Demographics of Asia

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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), [1] accounting for about 60% of the world population. The combined population of both China and India is estimated to be over 2.8 billion people as of 2022. 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, with highly disparate rates. Many Western Asian and South Asian countries have growth rates far above the world average, notably Pakistan at 2% p.a., and India with a 0.6% increase in 2022. On the other hand, East Asian nations are in the middle of a demographic stagnation, with China experiencing a small decrease of –0.06%, after years of rapidly slowing growth.

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Population

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Asia population pyramid in 2023 based on the United Nations geoscheme for Asia

History

Population of Asia, 1–1820 AD (in millions)

Source: Maddison et al. [2]

Year [2] 110001500160017001820
China59.659.0103.0160.0138.0381.0
India75.075.0110.0135.0165.0209.0
Japan3.07.515.418.527.031.0
Korea1.63.98.010.012.213.8
Indonesia2.85.210.711.713.117.9
Indochina1.12.24.55.05.98.9
Other East Asia5.99.814.416.919.823.6
Iran4.04.54.05.05.06.6
Turkey6.17.36.37.98.410.1
Other West Asia15.18.57.58.57.48.5
Total Asia 174.2182.9283.8378.5401.8710.4

Shares of world population, Asia, 1–1998 AD (percent of world total)

Source: Maddison et al. [2]

Year [2] 11000150016001700182018701913195019731999
China25.822.023.528.822.936.628.224.421.722.521.0
India32.528.025.124.327.320.119.917.014.214.816.5
Japan1.32.83.53.34.53.02.72.93.32.82.1
Other Asia15.915.412.711.711.98.69.410.315.517.319.8
Total Asia (excluding Japan)74.265.461.364.862.165.357.551.751.454.757.4
World100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Countries ranking by international organisations

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Life expectancy in Asia in 2019–2021, according to the World Bank Group
2024 World Population Prospects by the United Nations Population Division [3]
CountriesPopulation (Thousands)TFRPopulation Growth Rate (percentage)Life Expectancy at birth (years)Median Age as of 1 July (years)Net Migration Rate (per 1000 people)
Flag of India.svg  India 1,444,436.2441.960.9072.228.4-0.4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,420,9091.01-0.2278.039.6-0.2
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 282,3542.120.8071.330.1-0.1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 249,3363.551.5467.820.4-5.6
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 172,5072.141.2274.925.7-2.7
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 124,0711.22-0.5184.949.41.2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 115,3711.890.8269.925.7-1.4
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 100,6751.900.6274.732.9-0.6
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 91,1151.680.9977.933.42.1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 87,3721.620.2377.433.0-3.2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 71,6891.20-0.0676.640.10.3
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 54,3202.100.6667.129.8-0.7
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 51,7380.73-0.0884.445.11.5
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 45,5583.222.1072.420.6-0.4
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 42,0454.762.8366.317.1-1.0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 33,6612.311.7879.029.63.6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 36,0103.491.9372.527.0-0.2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 35,3441.541.2076.830.54.9
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 39,9874.502.9469.418.3-0.3
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 29,6741.96-0.1570.625.0-13.5
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 26,4601.780.2973.736.3-0.1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 23,0381.950.5677.733.1-1.2
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 24,1752.704.0472.622.822.2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20,4642.981.2574.529.6-0.4
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 17,5332.551.2070.826.0-1.9
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 11,5312.600.3878.024.5-13.5
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10,3051.670.6274.633.11.1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 10,4923.041.8771.922.1-2.0
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9,3222.791.3982.729.21.1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 10,8391.213.4183.131.625.3
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 7,7182.401.3469.224.6-1.3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (China) 7,4330.73-0.4985.646.8-2.6
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 7,1312.781.5471.825.30.5
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 7,4312.661.7070.226.62.0
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5,8120.950.6883.935.73.4
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5,7862.230.7077.928.6-3.0
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5,1652.514.4180.229.529.2
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 4,8841.522.0480.634.812.5
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3,8081.80-0.0174.737.00.5
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 3,4542.631.2272.026.90.0
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2,9841.72-0.7175.836.1-10.1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3,0121.722.3682.533.615.1
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1,5881.812.4081.433.214.1
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 1,3922.631.2767.921.3-1.8
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1,3521.380.9581.838.26.0
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 7891.450.6173.329.9-0.4
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (China) 7190.680.3983.238.92.2
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 5271.560.3681.331.9-4.6
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 4611.730.8075.532.20
Asia 4,792,4931.880.6074.832.1-0.5
Population Replacement2.1

Economy

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]

Ethnicities

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The language families of Asia

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