South Central Asia

Largest Countries:: India, Pakistan
Number of Countries:: 12
Land Area:: 6.5M km² (4.36%)

South Central Asia is a sub-continent located in Asia. South Central Asia comprises 4.36% of the world's land area, along with 25.03% of the world's current population. The estimated population for South Central Asia is 2,076,946,421.

2,076,946,421

Total Population

320/km²

Density

25.03%

% of World Population

6.3M 0.3%

Annual Growth

South Central Asia Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

12 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density
India	1,476,630,000	449
Pakistan	259,300,000	294
Bangladesh	177,818,000	1,205
Afghanistan	45,047,100	69
Uzbekistan	37,724,200	84
Nepal	29,629,400	201
Sri Lanka	23,348,300	356
Tajikistan	10,978,600	77
Turkmenistan	7,736,630	16
Kyrgyzstan	7,400,460	37
Bhutan	802,214	21
Maldives	531,517	1,772

South Central Asia Overview

Most Populous Countries in South Central Asia

India

1,476,630,000

Pakistan

259,300,000

Least Populous Countries in South Central Asia

Bhutan

802,214

Maldives

531,517

South Central Asia's Population Growth

South Central Asia Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density
2026	2,076,946,421	0.3%	320
2025	2,055,549,038	1.03%	316
2020	1,952,739,284	1.19%	300
2015	1,840,858,962	1.37%	283
2010	1,719,582,384	1.58%	265
2005	1,590,328,204	1.82%	245
2000	1,452,871,442	2.05%	224
1995	1,312,933,958	2.23%	202
1990	1,175,582,719	2.36%	181
1985	1,046,122,881	2.43%	161
1980	928,006,769	2.45%	143
1975	822,233,099	2.37%	127
1970	731,454,887	2.34%	113
1965	651,688,862	2.47%	100
1960	576,843,613	2.4%	89
1955	512,278,270	2.25%	79
1950	458,351,990	-0.42%	71
1945	468,156,726	-0.06%	72
1940	469,598,109	1.21%	72
1935	442,134,125	1.35%	68
1930	413,432,016	0.91%	64
1925	395,124,907	0.76%	61
1920	380,484,316	0.43%	59
1915	372,394,458	0.34%	57
1910	366,087,923	0.55%	56
1905	356,226,502	0.54%	55
1900	346,792,287	0%	53

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density
2026	2,076,946,421	0.3%	320
2030	2,161,693,411	1.01%	333
2035	2,261,192,286	0.9%	348
2040	2,349,766,057	0.77%	362
2045	2,426,337,246	0.64%	373
2050	2,491,044,162	0.53%	383
2055	2,544,086,564	0.42%	391
2060	2,586,095,764	0.33%	398
2065	2,616,101,971	0.23%	403
2070	2,633,746,063	0.13%	405
2075	2,638,770,576	0.04%	406
2080	2,632,140,125	-0.05%	405
2085	2,615,591,273	-0.13%	402
2090	2,591,145,313	-0.19%	399
2095	2,560,759,123	-0.24%	394