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Share of ethnic minorities in the Chinese population in 2016 by minority area

Share of ethnic minorities in the Chinese population in 2016, by minority area

The data displays the share of ethnic minorities in the Chinese population by region. In 2016, about 85% of the population in minority areas in Hunan belonged to an ethnic minority.

Tibet	90.15
Hunan	84.97
Chongqing	74.41
Xinjiang	65.52
Gansu	60.17
Guizhou	60.12
Yunnan	57.28
Hubei	56.89
Hebei	53.35
Liaoning	53.12
Hainan	51.97
Sichuan	49.47
Guangxi	45.17
China in total	43.9
Guangdong	38.89
Ningxia	37.02
Jilin	34.25
Inner Mongolia	22.08
Heilongjiang	20.58
Zhejiang	11.59
Qinghai	7.72

Share of ethnic minorities in the Chinese population in 2016 by minority area

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