List of ethnic groups in Vietnam

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Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups (54 are recognized by the Vietnamese government), each with its own language, lifestyle, and cultural heritage. Many of the local ethnic groups are known collectively in the West as Montagnard or Degar. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Mường 1.5%, Khmer Krom (Khơ Me Crộm) 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nùng 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% (1999 census). The Vietnamese word for ethnic group is người (literally "people").

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Vietnamese postage stamps depicting all 54 officially recognized ethnic groups
Vietnamese postage stamps depicting all 54 officially recognized ethnic groups
  1. Kinh (also called Viet, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam)
  2. Ba Na (Bahnar)
  3. Bố Y (Buyei)
  4. Brâu
  5. Bru-Vân Kiều
  6. Chăm - Descendants of the Champa kingdom in southern Vietnam
  7. Chơ Ro
  8. Chu Ru (Chru)
  9. Chứt - related to Vietnamese, only 2000-4000 people
  10. Co
  11. Cờ Ho
  12. Cờ Lao
  13. Cơ Tu
  14. Cống (Cong)
  15. Dao - Yao people, also known as Mien, many speak Iu Mien language, distant relatives of Hmong
  16. Ê Đê (Rhade)
  17. Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai)
  18. Giáy
  19. Giẻ Triêng
  20. Hà Nhì (Hani)
  21. H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo) - Also known as Miao in China
  22. Hoa (Chinese)
  23. Hrê (H're)
  24. Kháng
  25. Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm)
  26. Khơ Mú (Khmu)
  27. La Chí
  28. La Ha
  29. La Hủ
  30. Lao - People from Laos
  31. Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi)
  32. Lự
  33. Mạ
  34. Mảng
  35. M'Nông
  36. Mường - Closest to Kinh Vietnamese, the other half of the Viet-Muong language family
  37. Ngái (Chinese, separately classified from Hoa)
  38. Nùng
  39. Ơ Đu
  40. Pà Thẻn
  41. Phù Lá
  42. Pu Péo
  43. Ra Glai (Raglai)
  44. Rơ Măm
  45. Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan)
  46. Sán Dìu (San Diu, Chinese, separately classified from Hoa)
  47. Si La
  48. Tà Ôi (Ta Oi)
  49. Tày (Tay) - The largest minority in Vietnam
  50. Thái (Thai)
  51. Thổ (Tho) - Related to Kinh Vietnamese
  52. Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun)
  53. Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang)
  54. Xtiêng (Stieng)

  1. Mon-Khmer - Kinh (Viet), Ba Na (Bahnar), Brâu, Bru-Vân Kiều, Chơ Ro, Chứt, Co, Cờ Ho, Cơ Tu, Giẻ Triêng, Hrê (H're), Kháng, Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm), Khơ Mú (Khmu), Mạ, Mảng, M'Nông, Mường, Ơ Đu, Rơ Măm, Tà Ôi (Ta Oi), Thổ (Tho), Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun), Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang), and Xtiêng (Stieng).
  2. Tay-Thai - Bố Y (Buyei), Giáy, Lao, Lự, Nùng, Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan), Tày (Tay), and Thái (Thai)
  3. Tibeto-Burman - Cống (Cong), Hà Nhì (Hani), La Hủ, Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi), Phù Lá, and Si La
  4. Malayo-Polynesian - Chăm, Chu Ru (Chru), Ê Đê (Rhade), Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai), and Ra Glai (Raglai)
  5. Kadai - Cờ Lao, La Chí, La Ha, and Pu Péo
  6. Mong-Dao - Dao (Yao), H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo), and Pà Thẻn
  7. Han - Hoa (Chinese), Ngái, and Sán Dìu (San Diu)

  1. Kinh (also called Viet, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam) 86.2%
  2. Tày (Tay) - The largest minority in Vietnam 1.9%
  3. Thái (Thai) 1.7%
  4. Mường - Closest to Kinh Vietnamese, other half of Viet-Muong language family 1.5%
  5. Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm) 1.4%
  6. Hoa (Chinese) 1.1%
  7. Nùng 1.1%
  8. H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo) - Also known as Miao in China 1%
  9. Dao - Yao people, also known as Mien, many speak Iu Mien language, distant relatives of Hmong
  10. Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai)
  11. Ê Đê (Rhade)
  12. Ba Na (Bahnar)
  13. Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan)
  14. Chăm - Descendants of the Champa kingdom in southern Vietnam
  15. Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang)
  16. Sán Dìu (San Diu)
  17. Hrê (H're)
  18. Cờ Ho
  19. Ra Glai (Raglai)
  20. M'Nông
  21. Thổ (Tho) - Related to Kinh Vietnamese
  22. Xtiêng (Stieng)
  23. Khơ Mú (Khmu)
  24. Bru-Vân Kiều
  25. Giáy
  26. Cơ Tu
  27. Giẻ Triêng
  28. Tà Ôi (Ta Oi)
  29. Mạ
  30. Co
  31. Chơ Ro
  32. Hà Nhì (Hani)
  33. Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun)
  34. Chu Ru (Chru)
  35. Lao - People from Laos
  36. La Chí
  37. Phù Lá
  38. La Hủ
  39. Kháng
  40. Lự
  41. Pà Thẻn
  42. Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi)
  43. Chứt - related to Vietnamese, only 2000-4000 people
  44. Mảng
  45. Cờ Lao
  46. Bố Y (Buyei)
  47. La Ha
  48. Cống (Cong)
  49. Ngái
  50. Si La
  51. Pu Péo
  52. Brâu
  53. Rơ Măm
  54. Ơ Đu

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Ethnic groups in Vietnam by language family

 

 

Malayo-Polynesian
(Nhóm ngôn ngữ Nam đảo)
Chăm · Chu Ru · Ê-đê · Jarai · Ra Glai

Nhóm Hán
Hoa · Ngái · Sán Dìu

Tibeto-Burman
(Nhóm Tạng)
Cống · Hà Nhì · La Hủ · Lô Lô · Phù Lá · Si La
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