Asia Population 2024

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 2024 is 4,785,060,131 (4.78 billion or 478 Crores)

Estimated population of Asia in 2024: 4.78 Billion or 478 Crores

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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. China (1.42 billion) and India (1.40 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 2024
1	China	1,425,178,782
2	India	1,400,744,000
3	Indonesia	279,798,049
4	Pakistan	245,209,816
5	Bangladesh	174,701,211
6	Japan	122,631,432
7	Philippines	119,106,225
8	Vietnam	99,497,680
9	Turkey	86,260,416
10	Iran	89,809,781
11	Thailand	71,885,799
12	Myanmar	54,964,694
13	South Korea	51,741,962
14	Iraq	46,523,657
15	Afghanistan	43,372,950
16	Saudi Arabia	37,473,930
17	Uzbekistan	35,673,803
18	Malaysia	34,671,896
19	Yemen	35,219,852
20	Nepal	31,240,315
21	North Korea	26,244,582
22	Taiwan*	23,950,213
23	Syria	24,348,053
24	Sri Lanka	21,949,268
25	Kazakhstan	19,828,165
26	Cambodia	17,121,847
27	Jordan	11,384,922
28	Azerbaijan	10,462,904
29	Tajikistan	10,331,514
30	United Arab Emirates	9,591,854
31	Israel	9,311,652
32	Laos	7,736,681
33	Hong Kong*	7,496,682
34	Kyrgyzstan	6,839,606
35	Turkmenistan	6,598,071
36	Singapore	6,052,710
37	Lebanon	5,219,044
38	State of Palestine	5,494,964
39	Oman	4,713,553
40	Kuwait	4,349,380
41	Georgia	3,717,425
42	Mongolia	3,493,629
43	Armenia	2,777,979
44	Qatar	2,737,061
45	Bahrain	1,498,712
46	Timor-Leste	1,379,883
47	Cyprus	1,268,467
48	Bhutan	792,382
49	Macao*	713,082
50	Maldives	517,887
51	Brunei	455,858

*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 2024 | Asian Countries by Population