The continent of Asia covers 29.4% of the Earth's land area and has a population of around 4.75 billion (as of 2022[update]),[1] accounting for about 60% of the world population. The combined population of both China and India are estimated to be over 2.8 billion people as of 2022[update]. Asia's population is projected to grow to 5.25 billion by 2055, or about 54% of projected world population at that time.[1]Population growth in Asia was close to 0.55% p.a. as of 2022[update], with highly disparate rates. Many Western Asian and South Asian countries have growth rates above world average, notably Pakistan at 2% p.a., while China had a small decrease of -0.06% and India had a 0.6% increase in 2022.
The Human Development Index of Asian countries range from Low to Very High category. The table below shows the 10 highest and lowest countries according to their Human Development Index scores based on the 2021 report.[4]
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The continent of Asia covers 29 4 of the Earth s land area and has a population of around 4 75 billion as of 2022 update 1 accounting for about 60 of the world population The combined population of both China and India are estimated to be over 2 8 billion people as of 2022 update Asia s population is projected to grow to 5 25 billion by 2055 or about 54 of projected world population at that time 1 Population growth in Asia was close to 0 55 p a as of 2022 update with highly disparate rates Many Western Asian and South Asian countries have growth rates above world average notably Pakistan at 2 p a while China had a small decrease of 0 06 and India had a 0 6 increase in 2022 Graph showing population by continent as a percentage of world population 1750 2005 Map of countries by population density Contents 1 Population 1 1 History 1 1 1 Population of Asia 1 1820 C E million 1 1 2 Shares of World Population Asia 1 1998 A D per cent of world total 2 Countries Ranking By International Organisations 3 Economy 4 Ethnicities 5 References 6 External linksPopulation editSee also List of Asian countries by population and List of Asian countries by life expectancy nbsp Asia population pyramid in 2023 based on the United Nations geoscheme for AsiaHistory edit Population of Asia 1 1820 C E million edit Source Maddison et al 2 Year 2 1 1000 1500 1600 1700 1820China 59 6 59 0 103 0 160 0 138 0 381 0India 75 0 75 0 110 0 135 0 165 0 209 0Japan 3 0 7 5 15 4 18 5 27 0 31 0Korea 1 6 3 9 8 0 10 0 12 2 13 8Indonesia 2 8 5 2 10 7 11 7 13 1 17 9Indochina 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 0 5 9 8 9Other East Asia 5 9 9 8 14 4 16 9 19 8 23 6Iran 4 0 4 5 4 0 5 0 5 0 6 6Turkey 6 1 7 3 6 3 7 9 8 4 10 1Other West Asia 15 1 8 5 7 5 8 5 7 4 8 5Total Asia 174 2 182 9 283 8 378 5 401 8 710 4Shares of World Population Asia 1 1998 A D per cent of world total edit Source Maddison et al 2 Year 2 1 1000 1500 1600 1700 1820 1870 1913 1950 1973 1999China 25 8 22 0 23 5 28 8 22 9 36 6 28 2 24 4 21 7 22 5 21 0India 32 5 28 0 25 1 24 3 27 3 20 1 19 9 17 0 14 2 14 8 16 5Japan 1 3 2 8 3 5 3 3 4 5 3 0 2 7 2 9 3 3 2 8 2 1Other Asia 15 9 15 4 12 7 11 7 11 9 8 6 9 4 10 3 15 5 17 3 19 8Total Asia excluding Japan 74 2 65 4 61 3 64 8 62 1 65 3 57 5 51 7 51 4 54 7 57 4World 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 100 0Countries Ranking By International Organisations edit nbsp nbsp nbsp Life expectancy in Asia in 2019 2021 according to the World Bank Group 2022 List by the World Bank 3 Countries Population Thousands TFR HDI nbsp India 1 417 173 17 2 0 0 633 nbsp China 1 412 175 00 1 2 0 768 nbsp Indonesia 275 501 34 2 2 0 705 nbsp Pakistan 235 824 86 3 5 0 544 nbsp Bangladesh 171 186 37 2 0 0 661 nbsp Japan 125 124 99 1 3 0 925 nbsp Philippines 115 559 01 2 7 0 699 nbsp Vietnam 98 186 86 1 9 0 703 nbsp Iran 88 550 57 1 7 0 774 nbsp Turkey 85 341 24 1 9 0 838 nbsp Thailand 71 697 03 1 3 0 800 nbsp Myanmar 54 179 31 2 2 0 585 nbsp South Korea 51 628 12 0 8 0 925 nbsp