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List of Asian countries by population

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This is a list of Asian countries and dependent territories by population sorted by normalised demographic projections.

Table

Rank Country October 22, 2022
projection
% of
Asia's
population
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[1]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[2]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[3]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1  China 1,452,218,082 31.35 0.49 6,730,000 141 1,411,750,000 December 31, 2022 Annual national estimate
2  India 1,411,944,971 29.72 1.64 20,998,000 43 1,370,508,600 December 31, 2020 Official estimate
3  Indonesia 278,462,000 5.84 1.41 1,605,354 50 272,248,500 July 1, 2021 Official estimate
4  Pakistan 229,785,000 4.39 2.40 3,765,000 35 225,200,000 July 1, 2021 UN Projection
5  Bangladesh 171,200,000 3.617 1.35 2,139,000 51 177,954,000 August 4, 2024 Official population clock
7  Japan 124,891,000 2.81 -0.01 -12,000 - 124,750,000 September 1, 2022 Provisional estimate
8  Philippines 115,699,395 2.23 1.5 1,500,000 45 110,198,654 December 1, 2021 Official estimate
9  Vietnam 99,100,000 2.03 1.16 1,057,000 60 98,505,400 July 1, 2021 Official estimate
10  Iran 88,000,000 1.74 1.29 1,001,000 54 86,652,000 August 4, 2024 Official population clock
11
 Turkey[4] 85,214,000 1.73 1.34 1,035,000 52 84,680,273 December 31, 2021 Official estimate
12  Thailand 70,100,000 1.51 0.76 517,000 91 67,993,000 July 1, 2019 National Statistical Office
13  Myanmar 54,486,253 1.26 1.22 632,000 57 54,101,253 April 1, 2019 National annual Projection
14  South Korea 51,617,000 1.12 0.38 193,000 181 51,671,569 1 July 2021 Monthly National Estimate
15  Iraq 44,575,000 0.81 2.90 1,030,000 24 41,190,700 July 1, 2021 National Annual Projection Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
16  Afghanistan 42,523,418 0.70 2.44 751,000 29 40,218,234 2021 Official estimate
17  Uzbekistan 35,283,000 0.69 1.70 523,000 41 35,118,807 September 30, 2021 Official estimate
18  Saudi Arabia 35,849,000 0.59 1.87 494,000 37 35,013,414 July 1, 2020 Official estimate
19  Malaysia 34,032,000 0.69 1.84 561,000 38 35,719,000 August 4, 2024 Official population clock
20  Yemen 31,100,000 0.59 2.95 766,000 24 30,491,000 July 1, 2021 Official estimate
21  Nepal 30,200,000 0.62 1.42 392,000 49 30,378,055 July 1, 2021 Official estimate
22  North Korea 26,180,000 0.57 1.08 277,000 64 25,660,000 July 1, 2021 National Annual Projection
23  Taiwan[5] 25,055,000 0.52 0.35 81,000 200 23,196,178 May 31, 2022 Monthly official estimate
24  Sri Lanka 23,480,000 0.51 0.94 194,000 74 22,480,000 February 19, 2017 Live Population
25  Syria 19,541,000 0.39 1.45 250,000 48 18,276,000 July 1 ,2021 Monthly official estimate
26  Kazakhstan[6] 19,200,000 0.42 2.45 557,000 29 21,377,000 December 31, 2011 Official estimate
27  Cambodia 17,040,000 0.33 1.59 236,000 44 15,552,211 March 3, 2019 2019 census result
28  Jordan 11,837,000 0.15 2.75 183,000 26 11,051,940 October 10, 2021 Official estimate
29  United Arab Emirates 10,100,000 0.20 1.57 138,000 45 9,503,738 December 31, 2019 Official estimate
30  Tajikistan 10,000,000 0.19 2.35 194,000 30 9,504,000 January 1, 2021 Official estimate
31  Azerbaijan[7] 10,000,000 0.21 1.23 117,000 57 10,139,196 July 1,2021 Official estimate
32  Israel 9,000,000 0.19 1.89 155,000 37 9,412,700 October 10, 2021 Monthly official estimate Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
33  Lebanon 6,288,000 0.09 1.78 75,000 39 6,769,000 July 1,2021 Official estimate[permanent dead link]
34  Kyrgyzstan 6,543,000 0.13 1.64 96,000 43 5,895,100 January 1, 2015 Official estimate
35  Laos 7,500,000 0.15 1.63 109,000 43 6,492,400 March 1, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result
36  Singapore 5,541,000 0.12 1.30 71,000 54 5,535,000 July 1, 2015 Official estimate
37  Turkmenistan 5,302,000 0.11 1.24 60,000 56 4,751,120 December 26, 2012 2012 census result
38  Palestine[8] 5,683,000 0.10 2.92 133,000 24 4,550,368 2014 Official estimate
39  Oman 4,181,000 0.09 5.13 204,000 14 4,906,700 August 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
40  Kuwait 4,161,000 0.09 3.00 121,000 23 4,183,658 June 30, 2015 Official estimate
41  Georgia[9] 3,730,000 0.08 0.03 1,000 2,585 3,729,500 January 1, 2015 Official estimate
42  Mongolia 3,029,000 0.08 2.19 65,000 32 3,495,000 August 4, 2024 Official population clock
43  Armenia 3,005,000 0.07 -0.03 -1,000 - 3,004,000 September 30, 2015 Monthly official estimate
44  Qatar 2,113,000 0.05 4.29 87,000 16 2,412,483 October 31, 2015 Monthly official estimate
45  Timor-Leste (East Timor) 1,645,000 0.03 2.72 33,000 26 1,167,242 July 11, 2015 Preliminary 2015 census result
46  Bahrain 1,381,000 0.04 7.35 122,000 10 1,501,635 February 28, 2021 Bahrain 2020 Census
47  Cyprus 1,223,916 0.02 1.74 13,000 40 892,230 August 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
48  Bhutan 760,000 0.02 1.74 13,000 40 892,230 August 4, 2024 Official population clock Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
49  Maldives 454,914 0.01 1.47 5,000 47 557,426 January 14, 2021 National Bureau of Statistics
50  Brunei 421,000 0.01 1.69 7,000 41 460,345 July 1, 2020 -National Annual Estimate
Total 50 countries 4,625,817,000 100.00 1.16 52,210,000 58

Asian population by country (top 8).

  China (31.35%)
  India (29.72%)
  Indonesia (5.84%)
  Pakistan (4.39%)
  Bangladesh (3.63%)
  Japan (2.81%)
  Philippines (2.28%)
  Other (19.98%)

See also

References

  1. ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/proj\ction2014x100-100.
  2. ^ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  3. ^ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
  4. ^ Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and a small portion of Southeast Europe.
  5. ^ Taiwan is a widely recognized but partially recognised country.
  6. ^ Transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe.
  7. ^ Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe.
  8. ^ It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by an Israeli land corridor. It is also a partially recognized state, recognized by 138 out of 193 UN member states, and is a UN observer member, along with the Vatican City.
  9. ^ Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe.