Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 04 Feb 2024 |
India is the most populous country in Asia, followed by China. The other five countries with a total number of humans above 100 mn are Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, and the Philippines. The top five countries together hold a huge 74.5% share of the Asia population. As of 2024, 29 countries have a population above 10 million. The least populous country in Asia is Brunei Darussalam. Four countries/dependent territories in Asia have a population below one million.
Five Asian countries are in the list of the top ten most populous countries globally as it hosts India and China, the world's top two most populous countries. The other three Asian countries in the top ten are Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Twenty countries are within the top 50 world population ranking.
Out of 51 countries/territories, the population of 44 would increase, and seven countries would decrease in 2024 compared to 2023. India would be the top contributor to the total population increment in 2024. India accounts for 41 percent of the total population increase in Asia. Indian population would increase by 12.98 million, followed by Pakistan (4.7 mn) and Indonesia (2.3 mn). Eight countries will add at least ten mn humans in 2024. The six decliners would be Japan, China, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, Georgia, Maldives and Armenia.
The Syrian Arab Republic would have the highest population growth rate of 4.56 % in 2024. Syria is the only country in Asia with having growth rate above 3%. Five countries have a growth rate above 2%. Six countries are on the list of the world's top 50 fastest-growing nations.
In 1950 and 2000, Qatar and the Maldives were the least populous country in Asia, resp. Now Brunei Darussalam will remain the least populous country until 2100.
Code | Country/Region | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Growth (2024) | Growth Rank | |||||
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2023 | 2024 | Asia | World | Asia | World | Net | % | Asia | World | ||
KAZ | Kazakhstan | 19,606,633 | 19,828,165 | 0.414 | 0.244 | 25 | 64 | 230,784 | 1.16 | 19 | 83 |
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 6,735,347 | 6,839,606 | 0.143 | 0.0842 | 34 | 109 | 104,176 | 1.52 | 8 | 61 |
TJK | Tajikistan | 10,143,543 | 10,331,513 | 0.216 | 0.127 | 29 | 92 | 186,941 | 1.81 | 7 | 52 |
TKM | Turkmenistan | 6,516,100 | 6,598,071 | 0.138 | 0.0813 | 35 | 111 | 80,424 | 1.22 | 18 | 81 |
UZB | Uzbekistan | 35,163,944 | 35,673,804 | 0.746 | 0.439 | 17 | 43 | 496,347 | 1.39 | 14 | 72 |
CHN | China | 1,425,671,352 | 1,425,178,782 | 29.8 | 17.6 | 2 | 2 | -629,267 | -0.04 | 46 | 197 |
HKG | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,491,609 | 7,496,681 | 0.157 | 0.0923 | 33 | 104 | 4,091 | 0.06 | 44 | 191 |
MAC | China, Macao SAR | 704,149 | 713,082 | 0.0149 | 0.00878 | 49 | 168 | 8,907 | 1.25 | 17 | 79 |
TWN | China, Taiwan Province of China | 23,923,276 | 23,950,214 | 0.501 | 0.295 | 23 | 59 | 25,317 | 0.11 | 42 | 184 |
