Minority ethnic groups of East Asia include the Zhuang , Uyghurs , Mongols , and the Ainu .
Minority ethnic groups of East Asia include the Zhuang ( significant population in Guangxi , China ) , Uyghurs ( significant population in Xinjiang , China , also known as `` East Turkestan '' ) , Mongols ( majority in Mongolia , minority in Inner Mongolia , China ) , Manchus ( indigenous minority in Manchuria ) , Tibetans ( majority in Tibet ) , Ryukyuan peoples ( majority in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan ) , indigenous Taiwanese peoples ( consisting of 16 recognized indigenous minorities in Taiwan ) , and the Ainu ( recognized minority in Hokkaido island , Japan ) .East Asians comprise around billion people , making up about 38 % of the population in Continental Asia and 22 % of the global population .
East Asia