Iraq 44 496 12 3 5 0 686 nbsp Afghanistan 41 128 77 4 6 0 478 nbsp Saudi Arabia 36 408 82 2 4 0 875 nbsp Uzbekistan 35 648 10 3 2 0 727 nbsp Malaysia 33 938 22 1 8 0 803 nbsp Yemen 33 696 61 3 8 0 455 nbsp Nepal 30 547 58 2 0 0 602 nbsp North Korea 26 069 42 1 8 NA nbsp Sri Lanka 22 181 00 2 0 0 782 nbsp Syria 22 125 25 2 7 0 577 nbsp Kazakhstan 19 621 97 3 3 0 811 nbsp Cambodia 16 767 84 2 3 0 593 nbsp Jordan 11 285 87 2 8 0 720 nbsp Azerbaijan 10 175 02 1 5 0 745 nbsp Tajikistan 9 952 79 3 2 0 685 nbsp Israel 9 550 60 3 0 0 919 nbsp United Arab Emirates 9 441 13 1 5 0 911 nbsp Laos 7 529 48 2 5 0 607 nbsp Hong Kong China 7 346 10 0 8 0 952 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 6 803 30 2 9 0 692 nbsp Turkmenistan 6 430 77 2 7 0 745 nbsp Singapore 5 637 02 1 1 0 939 nbsp Lebanon 5 489 74 2 1 0 706 nbsp Oman 4 576 30 2 6 0 816 nbsp Kuwait 4 268 87 2 1 0 831 nbsp Georgia 3 712 50 2 1 0 802 nbsp Mongolia 3 398 37 2 8 0 739 nbsp Armenia 2 780 47 1 6 0 759 nbsp Qatar 2 695 12 1 8 0 855 nbsp Bahrain 1 472 23 1 8 0 875 nbsp East Timor 1 341 30 3 1 0 607 nbsp Cyprus 1 251 49 1 3 0 896 nbsp Bhutan 782 46 1 4 0 666 nbsp Macau China 695 17 1 1 NA nbsp Maldives 523 79 1 7 0 747 nbsp Brunei 449 00 1 8 0 829Asia 4 682 346 46 1 89 0 70Population Replacement 2 1Economy editFurther information Economy of Asia Economically most of Asia is traditionally considered part of the Second World with the significant exception of the industrialized First World countries of Israel Japan Taiwan and South Korea Asian countries in the G 20 major economies include China Japan South Korea India Indonesia Turkey and Saudi Arabia Of these Japan is also in the G8 and additionally China and India in the G8 5 The Human Development Index of Asian countries range from Low to Very High category The table below shows the 10 highest and lowest countries according to their Human Development Index scores based on the 2021 report 4 10 highest HDIs Rank Country HDI2018 data 2019 report rankingsVery high human development1 nbsp Hong Kong 0 9522 nbsp Singapore 0 9393 nbsp Japan 0 9254 nbsp South Korea 0 9255 nbsp Israel 0 9196 nbsp United Arab Emirates 0 9117 nbsp Cyprus 0 8968 nbsp Saudi Arabia 0 8759 nbsp Bahrain 0 87510 nbsp Qatar 0 855 10 lowest HDIs Rank Country HDI2018 data 2019 report rankingsLow human development1 nbsp Yemen 0 4552 nbsp Afghanistan 0 4783 nbsp Pakistan 0 544Medium human development4 nbsp Syria 0 5775 nbsp Myanmar 0 5856 nbsp Cambodia 0 5937 nbsp Nepal 0 6028 nbsp East Timor 0 6079 nbsp Laos 0 60710 nbsp India 0 633Ethnicities editMain article Ethnic groups in AsiaFurther information Asian people nbsp The language families of AsiaCentral Asian peoples Turkic peoples Iranian peoples East Asian peoples List of Chinese ethnic groups historical Japanese people Koreans Mongols South Asian peoples Ethnic groups of India Ethnic groups in Pakistan Dravidians Indo Aryans Munda people Southeast Asian peoples Austronesian peoples Tai peoples List of ethnic groups in Cambodia ethnic groups in Indonesia List of ethnic groups in Laos Ethnic groups of the Philippines List of ethnic groups in Vietnam West Asian peoples Arab people Jews Samaritans Druze Peoples of the Caucasus transcontinental Ethnic minorities in Iran Ethnic minorities in Iraq Iranian peoples Turkmen TurksReferences edit a b Asia Population World Population Prospects 2022 United Nations Retrieved 23 January 2023 a b c d Maddison 27 July 2016 Growth of World Population GDP and GDP Per Capita before 1820 PDF Fertility rate total births per woman Data data worldbank org Archived from the original on January 20 2020 Human Development Report 2020 PDF Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme Retrieved 28 December 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Demographics of Asia World Population Major Trends Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demographics of Asia amp oldid 1186844996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
