Asia Population 2025

According to the United Nations, In 1950 the population of Asia was estimated at around 1.4 billion people. It reached 3 billion in 1987 and 4 billion in 2006. The Asia population is expected to reach 5 billion in 2030 and could peak at nearly 5.5 billion around 2050. As per the United Nations World Population Prospects report, the estimated population of Asia in 2025 is 4,816,249,055 (4.8 billion or 481 Crores)

Year	Estimated Population (Billions)
1950	1.4
1987	3.0
2006	4.0
2025	4.8
2030	5.0
2050	5.5

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Source: UN World Population Prospects estimates

Asian Countries by Population

There is a total of 48 countries and 3 Dependencies in Asia, and 60% or 4.7 billion of the world’s population lives in Asia. India (1.45 billion) and China (1.42 billion) remain the two most populous countries in the world.

Let’s have a look at the list of Asian countries by population.

#	Country	Population 2025
1	India	1,454,606,724
2	China	1,424,381,924
3	Indonesia	282,004,306
4	Pakistan	249,948,885
5	Bangladesh	176,421,509
6	Japan	121,960,408
7	Philippines	120,864,358
8	Vietnam	100,103,979
9	Iran	90,410,660
10	Turkey	86,696,476
11	Thailand	71,953,054
12	Myanmar	55,336,784
13	South Korea	51,690,479
14	Iraq	47,549,546
15	Afghanistan	44,515,794
16	Saudi Arabia	37,989,969
17	Uzbekistan	36,159,016
18	Yemen	36,000,452
19	Malaysia	35,028,030
20	Nepal	31,577,361
21	North Korea	26,319,924
22	Syria	25,427,191
23	Taiwan*	23,974,031
24	Sri Lanka	22,000,245
25	Kazakhstan	20,055,854
26	Cambodia	17,293,531
27	Jordan	11,442,114
28	Tajikistan	10,516,940
29	Azerbaijan	10,509,535
30	United Arab Emirates	9,665,320
31	Israel	9,448,782
32	Laos	7,838,304
33	Hong Kong*	7,499,791
34	Kyrgyzstan	6,942,679
35	Turkmenistan	6,676,966
36	Singapore	6,089,540
37	State of Palestine	5,620,605
38	Lebanon	5,097,604
39	Oman	4,780,706
40	Kuwait	4,387,109
41	Georgia	3,709,510
42	Mongolia	3,537,947
43	Armenia	2,777,003
44	Qatar	2,757,221
45	Bahrain	1,511,675
46	Timor-Leste	1,399,184
47	Cyprus	1,276,508
48	Bhutan	797,334
49	Macao*	721,921
50	Maldives	515,224
51	Brunei	459,045

*Overseas Territory of China

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024

Asian Countries by Land Area

Asia, the largest continent, stretches from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the western Pacific Ocean. There are 48 countries + 3 Dependencies of China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) in Asia. The total land area of Asia is 44,579,000 Km2 (17,212,000 sq. miles). The population density in Asia is 150 per Km2 (387 people per sq. mi.).

Largest & Smallest Country by Area

Areawise	Country	Area (sq. km)
Largest by Area	China	93,88,211 sq. Km.
Smallest by Area	Maldives	300 Km2

Largest & Smallest Country by Density

Density wise	Country	Density (P/Km)
Highest Population Density	Singapore	8358 (p/km)
least Population Density	Mongolia	2 (p/km)

*Macao is an Overseas Territory of China with an area of 30km2 & a density of 21685 p/km2

#	Country	Land Area ( Km2)	Density (p/km2)
1	China	93,88,211	153
2	India	29,73,190	464
3	Kazakhstan	26,99,700	7
4	Saudi Arabia	21,49,690	16
5	Indonesia	18,11,570	151
6	Iran	16,28,550	52
7	Mongolia	15,53,560	2
8	Pakistan	7,70,880	287
9	Turkey	7,69,630	110
10	Myanmar	6,53,290	83
11	Afghanistan	6,52,860	60
12	Yemen	5,27,970	56
13	Thailand	5,10,890	137
14	Turkmenistan	4,69,930	13
15	Iraq	4,34,320	93
16	Uzbekistan	4,25,400	79
17	Japan	3,64,555	347
18	Malaysia	3,28,550	99
19	Vietnam	3,10,070	314
20	Oman	3,09,500	16
21	Philippines	2,98,170	368
22	Laos	2,30,800	32
23	Kyrgyzstan	1,91,800	34
24	Syria	1,83,630	95
25	Cambodia	1,76,520	95
26	Nepal	1,43,350	203
27	Tajikistan	1,39,960	68
28	Bangladesh	1,30,170	1,265
29	North Korea	1,20,410	214
30	South Korea	97,230	527
31	Jordan	88,780	115
32	United Arab Emirates	83,600	118
33	Azerbaijan	82,658	123
34	Georgia	69,490	57
35	Sri Lanka	62,710	341
36	Bhutan	38,117	20
37	Taiwan*	35,410	673
38	Armenia	28,470	104
39	Israel	21,640	400
40	Kuwait	17,820	240
41	Timor-Leste	14,870	89
42	Qatar	11,610	248
43	Lebanon	10,230	667
44	Cyprus	9,240	131
45	State of Palestine	6,020	847
46	Brunei	5,270	83
47	Hong Kong*	1,050	7,140
48	Bahrain	760	2,239
49	Singapore	700	8,358
50	Maldives	300	1,802
51	Macao*	30	21,645

*Overseas Territory of China

Asian Countries by Fertility Rate & Median Age

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of Asia is 2.2

Afghanistan is the country with the highest Fertility rate of 4.2
South Korea has the lowest rate i.e 1.1

The median age in Asia is 32.0 years.

Japan has the highest median age of 48 Years
Afghanistan has the lowest rate of 18 years

#	Country	Fertility Rate	Median age
1	China	1.7	38
2	India	2.2	28
3	Indonesia	2.3	30
4	Pakistan	3.6	23
5	Bangladesh	2.1	28
6	Japan	1.4	48
7	Philippines	2.6	26
8	Vietnam	2.1	32
9	Turkey	2.1	32
10	Iran	2.2	32
11	Thailand	1.5	40
12	Myanmar	2.2	29
13	South Korea	1.1	44
14	Iraq	3.7	21
15	Afghanistan	4.6	18
16	Saudi Arabia	2.3	32
17	Uzbekistan	2.4	28
18	Malaysia	2	30
19	Yemen	3.8	20
20	Nepal	1.9	25
21	North Korea	1.9	35
22	Taiwan	1.2	42
23	Sri Lanka	2.2	34
24	Kazakhstan	2.8	31
25	Syria	2.8	26
26	Cambodia	2.5	26
27	Jordan	2.8	24
28	Azerbaijan	2.1	32
29	United Arab Emirates	1.4	33
30	Tajikistan	3.6	22
31	Israel	3	30
32	Hong Kong	1.3	45
33	Laos	2.7	24
34	Lebanon	2.1	30
35	Kyrgyzstan	3	26
36	Turkmenistan	2.8	27
37	Singapore	1.2	42
38	Oman	2.9	31
39	State of Palestine	3.7	21
40	Kuwait	2.1	37
41	Georgia	2.1	38
42	Mongolia	2.9	28
43	Armenia	1.8	35
44	Qatar	1.9	32
45	Bahrain	2	32
46	Timor-Leste	4.1	21
47	Cyprus	1.3	37
48	Bhutan	2	28
49	Macao	1.2	39
50	Maldives	1.9	30
51	Brunei	1.8	32

Source: World Population Prospects

Asia Population 2025 | Asian Countries by Population