Top Asian Countries by Population 2022

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Top Asian Countries by Population 2021

Asia Population 2021

As per 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. In 2020 Asia population was estimated to be 4.6 billion. The Asia population is expected to reach 5 billion in 2030 and could peak at nearly 5.5 billion around 2050.

As per the UN estimated Asia population in 2020 is 4,641,054,775 ( 4.6 Billion or 464 Crores)

Asia population in May 2021 : 4,675,822,194 or 467 Crores.

Source: UN estimates & Worldometers

List of Top Asian Countries by Population

Sixty percent of the world’s population lives in Asia (4.7 billion). China (1.44 billion) and India (1.39 billion) remain the two most populous countries in the world. Let’s have a look at the Country-wise population of Asia.

Source: World Population Prospects 2019

#	Country	2020 ( UN Estimates)	2021 Estimates
1	China	1,43,93,23,776	144 Crores
2	India	1,38,00,04,385	140 Crores
3	Indonesia	27,35,23,615	27.60 Crores
4	Pakistan	22,08,92,340	22.45 Crores
5	Bangladesh	16,46,89,383	16.60 Crores
6	Japan	12,64,76,461	12.61 Crores
7	Philippines	10,95,81,078	11 Crores
8	Vietnam	9,73,38,579	9.80 Crores
9	Turkey	8,43,39,067	8.50 Crores
10	Iran	8,39,92,949	8.49 Crores
11	Thailand	6,97,99,978	7 Crores
12	Myanmar	5,44,09,800	5.47 Crores
13	South Korea	5,12,69,185	5.13 Crores
14	Iraq	4,02,22,493	4.10 Crores
15	Afghanistan	3,89,28,346	3.96 Crores
16	Saudi Arabia	3,48,13,871	3.52 Crores
17	Uzbekistan	3,34,69,203	3.39 Crores
18	Malaysia	3,23,65,999	3.27 Crores
19	Yemen	2,98,25,964	3 Crores
20	Nepal	2,91,36,808	2.95 Crores
21	North Korea	2,57,78,816	2.58 Crores
22	Taiwan*	2,38,16,775	2.28 Crores
23	Sri Lanka	2,14,13,249	2.14 Crores
24	Kazakhstan	1,87,76,707	1.87 Crores
25	Syria	1,75,00,658	1.78 Crores
26	Cambodia	1,67,18,965	1.69 Crores
27	Jordan	1,02,03,134	1.02 Crores
28	Azerbaijan	1,01,39,177	1.02 Crores
29	United Arab Emirates	98,90,402	99 Lakhs
30	Tajikistan	95,37,645	97 Lakhs
31	Israel	86,55,535	88 Lakhs
32	Hong Kong*	74,96,981	75 Lakhs
33	Laos	72,75,560	73.69 Lakhs
34	Lebanon	68,25,445	68 Lakhs
35	Kyrgyzstan	65,24,195	66 Lakhs
36	Turkmenistan	60,31,200	61 Lakhs
37	Singapore	58,50,342	59 Lakhs
38	State of Palestine	51,01,414	52 Lakhs
39	Oman	51,06,626	52.25 Lakhs
40	Kuwait	42,70,571	43 lakhs
41	Georgia	39,89,167	40 Lakhs
42	Mongolia	32,78,290	33.25 Lakhs
43	Armenia	29,63,243	30 Lakhs
44	Qatar	28,81,053	29.25 Lakhs
45	Bahrain	17,01,575	17.55 Lakhs
46	Timor-Leste	13,18,445	13.40 Lakhs
47	Cyprus	12,07,359	12.15 Lakhs
48	Bhutan	7,71,608	8 Lakhs
49	Macao*	6,49,335	6.57 Lakhs
50	Maldives	5,40,544	5.50 Lakhs
51	Brunei	4,37,479	4.41 Lakhs

*Overseas Territory of China

List of Top 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 ( Tiwan, Hongkong & 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 mi2).

Largest & Smallest Country by Area

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

Largest & Smallest Country by Density

Density wise	Country	Density (P/Km2)
Highest Population Density	Singapore	8358 (p/km2)
least population Density	Mongolia	2 (p/km2)

*Macao is Overseas Territory of China with area of 30km2 & 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 2019