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

Asia population by country ^[1]

1. India (29.9%)
2. China (29.9%)
3. Indonesia (5.70%)
4. Pakistan (5.00%)
5. Bangladesh (3.60%)
6. Japan (2.60%)
7. Philippines (2.50%)
8. Vietnam (2.10%)
9. Others (18.7%)

Asian countries by population, 2023

Table

	Country / dependency	% Asia	Asian population	Total [1] population	% growth	Official figure	Official date
1	China	29.9%	1,429,627,563	1,428,627,663	0.8%	1,388,163,000	1 Jul 2023 [2]	[a]
2	India	29.9%	1,425,671,352	1,425,671,352	0.0%	1,409,670,000	31 Dec 2023 [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]	[d]
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%	124,352,000	1 Oct 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]	[e]
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]	[f]
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]	[g]
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]	[h]
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	United Arab Emirates	0.2%	10,678,556	10,678,556	0.8%	9,503,738	1 Jul 2019 [37]
30	Tajikistan	0.2%	10,143,543	10,143,543	1.9%	9,313,800	1 Jan 2020 [38]
31	Israel	0.2%	10,003,232	10,003,232	1.5%	9,915,511	26 Sept 2024 [39]
32	Azerbaijan	0.2%	9,886,952	10,412,652	0.5%	10,135,373	1 Mar 2023 [40]	[i]
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]	[j]
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]	[k]
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	Timor-Leste	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]	[l]
	Macau (China)	0.01%	704,150	704,150	1.3%	673,600	31 Mar 2023 [60]
50	Maldives	0.01%	527,799	527,799	0.05%	523,787	2022 [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

• Demographics of Asia
• List of Asian countries by area
• List of Asian countries by population growth rate
• List of Asian countries by life expectancy

Notes

1. The most populous country in the world. Includes the population of the India-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
2. Refers to mainland China and excludes the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
3. Asian population excludes Western New Guinea. ^[5] Transcontinental country mainly in Southeast Asia and partly in Oceania.
4. Includes the population of the Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
5. Asian population excludes East Thrace. ^[13] Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and a small portion of Southeast Europe.
6. 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]}
7. Taiwan is a widely but partially recognised country.
8. 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.
9. Asian population excludes the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. ^[41] Transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe.
10. Comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Palestine is a widely but partially recognised country.
11. Transcontinental country mostly in Western Asia with a small part in Eastern Europe.
12. 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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