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List of Asian countries by population
This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies by population in Asia, total projected population from the United Nations[1] and the latest official figure.
Map edit
Asia population by country[1]
China (29.9%)
India (29.9%)
Indonesia (5.7%)
Pakistan (5.0%)
Bangladesh (3.6%)
Japan (2.6%)
Philippines (2.5%)
Table edit
| Country / dependency | % Asia | Asia population | Total[1] population | % growth | Official figure | Official date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 29.9% | 1,428,627,663 | 1,428,627,663 | 0.8% | 1,388,163,000 | 1 Jul 2023[2] | [a] |
| 2 | China | 29.9% | 1,425,671,352 | 1,425,671,352 | 0.0% | 1,411,750,000 | 31 Dec 2022[3] | [b] |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 272,096,348 | 277,534,123 | 0.7% | 277,749,853 | 31 Dec 2022[4] | [c] |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 240,485,658 | 240,485,658 | 2.5% | 241,499,431 | 2023[6] | |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 3.6% | 172,954,319 | 172,954,319 | 1.0% | 169,828,911 | 15 Jun 2022[7] | |
| 6 | Japan | 2.6% | 123,294,513 | 123,294,513 | -0.3% | 125,416,877 | 1 Jan 2023[8] | |
| 7 | Philippines | 2.5% | 117,337,368 | 117,337,368 | 1.5% | 110,596,059 | 13 May 2023[9] | |
| 8 | Vietnam | 2.1% | 98,858,950 | 98,858,950 | 0.7% | 99,460,000 | 1 Jul 2022[10] | |
| 9 | Iran | 1.9% | 89,172,767 | 89,172,767 | 0.7% | 85,054,189 | 16 May 2023[11] | |
| 10 | Turkey | 1.5% | 73,568,471 | 85,816,199 | 0.6% | 85,279,553 | 31 Dec 2022[12] | [d] |
| 11 | Thailand | 1.5% | 71,801,279 | 71,801,279 | 0.1% | 68,263,022 | 1 Jul 2021[14] | |
| 12 | Myanmar | 1.1% | 54,577,997 | 54,577,997 | 0.7% | 56,067,251 | 15 May 2023[15] | |
| 13 | South Korea | 1.1% | 51,784,059 | 51,784,059 | -0.1% | 51,408,155 | 1 Apr 2023[16] | |
| 14 | Iraq | 1.0% | 45,504,560 | 45,504,560 | 2.3% | 43,324,000 | 1 Jul 2023[17] | |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 0.9% | 42,239,854 | 42,239,854 | 2.7% | 32,890,171 | 1 Jun 2020[18] | |
| 16 | Russia | 0.8% | 37,069,254 | 144,444,359 | -0.2% | 146,447,424 | 1 Jan 2023[19] | [e] |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% | 36,947,025 | 36,947,025 | 1.5% | 34,110,821 | 1 Jul 2021[24] | |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 0.7% | 35,163,944 | 35,163,944 | 1.5% | 35,271,300 | 1 Jan 2022[25] | |
| 19 | Yemen | 0.7% | 34,449,825 | 34,449,825 | 2.2% | 31,890,000 | 1 Jul 2022[26] | |
| 20 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 34,308,525 | 34,308,525 | 1.1% | 32,697,494 | 16 May 2023[27] | |
| 21 | Nepal | 0.6% | 30,896,590 | 30,896,590 | 1.1% | 29,164,578 | 25 Nov 2021[28] | |
| 22 | North Korea | 0.5% | 26,160,822 | 26,160,822 | 0.4% | 25,850,000 | 1 Jul 2023[29] | |
| 23 | Taiwan | 0.5% | 23,923,277 | 23,923,277 | 0.1% | 23,347,374 | 30 Apr 2023[30] | [f] |
| 24 | Syria | 0.5% | 23,227,014 | 23,227,014 | 5.0% | 22,923,000 | 1 Jul 2021[31] | |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 21,893,579 | 21,893,579 | 0.3% | 22,181,000 | 1 Jul 2022[32] | |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 19,014,710 | 19,606,634 | 1.1% | 19,832,737 | 1 Jan 2023[33] | [g] |
| 27 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 16,944,826 | 16,944,826 | 1.1% | 15,552,211 | 3 Mar 2019[35] | |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.2% | 11,337,053 | 11,337,053 | 0.5% | 11,392,242 | 16 May 2023[36] | |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 10,143,543 | 10,143,543 | 1.9% | 9,313,800 | 1 Jan 2020[37] | |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 9,886,952 | 10,412,652 | 0.5% | 10,135,373 | 1 Mar 2023[38] | [h] |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 9,516,871 | 9,516,871 | 0.8% | 9,503,738 | 1 Jul 2019[40] | |
| 32 | Israel | 0.2% | 9,174,520 | 9,174,520 | 1.5% | 9,140,500 | 31 Dec 2019[41] | |
| 33 | Laos | 0.2% | 7,633,779 | 7,633,779 | 1.4% | 7,231,200 | 1 Jul 2020[42] | |
| Hong Kong (China) | 0.2% | 7,491,609 | 7,491,609 | 0.0% | 7,413,070 | 30 Jun 2021[43] | ||
