MAJORITY AND MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS IN MODERN ASIAN NATIONS
Nation
China (2016)
1.379 billion
South Korea (2016)
51.25 million
North Korea (2016)
25 million
Japan (2016)
127 million
Taiwan (2016)
23 million
Vietnam (2016)
92.7 million
Laos (2016)
7 million
Cambodia (2016)
15.76 million
Thailand (2016)
68.86 million
Myanmar [Burma]
(2016)
52.89 million
Malaysia (2010)
31.19 million
Singapore (2016)
5.7 million
Indonesia (2016)
261 million
Brunei (2016)
797,000
Philippines (2016)
103 million
India (2016)
1.3 billion
Nepal (2016)
29 million
Bhutan (2016)
797,765
Pakistan (2016)
193.2 million
Bangladesh (2016)
163 million
Sri Lanka (2016)
21 million
Minority Groups
Officially 55 minzu
Zhuang 1.3%, Other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia,
Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh,
Dai and other nationalities) 7.1%
“Homogeneous”
Other 0.002
Ainu
Korean 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, Other 0.6%
10 groups [Amis, Taya, Paiwan, Bunun, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiat,
Ts o u , Ya m i , Ta r o k o ]
53 groups [Hmong, Yao, Mnong, Jarai, Ede, Bahnar, Kohor,
Sedang, Hre, Raglai, Stieng, Jeh-trieng, Ma, Cho Ru, Brau... ]
Khmou 11%, Hmong 9.2%, Phouthay 3.4%, Tai 3.1%, Makong
2.5%, Katong 2.2%, Lue 2%, Akha 1.8%, Other 11.6%
Cham 1.2%, Chinese 0.1%, Vietnamese 0.1%, Other 0.9%
6 main groups [Karen, Hmong, Akha, Lahu, Lisu, Mien] 1%,
Burmese 1.3%
Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Mon 2%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian
2%, Other 5% [Kachin, Chin, Palaung-Wa, Arakanese, Pao, Naga,
Akha, Lahu... ]
Indigenous 11.8%, 64 groups [Orang Asli (Semang, Senoi, Proto-
Malay), Dayak, Bisayah, Kenyah, Kajang... ], Other 0.7%,
Noncitizens 8.2%
Malay 13.4%, Indian 9.1% (includes Sri Lankan), Other 3.2%
300 groups on 6,000 inhabited islands: Sundanese 15.5%, Malay
3.7%, Batak 3.6%, Madurese 3%, Betawi 2.9%, Minangkabau
2.7%, Buginese 2.7%, Bantenese 2%, Banjarese 1.7%, Balinese
1.7%, Acehnese 1.4%, Dayak 1.4%, Sasak 1.3%, Chinese 1.2%,
Other 15%
Chinese (10%), Tamil (3%), “Indigenous” (3.4%), Other 20.6%
“Indigenous Cultural Communities [ICC]” 55 main groups [Ifugao,
Hanunoo, Ilongot, Kalinga, Agta, Sama, Tasaday, Igorot, Bangsa
Moro... ]
More than 200 “Scheduled Tribes” [Koli, Bhil, Gond, Dafla, Naga,
Khasi, Garo, Santhal, Oraon, Munda, Juang, Khond, Savara,
Chenchu, Sholega, Toda Kota, Mizo, Andamanese... ]
Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%,
Tamang 5.8%, Newar 5%, Kami 4.8%, Muslim 4.4%, Yadav 4%,
Rai 2.3%, Gurung 2%, Damai/Dholii 1.8%, Thakuri 1.6%, Limbu
1.5%, Sarki 1.4%, Teli 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.3%, Koiri/
Kushwaha 1.2%, Other 19%
Lhotshampa (expelled 1990s)
Pashtuns 15.42%, Sindhis 14.1%, Saraikis 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%,
Balochis 3.57%, Other 6.28%
Marma, Chakma, Bawm, Mru, Khumi, Lushai, Bunjugi, Pankhu,
Murung...
Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%,
Other 0.5%
East Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Major Groups
Han (91.6%)
1.19 billion
Korean (100%)
Korean (99.99%)
Japanese (99%)
Han (14%)
Taiwanese (84%)
Vietnamese
[Kinh] (87%)
Lao (53%)
Khmer (97.6%)
Thai (97.5%)
Burman (68%)
[Bamar]
Muslim Malays
(50%)
Chinese (22.6%)
Indians (6.7%)
Chinese (76%)
Indians (6%)
Malays (15%)
Javanese (40%)
Malay (65%)
Filipino
Hindus (80%)
Muslims (11%)
Christian (2%)
Sikh (2%)
Hindu Nepalis
Bhutanese
Punjabis (45%)
Bengali (98%)
Sinhalese (74%)