Country ranking for field: ethnic groups 1997

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This entry provides an ordered listing of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.


1flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone13 
2flag of AfghanistanAfghanistanPashtun 38% Tajik 25% Uzbek 6% Hazara 19% minor ethnic groups 
3flag of ParaguayParaguaymestizo 
4flag of NigeriaNigeriaHausa Fulani Yoruba Ibo Kanuri Ibibio Tiv Ijaw 
5flag of NiueNiuePolynesian 
6flag of Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islanddescendants of the Bounty mutineers Australian New Zealander Polynesians 
7flag of North KoreaNorth Korearacially homogeneous 
8flag of Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsChamorro Carolinians and other Micronesians Caucasian Japanese Chinese Korean 
9flag of NorwayNorwayGermanic 
10flag of OmanOmanArab Baluchi South Asian 
11flag of PakistanPakistanPunjabi Sindhi Pashtun 
12flag of PalauPalauPalauans are a composite of Polynesian Malayan and Melanesian races 
13flag of PanamaPanamamestizo 
14flag of Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaMelanesian Papuan Negrito Micronesian Polynesian 
15flag of PeruPeruAmerindian 45% mestizo 
16flag of NicaraguaNicaraguamestizo 
17flag of PhilippinesPhilippinesChristian Malay 91.5% Muslim Malay 4% Chinese 1 
18flag of Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islandsdescendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives 
19flag of PolandPolandPolish 97.6% German 1 
20flag of PortugalPortugalhomogeneous Mediterranean stock in mainland Azores Madeira Islands; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100000 
21flag of Puerto RicoPuerto RicoHispanic 
22flag of QatarQatarArab 40% Pakistani 18% Indian 18% Iranian 10% other 14% 
23flag of RomaniaRomaniaRomanian 89.1% Hungarian 8 
24flag of RussiaRussiaRussian 81.5% Tatar 3 
25flag of RwandaRwandaHutu 80% Tutsi 19% Twa 
26flag of RéunionRéunionFrench African Malagasy Chinese Pakistani Indian 
27flag of Saint HelenaSaint HelenaAfrican descent white 
28flag of NigerNigerHausa 56% Djerma 22% Fula 8.5% Tuareg 8% Beri Beri 
29flag of New ZealandNew ZealandEuropean 88% Maori 8.9% Pacific Islander 2 
30flag of Saint LuciaSaint Luciablack 90% mixed 6% East Indian 3% white 1% 
31flag of MauritiusMauritiusIndo-Mauritian 68% Creole 27% Sino-Mauritian 3% Franco-Mauritian 2% 
32flag of LuxembourgLuxembourgCeltic base 
33flag of MacauMacauChinese 95% Portuguese 3% other 2% 
34flag of MacedoniaMacedoniaMacedonian 65% Albanian 22% Turkish 4% Serb 2% Gypsies 3% other 4% 
35flag of MadagascarMadagascarMalayo-Indonesian 
36flag of MalawiMalawiChewa Nyanja Tumbuko Yao Lomwe Sena Tonga Ngoni Ngonde Asian European 
37flag of MalaysiaMalaysiaMalay and other indigenous 58% Chinese 26% Indian 7% others 9% 
38flag of MaldivesMaldivesSinhalese Dravidian Arab African 
39flag of MaliMaliMande 50% 
40flag of MaltaMaltaMaltese 
41flag of Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsMicronesian 
42flag of MartiniqueMartiniqueAfrican and African-white-Indian mixture 90% white 5% East Indian Lebanese Chinese less than 5% 
43flag of MauritaniaMauritaniamixed Maur/black 40% Maur 30% black 30% 
44flag of MayotteMayotteNA 
45flag of New CaledoniaNew CaledoniaMelanesian 42.5% European 37 
46flag of MexicoMexicomestizo 
47flag of MoldovaMoldovaMoldavian/Romanian 64.5% Ukrainian 13 
48flag of MonacoMonacoFrench 47% Monegasque 16% Italian 16% other 21% 