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 6,735,348 | 6,735,348 | 1.6% | 7,100,000 | 1 Apr 2023[44] | |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 6,516,100 | 6,516,100 | 1.3% | 4,751,120 | 26 Dec 2012[45] | |
| 36 | Singapore | 0.1% | 6,014,723 | 6,014,723 | 0.7% | 5,637,000 | 30 Jun 2022[46] | |
| 37 | Palestine | 0.1% | 5,371,230 | 5,371,230 | 2.3% | 5,483,450 | 1 Jan 2023[47] | [i] |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 5,353,930 | 5,353,930 | -2.5% | 5,416,225 | 31 Dec 2017[48] | |
| 39 | Oman | 0.1% | 4,644,384 | 4,644,384 | 1.5% | 4,471,148 | 12 Dec 2020[49] | |
| 40 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 4,310,108 | 4,310,108 | 1.0% | 4,670,713 | 31 Dec 2020[50] | |
| 41 | Georgia | 0.1% | 3,728,282 | 3,728,282 | -0.4% | 3,736,400 | 1 Jan 2023[51] | [j] |
| 42 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 3,447,157 | 3,447,157 | 1.4% | 3,457,548 | 12 Dec 2022[52] | |
| 43 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2,777,971 | 2,777,971 | -0.1% | 2,981,200 | 1 Jan 2023[53] | |
| 44 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2,716,391 | 2,716,391 | 0.8% | 2,956,261 | 1 Apr 2023[54] | |
| 45 | Bahrain | 0.03% | 1,485,510 | 1,485,510 | 0.9% | 1,472,204 | 17 Mar 2020[55] | |
| 46 | East Timor | 0.03% | 1,360,596 | 1,360,596 | 1.4% | 1,354,662 | 1 Jul 2023[56] | |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.03% | 1,260,138 | 1,260,138 | 0.7% | 918,100 | 1 Oct 2021[57] | |
| 48 | Bhutan | 0.02% | 787,425 | 787,425 | 0.6% | 770,276 | 1 Jan 2023[58] | |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.02% | 773,938 | 112,716,599 | 1.6% | 102,060,688 | 1 Jul 2021[59] | [k] |
| Macau (China) | 0.01% | 704,150 | 704,150 | 1.3% | 673,600 | 31 Mar 2023[60] | ||
| 50 | Maldives | 0.01% | 523,787 | 523,787 | 0.5% | 397,372 | 31 Dec 2019[61] | |
| 51 | Brunei | 0.01% | 452,524 | 452,524 | 0.8% | 440,715 | 31 Dec 2021[62] | |
| Total | 100% | 4,772,122,568 | 5,010,243,461 | 0.6% | 4,886,949,737 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The most populous country in the world. Includes the population of the India-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- ^ Refers to mainland China and excludes the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
- ^ Asian population excludes Western New Guinea.[5] Transcontinental country mainly in Southeast Asia and partly in Oceania.
- ^ Asian population excludes East Thrace.[13] Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and a small portion of Southeast Europe.
- ^ Asian population includes only the Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts comprising North Asia.[20] Total population includes the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Russia is a transcontinental country straddling Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.[21][22][23]
- ^ Taiwan is a widely but partially recognised country.
- ^ Asian population excludes the portions of West Kahakhstan and Atyrau that lie entirely west of the Ural River.[34] Transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe.
- ^ Asian population excludes the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region.[39] Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe.
- ^ Comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Palestine is a widely but partially recognised country.
- ^ Transcontinental country mostly in Western Asia with a small part in Eastern Europe.
- ^ Asian population includes only North Sinai, South Sinai, Port Fuad and El Qantara El Sharqiya which all lie on the Sinai Peninsula.[59] Transcontinental country mainly in Northern Africa and partly in Western Asia.
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- ^ [2] ''country in Europe and Asia.''
- ^ [3] ''77% of Russia is on the Asian continent, 23% of Russia is on the Eurasian continent.'' ''Russia is considered to be both in Europe and Asia with 23 percent in Europe and 77 percent in Asia. Therefore, Russia is part of both the Eurasian and Asian continents.''
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