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List of Asian countries by population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date10 Oct 2021
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China is the most populous country in Asia, followed by India. 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 75% share of the Asia population. As of 2021, 28 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 China and India, 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 48 would increase, and three countries would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. India would be the top contributor to the total population increment in 2021. India accounts for 34.7 percent of the total population increase in Asia. Indian population would increase by 13.40 million, followed by China (4.9 mn) and Pakistan(4.3 mn). Seven countries will add at least ten mn humans in 2021. The three decliners would be Japan, Lebanon, and Georgia.

The Syrian Arab Republic would have the highest population growth rate of 4.43% in 2021. Syria is the only country in Asia with having growth rate above 3%. Eight countries have a growth rate above 2%. Nine countries are on the list of the world's top 50 fastest-growing nations.

By 2027, India will have more people than China and will remain the most populous country on the continent until 2100.

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.

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Population (UN)
Country/Region Population Share (%) Rank Growth (2021) Growth Rank
20202021 AsiaWorldAsiaWorldNet%AsiaWorld
Armenia2,963,2342,968,1280.06340.0377431384,8940.1746188
Azerbaijan10,139,17510,223,3440.2180.130288984,1690.8335126
Bahrain1,701,5831,748,2950.03740.02224515246,7122.75217
Cyprus1,207,3611,215,5880.02600.0154471588,2270.6839143
Georgia3,989,1753,979,7730.08500.050541132-9,402-0.2449215
Iraq40,222,50341,179,3510.8800.5231436956,8482.38339
Israel8,655,5418,789,7760.1880.1123199134,2351.551568
Jordan10,203,14010,269,0220.2190.130278865,8820.6540146
Kuwait4,270,5634,328,5530.09250.05504012957,9901.362282
Lebanon6,825,4426,769,1510.1450.086034109-56,291-0.8251231
Oman5,106,6225,223,3760.1120.066338120116,7542.29642
Qatar2,881,0602,930,5240.06260.03724413949,4641.721261
Saudi Arabia34,813,86735,340,6800.7550.4491641526,8131.511671
State of Palestine5,101,4165,222,7560.1120.066339121121,3402.38440
Syrian Arab Republic17,500,65718,275,7040.3910.2322566775,0474.4311
Turkey84,339,06785,042,7361.821.08917703,6690.8334125
United Arab Emirates9,890,4009,991,0830.2140.1272993100,6831.0229107
Yemen29,825,96830,490,6390.6520.3871948664,6712.23744
Kazakhstan18,776,70718,994,9580.4060.2412464218,2511.162698
Kyrgyzstan6,524,1916,628,3470.1420.084235111104,1561.601365
Tajikistan9,537,6429,749,6250.2080.1243094211,9832.22845
Turkmenistan6,031,1876,117,9330.1310.07773611386,7461.441773
Uzbekistan33,469,19933,935,7650.7250.4311742466,5661.391977
Afghanistan38,928,34139,835,4280.8510.5061537907,0872.33541
Bangladesh164,689,383166,303,4943.552.11581,614,1110.9830110
Bhutan771,612779,9000.01670.00990481658,2881.0727101
India1,380,004,3851,393,409,03329.817.72213,404,6480.9731112
Iran (Islamic Republic of)83,992,95385,028,7601.821.0810181,035,8071.232591
Maldives540,542543,6200.01160.00690501733,0780.5741154
Nepal29,136,80829,674,9200.6340.3772049538,1121.851157
Pakistan220,892,331225,199,9294.812.86454,307,5981.95949
Sri Lanka21,413,25021,497,3060.4590.273235884,0560.3943169
China1,439,323,7741,444,216,10230.918.3114,892,3280.3444175
China, Hong Kong SAR7,496,9887,552,8000.1610.09593210455,8120.7437136
China, Macao SAR649,342658,3910.01410.00836491679,0491.392078
China, Taiwan Province of China23,816,77523,855,0080.5100.303225738,2330.1647189
Dem. People's Republic of Korea25,778,81525,887,0450.5530.3292154108,2300.4242164
Japan126,476,458126,050,7962.691.60611-425,662-0.3450221