PRK | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 26,160,821 | 26,244,582 | 0.548 | 0.323 | 21 | 56 | 79,310 | 0.30 | 40 | 163 |
JPN | Japan | 123,294,513 | 122,631,432 | 2.56 | 1.51 | 6 | 12 | -665,040 | -0.54 | 49 | 221 |
MNG | Mongolia | 3,447,157 | 3,493,629 | 0.0730 | 0.0430 | 42 | 133 | 45,380 | 1.30 | 16 | 78 |
KOR | Republic of Korea | 51,784,059 | 51,741,963 | 1.08 | 0.637 | 13 | 29 | -47,123 | -0.09 | 47 | 202 |
AFG | Afghanistan | 42,239,854 | 43,372,950 | 0.906 | 0.534 | 15 | 36 | 1,140,587 | 2.63 | 2 | 17 |
BGD | Bangladesh | 172,954,319 | 174,701,211 | 3.65 | 2.15 | 5 | 8 | 1,735,448 | 0.99 | 23 | 95 |
BTN | Bhutan | 787,424 | 792,382 | 0.0166 | 0.00976 | 48 | 166 | 4,956 | 0.62 | 35 | 135 |
IND | India | 1,428,627,663 | 1,441,719,852 | 30.1 | 17.8 | 1 | 1 | 12,982,108 | 0.90 | 24 | 103 |
IRN | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 89,172,767 | 89,809,781 | 1.88 | 1.11 | 9 | 17 | 617,491 | 0.69 | 32 | 128 |
MDV | Maldives | 521,021 | 517,887 | 0.0108 | 0.00638 | 50 | 175 | -3,022 | -0.58 | 50 | 225 |
NPL | Nepal | 30,896,590 | 31,240,315 | 0.653 | 0.385 | 20 | 49 | 340,687 | 1.09 | 20 | 85 |
PAK | Pakistan | 240,485,658 | 245,209,815 | 5.12 | 3.02 | 4 | 5 | 4,729,227 | 1.93 | 6 | 46 |
LKA | Sri Lanka | 21,893,579 | 21,949,268 | 0.459 | 0.270 | 24 | 61 | 53,023 | 0.24 | 41 | 169 |
BRN | Brunei Darussalam | 452,524 | 455,858 | 0.00953 | 0.00561 | 51 | 176 | 3,251 | 0.71 | 30 | 124 |
KHM | Cambodia | 16,944,826 | 17,121,847 | 0.358 | 0.211 | 26 | 73 | 174,549 | 1.02 | 22 | 91 |
IDN | Indonesia | 277,534,122 | 279,798,049 | 5.85 | 3.45 | 3 | 4 | 2,232,386 | 0.80 | 27 | 112 |
LAO | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,633,779 | 7,736,681 | 0.162 | 0.0953 | 32 | 103 | 102,208 | 1.32 | 15 | 76 |
MYS | Malaysia | 34,308,525 | 34,671,895 | 0.725 | 0.427 | 19 | 48 | 359,779 | 1.04 | 21 | 89 |
MMR | Myanmar | 54,577,997 | 54,964,694 | 1.15 | 0.677 | 12 | 27 | 379,136 | 0.69 | 31 | 127 |
PHL | Philippines | 117,337,368 | 119,106,224 | 2.49 | 1.47 | 7 | 13 | 1,766,365 | 1.48 | 9 | 63 |
SGP | Singapore | 6,014,723 | 6,052,709 | 0.126 | 0.0746 | 36 | 114 | 37,479 | 0.62 | 36 | 138 |
THA | Thailand | 71,801,279 | 71,885,799 | 1.50 | 0.885 | 11 | 20 | 74,098 | 0.10 | 43 | 186 |
TLS | Timor-Leste | 1,360,596 | 1,379,883 | 0.0288 | 0.0170 | 46 | 156 | 19,271 | 1.40 | 12 | 69 |
VNM | Viet Nam | 98,858,950 | 99,497,680 | 2.08 | 1.23 | 8 | 16 | 622,418 | 0.63 | 34 | 134 |
ARM | Armenia | 2,777,970 | 2,777,979 | 0.0581 | 0.0342 | 43 | 141 | -500 | -0.02 | 45 | 195 |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 10,412,651 | 10,462,904 | 0.219 | 0.129 | 28 | 91 | 48,277 | 0.46 | 39 | 154 |
BHR | Bahrain | 1,485,509 | 1,498,712 | 0.0313 | 0.0185 | 45 | 155 | 13,066 | 0.87 | 26 | 107 |
CYP | Cyprus | 1,260,138 | 1,268,467 | 0.0265 | 0.0156 | 47 | 159 | 8,177 | 0.65 | 33 | 132 |
GEO | Georgia | 3,728,282 | 3,717,425 | 0.0777 | 0.0458 | 41 | 132 | -7,374 | -0.20 | 48 | 209 |
IRQ | Iraq | 45,504,560 | 46,523,657 | 0.972 | 0.573 | 14 | 33 | 1,021,222 | 2.19 | 5 | 38 |