49flag of MongoliaMongoliaMongol 90% Kazak 4% Chinese 2% Russian 2% other 2% 
50flag of MontserratMontserratblack white 
51flag of MoroccoMoroccoArab-Berber 99.1% other 0 
52flag of MozambiqueMozambiqueindigenous tribal groups 99.66% 
53flag of MyanmarMyanmarBurman 68% Shan 9% Karen 7% Rakhine 4% Chinese 3% Mon 2% Indian 2% other 5% 
54flag of NamibiaNamibiablack 86% white 6.6% mixed 7 
55flag of NauruNauruNauruan 58% other Pacific Islander 26% Chinese 8% European 8% 
56flag of NepalNepalNewars Indians Tibetans Gurungs Magars Tamangs Bhotias Rais Limbus Sherpas 
57flag of Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antillesmixed black 85% Carib Amerindian white East Asian 
58flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevisblack 
59flag of Saint-Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre and MiquelonBasques and Bretons 
60flag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadinesblack white East Indian Carib Amerindian 
61flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesEmiri 19% other Arab and Iranian 23% South Asian 50% other expatriates 
62flag of TokelauTokelauPolynesian 
63flag of TongaTongaPolynesian Europeans about 300 
64flag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobagoblack 43% East Indian 
65flag of TunisiaTunisiaArab-Berber 98% European 1% Jewish less than 1% 
66flag of TurkeyTurkeyTurkish 80% Kurdish 20% 
67flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanTurkmen 77% Uzbek 9.2% Russian 6 
68flag of Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islandsblack 
69flag of TuvaluTuvaluPolynesian 96% 
70flag of U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islandsblack 80% white 15% other 5% 
71flag of UgandaUgandaBaganda 17% Karamojong 12% Basogo 8% Iteso 8% Langi 6% Rwanda 6% Bagisu 5% Acholi 4% Lugbara 4% Bunyoro 3% Batobo 3% non-African 
72flag of UkraineUkraineUkrainian 73% Russian 22% Jewish 1% other 4% 
73flag of United KingdomUnited KingdomEnglish 81.5% Scottish 9 
74flag of The NetherlandsThe NetherlandsDutch 96% Moroccans Turks and other 4% 
75flag of United StatesUnited Stateswhite 83.4% black 12 
76flag of UruguayUruguaywhite 88% mestizo 8% black 4% Amerindian specifically the Charrua which are practically nonexistent and make up probably less than 1% 
77flag of UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbek 80% Russian 5.5% Tajik 5% Kazak 3% Karakalpak 2 
78flag of VanuatuVanuatuindigenous Melanesian 94% French 4% Vietnamese Chinese Pacific Islanders 
79flag of VenezuelaVenezuelamestizo 67% white 21% black 10% Amerindian 2% 
80flag of VietnamVietnamVietnamese 85%-90% Chinese 3% Muong Tai Meo Khmer Man Cham 
81flag of Wallis and FutunaWallis and FutunaPolynesian 
82flag of West BankWest BankPalestinian Arab and other 83% Jewish 17% 
83flag of Western SaharaWestern SaharaArab Berber 
84flag of Western SamoaWestern SamoaSamoan 92.6% Euronesians 7% 
85flag of YemenYemenpredominantly Arab; Afro-Arab concentrations in western coastal locations; South Asians in southern regions; small European communities in major metropolitan areas 
86flag of ZambiaZambiaAfrican 98.7% European 1 
87flag of TogoTogonative African 
88flag of The GambiaThe GambiaAfrican 99% 
89flag of LiechtensteinLiechtensteinAlemannic 87.5% Italian Turkish and other 12 
90flag of SpainSpaincomposite of Mediterranean and Nordic types 
91flag of San MarinoSan MarinoSammarinese Italian 
92flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaArab 90% Afro-Asian 10% 
93flag of SenegalSenegalWolof 36% Fulani 17% Serer 17% Toucouleur 9% Diola 9% Mandingo 9% European and Lebanese 1% other 2% 
94flag of Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbs 63% Albanians 14% Montenegrins 6% Hungarians 4% other 13% 
95flag of SeychellesSeychellesSeychellois 
96flag of SingaporeSingaporeChinese 76.4% Malay 14 
97flag of SlovakiaSlovakiaSlovak 85.7% Hungarian 10 
98flag of SloveniaSloveniaSlovene 91% Croat 3% Serb 2% Muslim 1% other 3% 
99flag of Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsMelanesian 93% Polynesian 4% Micronesian 1.5% European 0 
100flag of SomaliaSomaliaSomali 85% Bantu Arabs 30000 
101flag of South AfricaSouth Africablack 75.2% white 13 
102flag of South KoreaSouth Koreahomogeneous 
103flag of Sri LankaSri LankaSinhalese 74% Tamil 18% Moor 7% Burgher Malay and Vedda 1% 
104flag of The BahamasThe Bahamasblack 85% white 15% 
105flag of SudanSudanblack 52% Arab 39% Beja 6% foreigners 2% other 1% 
106flag of SurinameSurinameHindustani 
107flag of SvalbardSvalbardRussian and Ukrainian 62% Norwegian 38% other NEGL% 
108flag of SwazilandSwazilandAfrican 97% European 3% 
109flag of SwedenSwedenwhite Lapp 
110flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerlandtotal population - German 65% French 18% Italian 10% Romansch 1% other 6% 
111flag of SyriaSyriaArab 90.3% Kurds Armenians and other 9 
112flag of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipemestico angolares 
113flag of TaiwanTaiwanTaiwanese 84% mainland Chinese 14% aborigine 2% 
114flag of TajikistanTajikistanTajik 64.9% Uzbek 25% Russian 3 
115flag of TanzaniaTanzaniamainland - native African 99% 
116flag of ThailandThailandThai 75% Chinese 14% other 11% 
117flag of LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuanian 80.1% Russian 8 
118flag of LibyaLibyaBerber and Arab 97% Greeks Maltese Italians Egyptians Pakistanis Turks Indians Tunisians 
119flag of AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbanian 95% Greeks 3% other 2% 
120flag of ColombiaColombiamestizo 58% white 20% mulatto 14% black 4% mixed black-Amerindian 3% Amerindian 1% 
121flag of Cabo VerdeCabo VerdeCreole 
122flag of CambodiaCambodiaKhmer 90% Vietnamese 5% Chinese 1% other 4% 
123flag of CameroonCameroonCameroon Highlanders 31% Equatorial Bantu 19% Kirdi 11% Fulani 10% Northwestern Bantu 8% Eastern Nigritic 7% other African 13% non-African less than 1% 
124flag of CanadaCanadaBritish Isles origin 40% French origin 27% other European 20% Amerindian 1.5% other mostly Asian 11 
125flag of Cayman IslandsCayman Islandsmixed 40% white 20% black 20% expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% 
126flag of Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicBaya 34% Banda 27% Sara 10% Mandjia 21% Mboum 4% M'Baka 4% Europeans 6500 
127flag of ChadChadMuslims 
128flag of ChileChilewhite and white-Amerindian 95% Amerindian 3% other 2% 
129flag of ChinaChinaHan Chinese 91.9% Zhuang Uygur Hui Yi Tibetan Miao Manchu Mongol Buyi Korean and other nationalities 8 
130flag of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandChinese 61% Malay 25% European 11% other 3% no indigenous population 
131flag of Cocos IslandsCocos IslandsEuropeans Cocos Malays 
132flag of ComorosComorosAntalote Cafre Makoa Oimatsaha Sakalava 
133flag of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoMossi about 24% Gurunsi Senufo Lobi Bobo Mande Fulani 
134flag of CongoCongoKongo 48% Sangha 20% M'Bochi 12% Teke 17% Europeans 8500 
135flag of Cook IslandsCook IslandsPolynesian 
136flag of Costa RicaCosta Ricawhite 
137flag of CroatiaCroatiaCroat 78% Serb 12% Muslim 0.9% Hungarian 0 
138flag of CubaCubamulatto 51% white 37% black 11% Chinese 1% 
139flag of CyprusCyprusGreek 78% 
140flag of Czech RepublicCzech RepublicCzech 94.4% Slovak 3% Polish 0 
141flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireBaoule 23% Bete 18% Senoufou 15% Malinke 11% Agni foreign Africans 
142flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congoover 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo Luba Kongo 
143flag of DenmarkDenmarkScandinavian Eskimo Faroese German 
144flag of DjiboutiDjiboutiSomali 60% Afar 35% French Arab Ethiopian and Italian 5% 
145flag of DominicaDominicablack Carib Amerindian 
146flag of BurundiBurundiHutu 
147flag of BulgariaBulgariaBulgarian 85.3% Turk 8 
148flag of EcuadorEcuadormestizo 
149flag of BahrainBahrainBahraini 63% Asian 13% other Arab 10% Iranian 8% other 6% 
150flag of AlgeriaAlgeriaArab-Berber 99% European less than 1% 
151flag of American SamoaAmerican SamoaSamoan 
152flag of AndorraAndorraSpanish 61% Andorran 30% French 6% other 3% 
153flag of AngolaAngolaOvimbundu 37% Kimbundu 25% Bakongo 13% mestico 
154flag of AnguillaAnguillablack 
155flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbudablack British Portuguese Lebanese Syrian 
156flag of ArgentinaArgentinawhite 85% mestizo Amerindian or other nonwhite groups 15% 
157flag of ArmeniaArmeniaArmenian 93% Azeri 3% Russian 2% other 
158flag of ArubaArubamixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80% 
159flag of AustraliaAustraliaCaucasian 95% Asian 4% aboriginal and other 1% 
160flag of AustriaAustriaGerman 99.4% Croatian 0 
161flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzeri 90% Dagestani Peoples 3.2% Russian 2 
162flag of BangladeshBangladesh0 
163flag of BruneiBruneiMalay 64% Chinese 20% other 16% 
164flag of BarbadosBarbadosblack 80% white 4% other 16% 
165flag of BelarusBelarusByelorussian 77.9% Russian 13 
166flag of BelgiumBelgiumFleming 55% Walloon 33% mixed or other 12% 
167flag of BelizeBelizemestizo 44% Creole 30% Maya 11% Garifuna 7% other 8% 
168flag of BeninBeninAfrican 99% 
169flag of BermudaBermudablack 61% white and other 39% 
170flag of BhutanBhutanBhote 50% ethnic Nepalese 35% indigenous or migrant tribes 15% 
171flag of BoliviaBoliviaQuechua 30% Aymara 25% mestizo 
172flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaSerb 40% Muslim 38% Croat 22% 
173flag of BotswanaBotswanaBatswana 95% Kalanga Basarwa and Kgalagadi 4% white 1% 
174flag of BrazilBrazilwhite 
175flag of British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islandsblack 90% white Asian 
176flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republicwhite 16% black 11% mixed 73% 
177flag of EgyptEgyptEastern Hamitic stock 
178flag of LiberiaLiberiaindigenous African tribes 95% 
179flag of ItalyItalyItalian 
180flag of HondurasHondurasmestizo 
181flag of Hong KongHong KongChinese 95% other 5% 
182flag of HungaryHungaryHungarian 89.9% Gypsy 4% German 2 
183flag of IcelandIcelandhomogeneous mixture of descendants of Norwegians and Celts 
184flag of IndiaIndiaIndo-Aryan 72% Dravidian 25% Mongoloid and other 3% 
185flag of IndonesiaIndonesiaJavanese 45% Sundanese 14% Madurese 7.5% coastal Malays 7 