Mongolia3,278,2923,329,2820.07110.04234213550,9901.561466
Republic of Korea51,269,18351,305,1841.100.651132836,0010.0748196
Brunei Darussalam437,483441,5320.009440.00561511754,0490.9332116
Cambodia16,718,97116,946,4460.3620.2152671227,4751.362181
Indonesia273,523,621276,361,7885.913.51342,838,1671.0428105
Lao People's Democratic Republic7,275,5567,379,3580.1580.093733105103,8021.431875
Malaysia32,365,99832,776,1950.7000.4161845410,1971.272488
Myanmar54,409,79454,806,0141.170.6961227396,2200.7338137
Philippines109,581,085111,046,9102.371.417131,465,8251.342383
Singapore5,850,3435,896,6840.1260.07493711446,3410.7936133
Thailand69,799,97869,950,8441.490.8881120150,8660.2245185
Timor-Leste1,318,4421,343,8750.02870.01714615525,4331.931051
Viet Nam97,338,58398,168,8292.101.25815830,2460.8533124
Asia 4,641,054,786 4,679,660,580 59.42 38,605,794 0.83
Projected population (UN)
Country/Region 1950 2000 2050 2100
PopulationRankPopulationRankPopulation RankPopulationRank
Armenia1,353,502333,069,597402,816,114442,038,61346
Azerbaijan2,927,926288,122,7432711,064,995309,192,14133
Bahrain115,61247664,610462,316,047452,251,89145
Cyprus494,01840943,288441,354,589471,308,91147
Georgia3,527,008254,362,184353,516,870432,514,13043
Iraq5,719,1832223,497,5891670,940,13111107,711,2737
Israel1,257,968355,945,9493012,720,4152918,127,52326
Jordan481,319415,122,4953212,932,4042813,644,11029
Kuwait153,103462,045,123435,393,471406,188,98338
Lebanon1,334,617343,842,774376,528,162385,707,20940
Oman456,410422,267,973426,915,451377,267,89337
Qatar25,00651592,467473,851,121424,162,40842
Saudi Arabia3,121,3402720,663,8402144,562,4841742,231,01217
State of Palestine931,925383,224,009388,815,7773412,268,21831
Syrian Arab Republic3,413,3252616,410,8472433,129,3252136,103,17819
Turkey21,408,398863,240,1961097,139,5651086,170,46210
United Arab Emirates69,594493,134,0673910,425,2843112,909,86930
Yemen4,661,2792317,409,0712348,080,0121553,171,32014
Kazakhstan6,703,0001914,922,7242524,024,0362327,917,81521
Kyrgyzstan1,740,005304,920,712339,126,0983310,984,93832
Tajikistan1,531,507326,216,3292916,208,2462725,328,02622
Turkmenistan1,210,998364,516,128347,949,276368,421,34935
Uzbekistan6,264,0582024,769,9551442,942,4891842,270,84216
Afghanistan7,752,1171720,779,9572064,682,9761374,937,96112
Bangladesh37,894,6715127,657,8625192,567,7795151,393,0185
Bhutan176,79645591,01448904,61448686,28749
India376,325,20021,056,575,54821,639,176,03611,447,025,6121
Iran (Islamic Republic of)17,119,2621365,623,3979103,098,083998,587,9858
Maldives73,71648279,39651586,10250490,05850
Nepal8,483,3221523,941,0991535,323,9252023,708,19323
Pakistan37,542,3706142,343,5834338,013,1943403,102,8273
Sri Lanka7,971,0981618,777,6062221,813,9642615,275,20928
China554,419,26911,290,550,76711,402,405,16721,064,993,4572
China, Hong Kong SAR1,974,002296,606,328288,041,042357,647,23136
China, Macao SAR196,47344427,77249838,377491,011,61748
China, Taiwan Province of China7,602,3551821,966,5281922,412,9792416,258,85727
Dem. People's Republic of Korea10,549,4701422,929,0781826,561,6142222,792,83324
Japan82,802,0843127,524,1686105,804,023874,959,37811
Mongolia780,199392,397,417414,448,931415,387,20841
Republic of Korea19,211,3871047,379,2371246,829,9241629,541,95320
Brunei Darussalam48,00950333,16650492,39151389,88451
Cambodia4,432,7242412,155,2412621,860,9172521,355,01125
Indonesia69,543,3214211,513,8223330,904,6724320,782,4264
Lao People's Democratic Republic1,682,915315,323,701319,479,753328,423,97834
Malaysia6,109,9022123,194,2521740,550,3711940,078,16718
Myanmar17,779,6351246,719,6981362,253,4231455,298,92913
Philippines18,580,4831177,991,7578144,488,1716146,327,4416
Singapore1,022,095374,028,872366,407,528395,733,47739
Thailand20,710,353962,952,6391165,940,4941246,015,55315
Timor-Leste414,75443884,366452,019,297462,372,97044
Viet Nam24,809,909779,910,4117109,605,010797,437,2869
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