Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Achang (secondary) · Amis (secondary) · Chinese Sign Language (secondary) · Evenki (secondary) · Hani (secondary) · Indonesian (secondary) · Japanese (secondary) · Kazakh (secondary) · Khakas (secondary) · Korean (secondary) · Kyrgyz (secondary) · Lisu (secondary) · Lü (secondary) · Manchu (secondary) · Manchu (Mongolian script) (secondary) · Nanai (secondary) · Naxi (secondary) · Nepali (secondary) · Northern Altai (secondary) · Russian (secondary) · Russian (Pre-1918) (secondary) · Salar (secondary) · Tai Nüa (secondary) · Thai (secondary) · Uyghur (secondary) · Vietnamese (secondary) · Wu Chinese (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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China

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Han Chinese, Mandarin	910904000	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Han Chinese, Wu	80857000	Chinese, Wu	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Cantonese	67239000	Chinese, Yue	Non-Religious
Han Chinese, Jin	46614000	Chinese, Jinyu	Non-Religious
Han Chinese, Hakka	36026000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Xiang	35328000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Min Nan	22446000	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Gan	21971000	Chinese, Gan	Ethnic Religions
Hui	13615000	Chinese, Mandarin	Islam
Uyghur	11748000	Uyghur	Islam
Han Chinese, Min Dong	10143000	Chinese, Min Dong	Non-Religious
Tujia	9566000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Min Bei	8198000	Chinese, Min Bei	Non-Religious
Han Chinese, Hainanese	5701000	Hainanese	Non-Religious
Mongolian, Peripheral	5533000	Mongolian, Peripheral	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Huizhou	5296000	Chinese, Huizhou	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Dan	4953000	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions
Deaf	4699000	Chinese Sign Language	Unknown
Han Chinese, Leizhou	3991000	Chinese, Leizhou	Non-Religious
Han Chinese, Min Zhong	3569000	Chinese, Min Zhong	Non-Religious
Bouyei	3569000	Bouyei	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Putian	3036000	Chinese, Pu-Xian	Non-Religious
Subei	2984000	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious
Pinghua, Southern	2336000	Pinghua, Southern	Non-Religious
Zhuang, Yongbei	2155000	Zhuang, Yongbei	Ethnic Religions
Hmu, Northern	2076000	Miao, Northern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Yongnan	2031000	Zhuang, Yongnan	Ethnic Religions
Pinghua, Northern	1734000	Pinghua, Northern	Non-Religious
Zhuang, Zuojiang	1700000	Zhuang, Zuojiang	Ethnic Religions
Korean	1699000	Korean	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Liujiang	1698000	Zhuang, Liujiang	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Guibei	1633000	Zhuang, Guibei	Ethnic Religions
Khampa Eastern	1583000	Tibetan, Khams	Buddhism
Kazakh	1559000	Kazakh	Islam
Ghao-Xong, Western	1383000	Miao, Western Xiangxi	Ethnic Religions
Pingdi	1328000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions
Nosu, Shengzha	1316000	Nuosu	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	1306000	Zhuang, Eastern Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions
Iu Mien	1279000	Iu Mien	Ethnic Religions
Dong, Southern	1240000	Dong, Southern	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	1176000	Zhuang, Central Hongshuihe	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Guibian	1088000	Zhuang, Guibian	Ethnic Religions
Chuanqing	995000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Zhuang, Youjiang	986000	Zhuang, Youjiang	Ethnic Religions
Tibetan, Central	931000	Tibetan, Central	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Shaojiang	904000	Chinese, Shaojiang	Non-Religious
Bai, Central	861000	Bai, Central	Ethnic Religions
Hmu, Southern	841000	Miao, Southern Qiandong	Ethnic Religions
Zhuang, Yang	819000	Zhuang, Yang	Ethnic Religions
Tai Lue	797000	Lu	Buddhism

Languages

200 languages recorded here.

Achang

Ache

Adi

Ai-Cham

Ainu (China)

Akeu

Akha

Altai, Northern

Alugu

Aluo

Amis

Anong

Awa (China)

Awu

Axi

Azha

Azhe

Bai, Central

Bai, Lama

Bai, Panyi

Bai, Southern

Baima

Biao

Biao Mon

Biao-Jiao Mien

Bit

Biyo

Blang

Bokha

Bolyu

Bonan

Bouyei

Bugan

Bumang

Bunu, Bu-Nao

Bunu, Jiongnai

Bunu, Wunai

Bunu, Younuo

Bunun

Buriat, China

Burmese

Buyang, Baha

Buyang, E'ma

Buyang, Langnian

Cao Lan

Cao Miao

Chadong

Chesu

Chinese Sign Language

Chinese, Gan

Chinese, Hakka

Chinese, Huizhou

Chinese, Jinyu

Chinese, Leizhou

Chinese, Mandarin

Chinese, Min Bei

Chinese, Min Dong

Chinese, Min Nan

Chinese, Min Zhong

Chinese, Pu-Xian

Chinese, Shaojiang

Chinese, Wu

Chinese, Xiang

Chinese, Yue

Choni

Cun

Daur

Digaro-Mishmi

Dong, Northern

Dong, Southern

Dongxiang

Drung

Dzao Min

English

Enu

Ersu

Evenki

Foma

Gahri

Gelao, Green

Gepo

Groma

Guiqiong

Hainanese

Hani

Hlai

Hlersu

Hmong Daw

Hmong Njua

Honi

Horpa

Idu-Mishmi

Ili Turki

Indonesian

Iu Mien

Japanese

Jiamao

Jiarong

Jingpho

Jinuo, Buyuan

Jinuo, Youle

Kaduo

Kalmyk-Oirat

Kang

Kangjia

Kathu

Katso

Kazakh

Kemiehua

Khakas

Khlula

Khmu

Khuen

Kim Mun

Kon Keu

Korean

Kua-nsi

Kuamasi

Kucong

Kyerung

Kyrgyz

Lachi

Lacid

Ladakhi

Lahu

Lahu Shi

Lakkia

Lalo, Central

Lalo, Dongshanba

Lalu, Eastern

Lalu, Western

Lang'e

Language unknown

Laomian

Lavrung

Lhao Vo

Lhomi

Limi

Lingao

Lipo

Lisu

Lolopo

Lolopo, Southern

Lopi

Mak (China)

Man Met

Manchu

Mang

Maonan

Miao, Central Huishui

Miao, Central Mashan

Miao, Chuanqiandian Cluster

Miao, Eastern Huishui

Miao, Eastern Qiandong

Miao, Eastern Xiangxi

Miao, Horned

Miao, Large Flowery

Miao, Luopohe

Miao, Northern Guiyang

Miao, Northern Huishui

Miao, Northern Mashan

Miao, Northern Qiandong

Miao, Small Flowery

Miao, Southern Guiyang

Miao, Southern Mashan

Miao, Southern Qiandong

Miao, Southwestern Guiyang

Miao, Southwestern Huishui

Miao, Western Mashan

Miao, Western Xiangxi

Miju-Mishmi

Mili

Minyag, Eastern

Minyag, Western

Miqie

Moji

Mongolian, Halh

Mongolian, Peripheral

Muak Sa-aak

Muda

Muji, Northern

Muji, Qila

Muji, Southern

Mulam

Muzi

Naluo

Namuyi

Nanai

Narua

Nasu, Wumeng

Nasu, Wusa

Naxi

Nepali

Nisi

Nisu, Eastern

Nisu, Northern

All catalogue fields

157 fields recorded

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iso3: CHN
iso2: CN
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