186flag of IranIranPersian 51% Azerbaijani 24% Gilaki and Mazandarani 8% Kurd 7% Arab 3% Lur 2% Baloch 2% Turkmen 2% other 1% 
187flag of IraqIraqArab 75%-80% Kurdish 15%-20% Turkoman Assyrian or other 5% 
188flag of IrelandIrelandCeltic English 
189flag of Isle of ManIsle of ManManx 
190flag of IsraelIsraelJewish 82% 
191flag of JamaicaJamaicablack 76.3% Afro-European 15 
192flag of HaitiHaitiblack 95% mulatto plus white 5% 
193flag of JapanJapanJapanese 99.4% other 0 
194flag of JerseyJerseyUK and Norman-French descent 
195flag of JordanJordanArab 98% Circassian 1% Armenian 1% 
196flag of KazakhstanKazakhstanKazak 
197flag of KenyaKenyaKikuyu 22% Luhya 14% Luo 13% Kalenjin 12% Kamba 11% Kisii 6% Meru 6% other African 15% non-African 
198flag of KiribatiKiribatiMicronesian 
199flag of KuwaitKuwaitKuwaiti 45% other Arab 35% South Asian 9% Iranian 4% other 7% 
200flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKirghiz 52.4% Russian 18% Uzbek 12 
201flag of LaosLaosLao Loum 
202flag of LatviaLatviaLatvian 51.8% Russian 33 
203flag of LebanonLebanonArab 95% Armenian 4% other 1% 
204flag of LesothoLesothoSotho 99.7% Europeans 1600 Asians 800 
205flag of Holy SeeHoly SeeItalians Swiss 
206flag of GuyanaGuyanaEast Indian 51% black and mixed 43% Amerindian 4% white and Chinese 2% 
207flag of El SalvadorEl Salvadormestizo 94% Amerindian 5% white 1% 
208flag of GabonGabonBantu tribes including four major tribal groupings 
209flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaBioko 
210flag of EritreaEritreaethnic Tigrinya 50% Tigre and Kunama 40% Afar 4% Saho 
211flag of EstoniaEstoniaEstonian 64.2% Russian 28 
212flag of EthiopiaEthiopiaOromo 40% Amhara and Tigrean 32% Sidamo 9% Shankella 6% Somali 6% Afar 4% Gurage 2% other 1% 
213flag of Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsBritish 
214flag of Faroe IslandsFaroe IslandsScandinavian 
215flag of Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesianine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups 
216flag of FijiFijiFijian 49% Indian 46% European other Pacific Islanders overseas Chinese and other 5% 
217flag of FinlandFinlandFinn 93% Swede 6% Lapp 0.11% Gypsy 0 
218flag of FranceFranceCeltic and Latin with Teutonic Slavic North African Indochinese Basque minorities 
219flag of French GuianaFrench Guianablack or mulatto 66% white 12% East Indian Chinese Amerindian 12% other 10% 
220flag of French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaPolynesian 78% Chinese 12% local French 6% metropolitan French 4% 
221flag of Gaza StripGaza StripPalestinian Arab and other 99.4% Jewish 0 
222flag of GuineaGuineaPeuhl 40% Malinke 30% Soussou 20% smaller tribes 10% 
223flag of GeorgiaGeorgiaGeorgian 70.1% Armenian 8 
224flag of GermanyGermanyGerman 91.5% Turkish 2 
225flag of GhanaGhanablack African 99.8% 
226flag of GibraltarGibraltarItalian English Maltese Portuguese Spanish 
227flag of GreeceGreeceGreek 98% other 2% 
228flag of GreenlandGreenlandGreenlander 87% 
229flag of GrenadaGrenadablack 
230flag of GuadeloupeGuadeloupeblack or mulatto 90% white 5% East Indian Lebanese Chinese less than 5% 
231flag of GuamGuamChamorro 47% Filipino 25% white 10% Chinese Japanese Korean and other 18% 
232flag of GuatemalaGuatemalaMestizo 
233flag of GuernseyGuernseyUK and Norman-French descent 
234flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauAfrican 99% 
235flag of ZimbabweZimbabweAfrican 98% 


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