Asia Population

Asia is home to 50 countries with a combined population of 4.79 billion people, representing 58.9% of the world's population.

Asia Population (Live)

4,794,024,578

Countries

Total Area

32.1M km²

Avg Density

150/km²

Avg Growth

1.39%

Most Populous in Asia

Asia Demographics

Avg Life Expectancy: 75.3 years
World Population Share: 58.9%
Largest Country (Area): China
Smallest Country (Area): Macau

By Subregion

Southern Asia

2.06B

9 countries

Eastern Asia

1.65B

8 countries

South-Eastern Asia

695M

11 countries

Western Asia

307M

17 countries

Central Asia

82M

5 countries

All Countries in Asia

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Growth	Capital
1	India	1,450,935,791	3,287,263	0.89%	New Delhi
2	China	1,408,975,000	9,706,961	-0.12%	Beijing
3	Indonesia	283,487,931	1,904,569	0.81%	Jakarta
4	Pakistan	251,269,164	796,095	1.51%	Islamabad
5	Bangladesh	173,562,364	147,570	1.21%	Dhaka
6	Japan	123,975,371	377,930	-0.44%	Tokyo
7	Philippines	115,843,670	342,353	0.83%	Manila
8	Vietnam	100,987,686	331,212	0.63%	Hanoi
9	Iran	91,567,738	1,648,195	1.05%	Tehran
10	Turkey	85,518,661	783,562	0.23%	Ankara
11	Thailand	71,668,011	513,120	-0.05%	Bangkok
12	Myanmar	54,500,091	676,578	0.67%	Naypyidaw
13	South Korea	51,751,065	100,210	0.07%	Seoul
14	Iraq	46,042,015	438,317	2.12%	Baghdad
15	Afghanistan	42,647,492	652,230	2.84%	Kabul
16	Yemen	40,583,164	527,968	2.98%	Sana'a
17	Uzbekistan	36,361,859	447,400	1.97%	Tashkent
18	Malaysia	35,557,673	330,803	1.22%	Kuala Lumpur
19	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	2,149,690	4.63%	Riyadh
20	Nepal	29,651,054	147,181	-0.15%	Kathmandu
21	North Korea	26,498,823	120,538	0.30%	Pyongyang
22	Syria	24,672,760	185,180	4.47%	Damascus
23	Taiwan	23,317,031	36,197	-0.01%	Taipei
24	Sri Lanka	21,916,000	65,610	-0.55%	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
25	Kazakhstan	20,592,571	2,724,900	1.28%	Astana
26	Cambodia	17,638,801	181,035	1.23%	Phnom Penh
27	Jordan	11,552,876	89,342	0.99%	Amman
28	United Arab Emirates	10,986,400	83,600	4.68%	Abu Dhabi
29	Tajikistan	10,590,927	143,100	1.92%	Dushanbe
30	Azerbaijan	10,202,830	86,600	0.48%	Baku
31	Israel	9,974,400	21,937	1.27%	Jerusalem
32	Laos	7,769,819	236,800	1.36%	Vientiane
33	Hong Kong	7,524,100	1,104	-0.16%	City of Victoria
34	Turkmenistan	7,494,498	488,100	1.75%	Ashgabat
35	Kyrgyzstan	7,221,868	199,951	1.71%	Bishkek
36	Singapore	6,036,860	710	1.99%	Singapore
37	Lebanon	5,805,962	10,452	0.56%	Beirut
38	Palestine	5,289,152	6,220	2.36%	Ramallah
39	Oman	5,281,538	309,500	4.50%	Muscat
40	Kuwait	4,897,263	17,818	0.90%	Kuwait City
41	Georgia	3,699,557	69,700	-0.43%	Tbilisi
42	Mongolia	3,524,788	1,564,110	1.25%	Ulan Bator
43	Armenia	3,033,500	29,743	2.31%	Yerevan
44	Qatar	2,857,822	11,586	7.32%	Doha
45	Bahrain	1,588,670	765	0.73%	Manama
46	Timor-Leste	1,400,638	14,874	1.17%	Dili
47	Bhutan	791,524	38,394	0.65%	Thimphu
48	Macau	687,000	30	1.20%	N/A
49	Maldives	527,799	300	0.34%	Malé
50	Brunei	462,721	5,765	0.82%	Bandar Seri Begawan

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