Population of Asia as Continent
4,863,661,307
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Historical Asia Population Past 10 Years
| Year | Population (01 Jan) | Natural Change | Growth Rate (%) | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,811,820,165 | 27,815,856 | 0.58% | 4,839,636,021 |
| 2024 | 4,782,988,942 | 28,598,808 | 0.60% | 4,811,587,750 |
| 2023 | 4,754,016,786 | 28,718,225 | 0.60% | 4,782,735,011 |
| 2022 | 4,722,301,997 | 31,418,058 | 0.67% | 4,753,720,055 |
| 2021 | 4,695,338,113 | 26,775,597 | 0.57% | 4,722,113,710 |
| 2020 | 4,661,937,530 | 33,173,630 | 0.71% | 4,695,111,160 |
| 2019 | 4,623,946,125 | 37,732,212 | 0.82% | 4,661,678,337 |
| 2018 | 4,584,499,497 | 39,184,150 | 0.85% | 4,623,683,647 |
| 2017 | 4,541,766,688 | 42,468,403 | 0.94% | 4,584,235,091 |
| 2016 | 4,496,504,811 | 44,983,166 | 1.00% | 4,541,487,977 |
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Asia Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Countries of Asia in Population
In Asia, there are 48 sovereign countries with independent governments, totaling 4,863,661,307 people.
| Country | ISO 3166-1 | Today Population | Daily Births | Daily Deaths | Equivalent Asia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AF | 45,468,326 | 4,166 | 681 | 0.92% |
| Armenia | AM | 2,923,306 | 92 | 76 | 0.06% |
| Azerbaijan | AZ | 10,474,612 | 328 | 197 | 0.22% |
| Bahrain | BH | 1,686,203 | 54 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Bangladesh | BD | 178,565,706 | 9,337 | 2,503 | 3.65% |
| Bhutan | BT | 804,196 | 27 | 13 | 0.02% |
| Brunei | BN | 470,972 | 16 | 7 | 0.01% |
| Cambodia | KH | 18,121,489 | 966 | 325 | 0.37% |
| China | CN | 1,411,803,132 | 23,631 | 31,458 | 29.23% |
| East Timor | TL | 1,443,563 | 84 | 28 | 0.03% |
| Georgia | GE | 3,803,786 | 113 | 123 | 0.08% |
| India | IN | 1,481,097,221 | 62,982 | 27,091 | 30.38% |
| Indonesia | ID | 288,642,164 | 12,110 | 6,157 | 5.93% |
| Iran | IR | 93,419,349 | 3,018 | 1,263 | 1.92% |
| Iraq | IQ | 48,350,423 | 3,288 | 556 | 0.98% |
| Israel | IL | 9,693,766 | 471 | 147 | 0.2% |
| Japan | JP | 122,180,582 | 2,044 | 4,283 | 2.54% |
| Jordan | JO | 11,675,142 | 611 | 103 | 0.24% |
| Kazakhstan | KZ | 21,166,078 | 1,069 | 393 | 0.43% |
| Kuwait | KW | 5,127,706 | 136 | 25 | 0.1% |
| Kyrgyzstan | KG | 7,436,838 | 407 | 123 | 0.15% |
| Laos | LA | 8,009,105 | 439 | 135 | 0.16% |
| Lebanon | LB | 5,914,997 | 254 | 100 | 0.12% |
| Malaysia | MY | 36,526,396 | 1,207 | 543 | 0.75% |
| Maldives | MV | 532,172 | 14 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Mongolia | MN | 3,570,473 | 165 | 58 | 0.07% |
| Myanmar | MM | 55,300,820 | 2,414 | 1,408 | 1.14% |
| Nepal | NP | 29,644,625 | 1,485 | 568 | 0.61% |
| North Korea | KP | 26,654,231 | 900 | 734 | 0.55% |
| Oman | OM | 5,726,713 | 249 | 29 | 0.12% |
| Pakistan | PK | 260,746,915 | 19,002 | 4,559 | 5.31% |
| Palestine | PS | 5,730,482 | 396 | 45 | 0.12% |
| Philippines | PH | 118,054,734 | 5,079 | 2,126 | 2.42% |
| Qatar | QA | 3,191,901 | 84 | 9 | 0.07% |
| Saudi Arabia | SA | 35,373,830 | 1,556 | 224 | 0.72% |
| Singapore | SG | 5,917,509 | 139 | 84 | 0.12% |
| South Korea | KR | 51,574,109 | 684 | 1,056 | 1.07% |
| Sri Lanka | LK | 23,389,476 | 867 | 465 | 0.48% |
| Syria | SY | 26,749,566 | 1,713 | 345 | 0.54% |
| Taiwan | TW | 22,974,964 | 336 | 572 | 0.48% |
| Tajikistan | TJ | 11,045,279 | 717 | 140 | 0.22% |
| Thailand | TH | 71,535,836 | 1,551 | 1,813 | 1.48% |
| Turkey | TR | 88,019,194 | 2,865 | 1,549 | 1.81% |
| Turkmenistan | TM | 7,776,764 | 407 | 126 | 0.16% |
| United Arab Emirates | AE | 11,643,141 | 327 | 30 | 0.24% |
| Uzbekistan | UZ | 37,955,517 | 2,450 | 626 | 0.77% |
| Vietnam | VN | 102,376,522 | 3,582 | 1,905 | 2.11% |
| Yemen | YE | 43,371,478 | 3,854 | 544 | 0.88% |
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Territories/Dependencies in Asia
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