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.
Country / dependency | % Asia | Asia population | Total [1] population | % growth | Official figure | Official date | ||
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1 | India | 29.9% | 1,428,627,663 | 1,428,627,663 | 0.8% | 1,388,163,000 | 1 Jul 2023 [2] | [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | China | 29.9% | 1,425,671,352 | 1,425,671,352 | 0.0% | 1,411,750,000 | 31 Dec 2022 [3] | [lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 272,096,348 | 277,534,123 | 0.7% | 277,749,853 | 31 Dec 2022 [4] | [lower-alpha 3] |
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] | [lower-alpha 4] |
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] | [lower-alpha 5] |
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] | [lower-alpha 6] |
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] | [lower-alpha 7] |
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] | [lower-alpha 8] |
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] | [lower-alpha 9] |
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] | [lower-alpha 10] |
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] | [lower-alpha 11] |
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 |
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