria18,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeSunni IslamFulani / FulbeSub-Saharan African PeoplesFulani, Nigerian
IsaanIsaanThailand18,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedNortheastern ThaiTheravada BuddhismThaiSoutheast Asian PeoplesThai, Northeastern
SinhaleseSinhaleseSri Lanka17,680,000Engaged yet UnreachedSinhalaTheravada BuddhismSinhalaSouth Asian PeoplesSinhalese
UrduUrduPakistan17,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrduSunni IslamUrduSouth Asian PeoplesUrdu
South AzeriSouth AzeriIran17,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouth AzerbaijaniShia IslamAzerbaijaniTurkic PeoplesAzerbaijani, Southern
ReddyReddyIndia16,380,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeluguHinduismKapuSouth Asian PeoplesReddiyar
Javanese TransmigrantsJavanese TransmigrantsIndonesia16,270,000Engaged yet UnreachedJavaneseSunni IslamJawaMalay PeoplesOrang Java (Javanese)
HausaHausaNiger16,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk IslamHausaSub-Saharan African PeoplesHausa
KurmiKurmiIndia15,990,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduismKurmiSouth Asian PeoplesKurmi

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