Asia

Largest Countries:: Russia, China
Number of Countries:: 51
Land Area:: 49.2M km² (33.06%)

Asia is the largest and most populous of Earth's continents, and is located in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Asia comprises 33.06% of the world's land area, along with 60.31% of the world's current population. It also has the fourth-highest ranked growth rate today, and its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. The estimated population for Asia is 5,005,339,519.

Asia Population by Country

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51 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
India	1,476,625,576	449
China	1,412,914,089	146
Indonesia	287,886,782	151
Pakistan	259,299,791	294
Bangladesh	177,818,044	1,205
Russia	143,394,458	8.4
Japan	122,427,731	324
Philippines	117,724,471	344
Vietnam	102,177,431	308
Iran	93,168,497	57
Turkey	87,926,082	112
Thailand	71,559,614	139
Myanmar	55,184,819	82
South Korea	51,600,388	515
Iraq	48,007,437	110
Afghanistan	45,047,069	69
Yemen	42,961,653	81
Uzbekistan	37,724,223	84
Malaysia	36,385,115	110
Saudi Arabia	35,165,787	16
Nepal	29,629,410	201
North Korea	26,633,691	221
Syria	26,472,497	143
Sri Lanka	23,348,315	356
Taiwan	23,011,292	636
Kazakhstan	21,083,626	7.7
Cambodia	18,051,219	100
Jordan	11,589,532	130
United Arab Emirates	11,574,682	138
Tajikistan	10,978,599	77
Azerbaijan	10,454,855	121
Israel	9,647,689	465
Laos	7,974,017	34
Turkmenistan	7,736,632	16
Kyrgyzstan	7,400,465	37
Hong Kong	7,378,602	6,684
Singapore	5,905,748	8,318
Lebanon	5,897,467	564
Palestine	5,692,790	915
Oman	5,671,458	18
Kuwait	5,102,773	286
Georgia	3,804,642	55
Mongolia	3,556,798	2.3
Qatar	3,173,559	274
Armenia	2,930,915	99
Bahrain	1,675,572	2,190
Timor-Leste	1,436,923	97
Bhutan	802,214	21
Macau	723,188	21,981
Maldives	531,517	1,772
Brunei	469,775	81

Note: Population and density of Russia above uses a "split" Russia: Europe & Eastern Europe use "Western Russia", with an approximate population percentage of 80% of Russia's total and an approximate area of 4M km². Similarly, "Eastern Russia" is used for Asia, with an approximate population percentage of 20% of Russia's total and an approximate area of 13.1M km².

Asia's Population Growth

Asia Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	5,005,339,519	0.55%	111
2025	4,977,946,700	0.59%	110
2020	4,833,182,424	0.87%	107
2015	4,627,396,010	1.09%	102
2010	4,382,629,320	1.16%	97
2005	4,137,488,321	1.22%	91
2000	3,893,550,419	1.38%	86
1995	3,635,109,220	1.6%	80
1990	3,358,073,806	1.94%	74
1985	3,049,801,859	1.94%	67
1980	2,770,216,066	1.89%	61
1975	2,522,646,720	2.16%	56
1970	2,267,278,788	2.33%	50
1965	2,020,664,076	2.21%	45
1960	1,811,696,580	2.08%	40
1955	1,634,307,162	2.13%	36
1950	1,470,973,910	0.65%	32
1945	1,424,022,361	0.61%	31
1940	1,381,519,309	1.03%	31
1935	1,312,565,199	1.04%	29
1930	1,246,449,522	0.8%	28
1925	1,198,042,058	0.74%	26
1920	1,154,505,018	0.77%	26
1915	1,111,007,384	0.74%	25
1910	1,070,640,997	0.74%	24
1905	1,031,673,737	0.71%	23
1900	995,801,252	0%	22

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	5,005,339,519	0.55%	111
2030	5,109,700,487	0.52%	113
2035	5,221,434,680	0.43%	115
2040	5,311,390,411	0.34%	117
2045	5,377,378,928	0.25%	119
2050	5,415,002,695	0.14%	120
2055	5,420,440,099	0.02%	120
2060	5,398,229,781	-0.08%	119
2065	5,356,386,170	-0.16%	118
2070	5,300,778,293	-0.21%	117
2075	5,231,848,729	-0.26%	116
2080	5,148,819,146	-0.32%	114
2085	5,054,094,004	-0.37%	112
2090	4,952,327,805	-0.41%	109
2095	4,846,953,314	-0.43%	107

Asia Population Pyramid

Asia Overview

Asia is the largest and most populous of earth’s continents and its located in both the northern and eastern hemispheres. Asia comprises a full 30% of the world’s land area with 60% of the world’s current population. It also has the highest growth rate today, and its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. The estimated population for Asia in 2016 is 4.4 billion.

Asia comprises the eastern 4/5 of Eurasia, bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Indian Ocean on the south and the Arctic Ocean on the north. There are a total of 48 countries in Asia. In 2016, the population of Asia is estimated at 4,434,846,235. Russia is excluded from Asia’s population, although there are about 40 million Russians who live in Asia, or east of the Ural Mountains.