Tibet

== Demographics ==
{{See also|History of Tibet (1950–present)|Tibet Autonomous Region#Demographics{{!}}Demographics of Tibet Autonomous Region}}
[[File:Flag of Tibet.svg|thumb|The [[Flag of Tibet]], also known as the "[[Snow Lion]] flag" (''gangs seng dar cha''), was used by the [[De facto|''de facto'']] independent [[Tibet (1912–1951)|state of Tibet]] as the national flag. It continues to be used by the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government-in-exile]] and by supporters of the [[Tibetan independence movement]].]]
[[File:Tibetan "Lamanis".jpg|thumb|Tibetan Lamanis, {{circa|1905}}]]
[[File:IMG 0996 Lhasa Barkhor.jpg|thumb|right|An elderly Tibetan woman in Lhasa]]
Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic [[Tibetan people|Tibetans]] and some other ethnic groups. According to tradition the original ancestors of the Tibetan people, as represented by the six red bands in the [[Tibetan flag]], are: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru and Ra. Other traditional ethnic groups with significant population or with the majority of the ethnic group residing in Tibet (excluding a [[Sino-Indian War|disputed area with India]]) include [[Bai people]], [[Blang people|Blang]], [[Bonans|Bonan]], [[Dongxiang people|Dongxiang]], [[Han Chinese|Han]], [[Hui people]], [[Lhoba]], [[Lisu people]], [[Miao people|Miao]], [[Mongols]], [[Monguor people|Monguor (Tu people)]], [[Monpa people|Menba (Monpa)]], [[Mosuo]], [[Nakhi]], [[Qiang people|Qiang]], [[Nu people]], [[Pumi people|Pumi]], [[Salar people|Salar]], and [[Yi people]].

The proportion of the non-Tibetan population in Tibet is disputed. On the one hand, the Central Tibetan Administration of the Dalai Lama accuses China of actively swamping Tibet with [[Chinese settlements in Tibet|migrants]] in order to alter Tibet's demographic makeup.<ref name="fifth">{{cite web |url=http://www.tibet.net/en/print.php?id=236&articletype=articale |publisher=[[Central Tibetan Administration]] |title=Population Transfer Programmes |year=2003 |access-date=2010-07-29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100730030042/http://www.tibet.net/en/print.php?id=236&articletype=articale |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the other hand, according to the [[Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China|2010 Chinese census]] ethnic Tibetans comprise 90% of a total population of 3&nbsp;million in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/04/c_13858686.htm |title=Tibet's population tops 3 million; 90% are Tibetans |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=2011-05-04 |access-date=2011-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513202105/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-05/04/c_13858686.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=January 2023}}