Asia Population

Asia is home to 50 countries with a combined population of 4.72 billion people, representing 58.9% of the world's population.

Asia Population (Live)

4,724,731,966

Countries

Total Area

32.1M km²

Avg Density

147/km²

Avg Growth

0.96%

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

2.01B

9 countries

Eastern Asia

1.64B

8 countries

South-Eastern Asia

684M

11 countries

Western Asia

302M

17 countries

Central Asia

83M

5 countries

All Countries in Asia

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Growth	Capital
1	India	1,417,492,000	3,287,263	0.83%	New Delhi
2	China	1,408,280,000	9,706,961	0.01%	Beijing
3	Indonesia	284,438,782	1,904,569	0.67%	Jakarta
4	Pakistan	241,499,431	796,095	1.83%	Islamabad
5	Bangladesh	169,828,911	147,570	0.98%	Dhaka
6	Japan	123,210,000	377,930	-0.51%	Tokyo
7	Philippines	114,123,600	342,353	1.35%	Manila
8	Vietnam	101,343,800	331,212	0.58%	Hanoi
9	Iran	85,961,000	1,648,195	0.73%	Tehran
10	Turkey	85,664,944	783,562	0.68%	Ankara
11	Thailand	65,859,640	513,120	0.15%	Bangkok
12	Myanmar	51,316,756	676,578	0.60%	Naypyidaw
13	South Korea	51,159,889	100,210	-0.04%	Seoul
14	Iraq	46,118,793	438,317	2.35%	Baghdad
15	Afghanistan	43,844,000	652,230	0.88%	Kabul
16	Uzbekistan	37,859,698	447,400	1.63%	Tashkent
17	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	2,149,690	1.50%	Riyadh
18	Malaysia	34,231,700	330,803	1.12%	Kuala Lumpur
19	Yemen	32,684,503	527,968	2.18%	Sana'a
20	Nepal	29,911,840	147,181	0.92%	Kathmandu
21	North Korea	25,950,000	120,538	0.88%	Pyongyang
22	Syria	25,620,000	185,180	4.83%	Damascus
23	Taiwan	23,317,031	36,197	-0.01%	Taipei
24	Sri Lanka	21,763,170	65,610	0.34%	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
25	Kazakhstan	20,426,568	2,724,900	0.88%	Astana
26	Cambodia	17,577,760	181,035	1.06%	Phnom Penh
27	Jordan	11,734,000	89,342	0.63%	Amman
28	United Arab Emirates	11,294,243	83,600	0.88%	Abu Dhabi
29	Tajikistan	10,499,000	143,100	2.06%	Dushanbe
30	Azerbaijan	10,241,722	86,600	0.52%	Baku
31	Israel	10,134,800	21,937	1.59%	Jerusalem
32	Laos	7,647,000	236,800	1.33%	Vientiane
33	Hong Kong	7,527,500	1,104	0.88%	City of Victoria
34	Kyrgyzstan	7,281,800	199,951	1.61%	Bishkek
35	Turkmenistan	7,057,841	488,100	0.88%	Ashgabat
36	Singapore	6,110,200	710	0.72%	Singapore
37	Lebanon	5,490,000	10,452	-0.65%	Beirut
38	Palestine	5,483,450	6,220	0.88%	Ramallah
39	Oman	5,343,630	309,500	1.89%	Muscat
40	Kuwait	4,881,254	17,818	1.25%	Kuwait City
41	Georgia	4,000,921	69,700	-0.29%	Tbilisi
42	Mongolia	3,544,835	1,564,110	1.47%	Ulan Bator
43	Qatar	3,173,024	11,586	1.04%	Doha
44	Armenia	3,076,200	29,743	-0.15%	Yerevan
45	Bahrain	1,594,654	765	0.88%	Manama
46	Timor-Leste	1,391,221	14,874	0.88%	Dili
47	Bhutan	784,043	38,394	0.88%	Thimphu
48	Macau	685,900	30	0.88%	N/A
49	Maldives	515,132	300	0.88%	Malé
50	Brunei	455,500	5,765	0.88%	Bandar Seri Begawan

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