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People Groups

7,419

% of World's
People Groups

42.5 %

Population

3,275,302,000

% of World Population

41.8 %
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Photo People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Est. Workers
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Shaikh Bangladesh 136,551,000 Bengali Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2,731
Japanese Japan 120,474,000 Japanese Buddhism ● 1.20 % 0.30 % 2,409
Shaikh India 86,205,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 1,724
Turk Turkey 59,753,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % 1,195
Brahmin India 59,358,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 1,187
Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 58,887,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 1,178
Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 47,899,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 1.22 % 958
Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 45,746,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 915
Han Chinese, Xiang China 39,654,000 Chinese, Xiang Ethnic Religions ● 3.00 % 2.00 % 793
Sunda Indonesia 38,495,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.49 % 0.05 % 770
Persian Iran 38,142,000 Persian, Iranian Islam ● 2.60 % 0.40 % 763
Java Pesisir Lor Indonesia 37,573,000 Javanese Islam ● 2.80 % 0.01 % 751
Hausa Nigeria 35,670,000 Hausa Islam ● 0.15 % 0.10 % 713
Jat (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 33,585,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 672
Burmese Myanmar (Burma) 31,383,000 Burmese Buddhism ● 0.35 % 0.08 % 628
Mahratta India 31,067,000 Marathi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 621
Pashtun Pakistan 30,906,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 618
Algerian, Arabic-speaking Algeria 30,135,000 Arabic, Algerian Spoken Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 603
Bania India 29,403,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 588
Uzbek, Northern Uzbekistan 27,579,000 Uzbek, Northern Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % 552
Korean Korea, North 25,314,000 Korean Non-Religious ● 1.60 % 1.56 % 506
Moroccan, Arabic-speaking Morocco 24,221,000 Arabic, Moroccan Spoken Islam ☀ 0.09 % 0.08 % 484
Thai Thailand 22,649,000 Thai Buddhism ● 0.30 % 0.27 % 453
Jat (Hindu traditions) India 19,289,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.03 % 386
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 19,066,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 381
Teli (Hindu traditions) India 18,867,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 377
Thai, Isan Thailand 18,498,000 Thai, Northeastern Buddhism ● 0.40 % 0.27 % 370
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 18,379,000 Gujarati Hinduism ☀ 0.05 % 368
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 17,005,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 340
Bhil India 16,969,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.76 % 339
Fulani, Nigerian Nigeria 16,802,000 Fulfulde, Nigerian Islam ☀ 0.08 % 0.06 % 336
Azerbaijani, Azeri Turk Iran 16,733,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ● 1.50 % 1.40 % 335
Arab, Iraqi Iraq 16,427,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.20 % 329
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,753,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.01 % 315
Kapu India 15,459,000 Telugu Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 309
Gond India 14,385,000 Hindi Hinduism ● 0.87 % 288
Khmer Cambodia 14,236,000 Khmer Buddhism ● 3.20 % 1.90 % 285
Arab, Saudi - Najdi Saudi Arabia 14,030,000 Arabic, Najdi Spoken Islam ● 0.60 % 0.12 % 281
Hui China 13,917,000 Chinese, Mandarin Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 278
Shaikh Pakistan 13,587,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 272
Arab, Northern Yemeni Yemen 13,279,000 Arabic, Sanaani Spoken Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 266
Malay Malaysia 13,192,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % 264
Vanniyan India 12,858,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 1.37 % 257
Hausa Niger 12,562,000 Hausa Islam ● 2.00 % 1.60 % 251
Somali Somalia 12,430,000 Somali Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % 249
Kazakh Kazakhstan 12,199,000 Kazakh Islam ● 0.10 % 0.07 % 244
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,019,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.02 % 240
Nai (Hindu traditions) India 11,960,000 Hindi Hinduism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 239
Uyghur China 11,921,000 Uyghur Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % 238
Pashtun, Pathan India 11,530,000 Urdu Islam ☀ 0.00 % 231
Totals: 7,419 Peoples   3,275,302,470         69,207
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