Which ethnic group has the largest population in Xinjiang?

Xinjiang is a multi-ethnic autonomous region. There are not only many ethnic groups, but also a high proportion of ethnic population. More than 90% of the population of six of the 56 ethnic groups in China live in Xinjiang.

There are 47 ethnic groups in Xinjiang, among which indigenous people 13.

Among all ethnic groups, there are 8,976,700 Uighurs, accounting for 45.73% of the total population;

There are 7,802,500 Han people, accounting for 39.75%;

Kazakh13816,000, accounting for 7.04%;

There are 876,300 Hui people, accounting for 4.46%;

Kirgiz has17120,000, accounting for 0.87%;

There are 169600 Mongolians, accounting for 0.86%;

There are 43,500 Tajiks, 40,800 Xibe, 24 Manchu, 0/000 Uzbek, 0/420 Russian, 67,000 Daur and 47,000 Tatar.

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Xinjiang has been a multi-ethnic community since ancient times. Today, all ethnic groups living in Xinjiang have historical migration.

Archaeological data show that from 20000 to 1000 years ago, there were human activities in Xinjiang. In ancient history, many tribes and nationalities lived in Xinjiang. From the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), the ethnic groups of Xinjiang residents began to be clearly recorded. At that time, there were mainly: Sai, Wu Sun, Yi, Xiongnu and Han.

Han nationality is one of the ethnic minorities who entered Xinjiang earlier. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 220-589) was a period of great integration of the Chinese nation. Various nationalities migrated frequently, and many ancient nationalities entered Xinjiang, such as Rouran, Gaozhou, Sui and Tuguhun.

Sui and Tang dynasties (ad 58 1? -? In 907), Turkic, Tubo and other ancient nationalities had an important influence on the historical process of Xinjiang.

In 840 AD, after the collapse of the khanate, most of the troops moved westward. One of them moved to the present Jimsar and Turpan areas, and the other moved to the grassland in Central Asia and distributed to Kashgar in Central Asia.

Song, Liao, Jin (960~ 1234) and Meng Yuanming (1206- 1644) were great migrations and great integrations in the history of Xinjiang. Khitans and Mongols entered Xinjiang.

Many ancient nationalities around the Tarim basin and their revival after moving westward have developed for four or five hundred years. Their residents constitute modern Uighurs; Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgiz and other ethnic groups have finally formed after long-term integration and development.

After the Qing Dynasty unified Xinjiang (1759), in order to immigrate to the frontier and develop Xinjiang, the Qing government organized Manchuria, Mongolia (Chahar), Xibe, Daur and Han nationalities to return to Xinjiang, and encouraged Uighurs to enter Xinjiang. Southern Xinjiang. People went to Ili in northern Xinjiang, and Han and Hui people from the mainland went to Xinjiang to develop production.

Later, Russia, Tatar and other ethnic groups moved to Xinjiang. By the end of 19, there were 13 ethnic groups in Xinjiang, including Uygur, Han, Kazak, Mongolian, Hui, Kirgiz, Manchu, Xibe, Tajik, Daur, Uzbek, tatar and Russian.

With Uighurs as the main body, a new multi-ethnic settlement pattern has been formed. After the founding of New China, the free flow of population in Xinjiang has increased, the situation of multi-ethnic coexistence has become more obvious, and the ethnic composition has been increasing.

By 2000, in addition to the Jino ethnic group, 55 other ethnic groups in China had settled in Xinjiang.