Eastern Asia

Largest Countries:: China, Mongolia
Number of Countries:: 8
Land Area:: 11.9M km² (7.99%)

Eastern Asia is a sub-continent located in Asia. Eastern Asia comprises 7.99% of the world's land area, along with 19.86% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Eastern Asia is 1,648,241,988.

1,648,241,988

Total Population

138/km²

Density

19.86%

% of World Population

-16.3M -0.99%

Annual Growth

Eastern Asia Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

8 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density
China	1,412,910,000	146
Japan	122,428,000	324
South Korea	51,600,400	515
North Korea	26,633,700	221
Taiwan	23,011,300	636
Hong Kong	7,378,600	6,684
Mongolia	3,556,800	2.3
Macau	723,188	21,981

Eastern Asia Overview

Most Populous Countries in Eastern Asia

China

1,412,910,000

Japan

122,428,000

Least Populous Countries in Eastern Asia

Mongolia

3,556,800

Macau

723,188

Eastern Asia's Population Growth

Eastern Asia Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density
2026	1,648,241,988	-0.99%	138
2025	1,652,188,987	-0.16%	139
2020	1,665,537,387	0.38%	140
2015	1,634,459,719	0.59%	137
2010	1,587,091,756	0.57%	133
2005	1,542,983,261	0.58%	130
2000	1,498,970,649	0.75%	126
1995	1,444,286,713	1.05%	121
1990	1,370,844,693	1.56%	115
1985	1,268,589,007	1.41%	107
1980	1,182,897,317	1.38%	99
1975	1,104,800,720	2.06%	93
1970	997,844,286	2.42%	84
1965	885,212,731	1.93%	74
1960	804,332,250	1.65%	68
1955	741,127,356	1.98%	62
1950	671,914,512	0.96%	56
1945	640,473,133	0.72%	54
1940	618,015,702	0.75%	52
1935	595,454,061	0.7%	50
1930	575,033,392	0.56%	48
1925	559,290,709	0.6%	47
1920	542,935,301	1.05%	46
1915	515,337,112	1.06%	43
1910	488,967,270	0.66%	41
1905	473,038,168	0.59%	40
1900	459,282,186	0%	39

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density
2026	1,648,241,988	-0.99%	138
2030	1,629,982,103	-0.27%	137
2035	1,600,014,266	-0.37%	134
2040	1,563,345,211	-0.46%	131
2045	1,520,000,668	-0.56%	128
2050	1,467,038,770	-0.71%	123
2055	1,401,327,526	-0.91%	118
2060	1,325,682,080	-1.1%	111
2065	1,247,516,384	-1.21%	105
2070	1,172,195,635	-1.24%	98
2075	1,100,059,408	-1.26%	92
2080	1,028,927,566	-1.33%	86
2085	958,595,664	-1.41%	81
2090	891,625,093	-1.44%	75
2095	829,005,661	-1.45%	70