Mongols in China

Mongols in China
Mongols in China
Simplified Chinese	中国蒙古族
Traditional Chinese	中國蒙古族
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngguó Ménggǔ zú

Mongols in China
	A Mongol musician playing an Inner Mongolian-style morin khuur
Total population
	6,290,204
Regions with significant populations
	Inner Mongolia (majority); Northeast China; Xinjiang; Qinghai;
Languages
	Mongolian; Oirat; Buryat; Chinese;
Religion
	Mongolian shamanism (predominantly); Tibetan Buddhism;
Related ethnic groups
	Buryats; Oirats;

Mongols in China, also known as Mongolian Chinese, are ethnic Mongols who live in China. They are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the Chinese government.

As of 2020, there are 6,290,204 Mongols in China, a 0.45% increase from the 2010 national census. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang and Qinghai. The Mongol population in China is nearly twice as much as that of the sovereign state of Mongolia.

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