ISR | Israel | 9,174,520 | 9,311,652 | 0.195 | 0.115 | 31 | 98 | 136,996 | 1.47 | 10 | 64 |
JOR | Jordan | 11,337,052 | 11,384,922 | 0.238 | 0.140 | 27 | 84 | 52,727 | 0.46 | 38 | 153 |
KWT | Kuwait | 4,310,108 | 4,349,380 | 0.0909 | 0.0536 | 40 | 129 | 38,422 | 0.88 | 25 | 104 |
LBN | Lebanon | 5,353,930 | 5,219,044 | 0.109 | 0.0643 | 38 | 124 | -126,546 | -2.42 | 51 | 236 |
OMN | Oman | 4,644,384 | 4,713,553 | 0.0985 | 0.0581 | 39 | 127 | 68,200 | 1.45 | 11 | 65 |
QAT | Qatar | 2,716,391 | 2,737,061 | 0.0572 | 0.0337 | 44 | 142 | 20,387 | 0.74 | 29 | 120 |
SAU | Saudi Arabia | 36,947,025 | 37,473,929 | 0.783 | 0.462 | 16 | 42 | 521,937 | 1.39 | 13 | 71 |
PSE | State of Palestine | 5,371,230 | 5,494,963 | 0.115 | 0.0677 | 37 | 121 | 125,363 | 2.28 | 3 | 33 |
SYR | Syrian Arab Republic | 23,227,014 | 24,348,053 | 0.509 | 0.300 | 22 | 57 | 1,109,873 | 4.56 | 1 | 1 |
TUR | Türkiye | 85,816,199 | 86,260,417 | 1.80 | 1.06 | 10 | 18 | 437,735 | 0.51 | 37 | 148 |
ARE | United Arab Emirates | 9,516,871 | 9,591,853 | 0.200 | 0.118 | 30 | 96 | 74,215 | 0.77 | 28 | 118 |
YEM | Yemen | 34,449,825 | 35,219,853 | 0.736 | 0.434 | 18 | 44 | 782,219 | 2.22 | 4 | 36 |
Asia | 4,753,079,727 | 4,785,060,131 | 58.94 | 31,616,088 | 0.66 |
Code | Country/Region | 1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 | ||||
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Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | ||
KAZ | Kazakhstan | 6,655,675 | 19 | 15,236,253 | 25 | 25,609,978 | 23 | 34,093,330 | 20 |
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 1,751,225 | 30 | 4,935,182 | 33 | 9,426,858 | 33 | 11,975,365 | 32 |
TJK | Tajikistan | 1,526,140 | 32 | 6,272,998 | 29 | 15,200,989 | 27 | 20,398,913 | 24 |
TKM | Turkmenistan | 1,214,096 | 36 | 4,569,132 | 34 | 8,263,833 | 35 | 8,814,388 | 34 |
UZB | Uzbekistan | 6,247,550 | 20 | 24,925,554 | 14 | 45,593,149 | 18 | 50,794,586 | 15 |
CHN | China | 543,979,233 | 1 | 1,264,099,069 | 1 | 1,312,636,325 | 2 | 766,673,270 | 2 |
HKG | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,980,524 | 29 | 6,731,195 | 28 | 6,975,391 | 36 | 4,852,441 | 40 |
MAC | China, Macao SAR | 196,838 | 44 | 431,896 | 49 | 881,666 | 48 | 1,031,184 | 48 |
TWN | China, Taiwan Province of China | 7,623,130 | 17 | 22,194,731 | 19 | 22,445,526 | 24 | 15,241,961 | 28 |
PRK | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | 11,103,379 | 14 | 23,367,059 | 17 | 25,807,197 | 22 | 20,473,590 | 23 |
JPN | Japan | 84,353,049 | 3 | 126,803,861 | 6 | 103,784,357 | 8 | 73,644,064 | 13 |
MNG | Mongolia | 781,260 | 39 | 2,450,979 | 41 | 4,518,856 | 41 | 5,257,218 | 38 |
KOR | Republic of Korea | 20,104,010 | 10 | 46,788,591 | 12 | 45,770,874 | 17 | 24,102,932 | 22 |
AFG | Afghanistan | 7,480,461 | 18 | 19,542,982 | 21 | 74,075,234 | 12 | 110,854,784 | 8 |
BGD | Bangladesh | 39,728,535 | 5 | 129,193,327 | 5 | 203,904,900 | 5 | 176,366,038 | 6 |
BTN | Bhutan | 176,367 | 45 | 587,207 | 48 | 874,294 | 49 | 654,430 | 49 |
IND | India | 357,021,100 | 2 | 1,059,633,675 | 2 | 1,670,490,596 | 1 | 1,529,850,119 | 1 |
IRN | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 16,832,834 | 13 | 65,544,383 | 9 | 99,007,204 | 9 | 79,906,390 | 11 |
MDV | Maldives | 74,484 | 49 | 282,507 | 51 | 569,909 | 50 | 469,441 | 50 |
NPL | Nepal | 8,398,945 | 15 | 24,559,500 | 16 | 37,401,365 | 21 | 33,769,507 | 21 |
PAK | Pakistan | 37,696,264 | 6 | 154,369,924 | 4 | 367,808,468 | 3 | 487,017,405 | 3 |
LKA | Sri Lanka | 7,945,977 | 16 | 18,776,371 | 22 | 21,814,985 | 25 | 14,694,772 | 29 |
BRN | Brunei Darussalam | 48,269 | 50 | 333,926 | 50 | 498,373 | 51 | 404,521 | 51 |
KHM | Cambodia | 4,380,380 | 24 | 12,118,841 | 26 | 20,258,435 | 26 | 19,118,804 | 25 |
IDN | Indonesia | 69,567,619 | 4 | 214,072,421 | 3 | 317,225,213 | 4 | 296,623,475 | 4 |
LAO | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,684,674 | 31 | 5,430,853 | 31 | 9,775,552 | 32 | 9,694,234 | 33 |
MYS | Malaysia | 5,972,876 | 21 | 22,945,150 | 18 | 41,032,433 | 19 | 39,474,474 | 19 |
MMR | Myanmar | 17,731,818 | 12 | 45,538,332 | 13 | 59,929,399 | 14 | 52,417,687 | 14 |
PHL | Philippines | 18,469,878 | 11 | 77,958,223 | 8 | 157,891,622 | 6 | 180,147,660 | 5 |
SGP | Singapore | 1,006,701 | 37 | 4,053,602 | 37 | 6,337,235 | 37 | 5,446,430 | 37 |
THA | Thailand | 20,411,638 | 9 | 63,066,603 | 11 | 67,880,083 | 13 | 44,570,978 | 17 |
TLS | Timor-Leste | 414,791 | 43 | 878,360 | 45 | 1,806,869 | 46 | 1,804,542 | 45 |
VNM | Viet Nam | 25,109,200 | 7 | 79,001,142 | 7 | 107,012,939 | 7 | 91,036,732 | 9 |
ARM | Armenia | 1,385,041 | 33 | 3,168,523 | 39 | 2,573,465 | 44 | 1,598,835 | 46 |
AZE | Azerbaijan | 3,158,966 | 27 | 8,190,337 | 27 | 10,867,296 | 31 | 8,265,202 | 35 |
BHR | Bahrain | 117,149 | 47 | 711,442 | 46 | 1,809,237 | 45 | 2,046,912 | 44 |
CYP | Cyprus | 493,956 | 40 | 948,237 | 44 | 1,391,785 | 47 | 1,337,053 | 47 |
GEO | Georgia | 3,517,264 | 26 | 4,265,172 | 36 | 3,384,660 | 42 | 2,366,909 | 43 |
IRQ | Iraq | 5,656,471 | 22 | 24,628,858 | 15 | 74,515,140 | 11 | 111,503,537 | 7 |
ISR | Israel | 1,284,157 | 35 | 6,116,958 | 30 | 12,991,790 | 29 | 18,410,403 | 26 |
JOR | Jordan | 438,386 | 42 | 5,056,174 | 32 | 15,005,941 | 28 | 17,625,253 | 27 |
KWT | Kuwait | 153,738 | 46 | 1,934,901 | 43 | 5,155,414 | 39 | 4,895,806 | 39 |
LBN | Lebanon | 1,349,588 | 34 | 4,320,642 | 35 | 4,937,579 | 40 | 4,745,074 | 41 |
OMN | Oman | 457,317 | 41 | 2,344,253 | 42 | 6,328,978 | 38 | 7,838,991 | 36 |
QAT | Qatar | 24,288 | 51 | 645,937 | 47 | 3,358,454 | 43 | 4,379,295 | 42 |
SAU | Saudi Arabia | 3,089,693 | 28 | 21,547,390 | 20 | 48,374,543 | 16 | 50,468,334 | 16 |
PSE | State of Palestine | 944,807 | 38 | 3,139,954 | 40 | 8,861,747 | 34 | 12,805,184 | 31 |
SYR | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,543,537 | 25 | 16,307,654 | 24 | 38,306,374 | 20 | 43,472,700 | 18 |
TUR | Türkiye | 20,977,697 | 8 | 64,113,547 | 10 | 95,829,258 | 10 | 82,549,012 | 10 |
ARE | United Arab Emirates | 74,591 | 48 | 3,275,333 | 38 | 11,449,471 | 30 | 14,089,004 | 30 |
YEM | Yemen | 4,712,810 | 23 | 18,628,700 | 23 | 55,296,331 | 15 | 74,176,034 | 12 |
Asia | 1,379,048,370 | 3,736,037,845 | 5,292,947,571 | 4,674,249,207 |