List of Asian countries by population
This is a list of Asian countries and dependent territories by population, which normalized demographic projections.
Table
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | July 1, 2015 projection[1] | % of pop. | Average relative annual growth (%)[2] | Average absolute annual growth [3] | Estimated doubling time (Years)[4] | Official figure (where available) | Date of last figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 1,370,793,000 | 31.35 | 0.49 | 6,730,000 | 141 | 1,380,310,000 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 2 |  India | 1,299,499,000 | 29.72 | 1.64 | 20,998,000 | 43 | 1,210,854,977 | March 1, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 255,462,000 | 5.84 | 1.41 | 3,549,000 | 50 | 255,461,700 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 4 |  Pakistan | 191,785,000 | 4.39 | 2.00 | 3,765,000 | 35 | 195,539,000 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 5 |  Bangladesh | 158,762,000 | 3.63 | 1.37 | 2,139,000 | 51 | 161,850,000 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 6 |  Russia[5] | 144,031,000 | 3.19 | 0.19 | 278,000 | 368 | 146,544,710 | January 1, 2016 | Annual official estimate |
| 7 |  Japan | 126,891,000 | 2.81 | -0.01 | -12,000 | - | 126,890,000 | November 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 8 |  Philippines | 102,965,000 | 2.28 | 2.13 | 2,147,000 | 33 | 102,965,300 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 9 |  Vietnam | 91,812,000 | 2.03 | 1.16 | 1,057,000 | 60 | 90,493,352 | April 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 10 |  Iran | 78,778,000 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 1,001,000 | 54 | 79,765,000 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 11 |  Turkey | 78,214,000 | 1.73 | 1.34 | 1,035,000 | 52 | 77,695,904 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 12 |  Thailand | 68,387,000 | 1.51 | 0.76 | 517,000 | 91 | 65,926,261 | September 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| 13 |  Myanmar | 52,280,000 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 632,000 | 57 | 51,486,253 | March 29, 2014 | 2014 census result |
| 14 |  South Korea | 50,617,000 | 1.12 | 0.38 | 193,000 | 181 | 50,617,045 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 15 |  Iraq | 36,575,000 | 0.81 | 2.90 | 1,030,000 | 24 | 36,575,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 16 |  Saudi Arabia | 31,521,000 | 0.70 | 2.44 | 751,000 | 29 | 31,521,418 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 17 |  Uzbekistan | 31,283,000 | 0.69 | 1.70 | 523,000 | 41 | 31,022,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 18 |  Malaysia | 31,032,000 | 0.69 | 1.84 | 561,000 | 38 | 31,706,000 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 19 |  Nepal | 28,038,000 | 0.62 | 1.42 | 392,000 | 49 | 28,037,904 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 20 |  Afghanistan | 26,849,000 | 0.59 | 1.87 | 494,000 | 37 | 27,101,365 | January 1, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 21 |  Yemen | 26,745,000 | 0.59 | 2.95 | 766,000 | 24 | 24,527,000 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 22 |  North Korea | 25,863,000 | 0.57 | 1.08 | 277,000 | 64 | 24,052,231 | October 1, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 23 |  Taiwan[6] | 23,455,000 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 81,000 | 200 | 23,476,640 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 24 |  Syria | 23,270,000 | 0.52 | 2.45 | 557,000 | 29 | 21,377,000 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 25 |  Sri Lanka | 20,869,000 | 0.46 | 0.94 | 194,000 | 74 | 20,771,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 26 |  Kazakhstan | 17,541,000 | 0.39 | 1.45 | 250,000 | 48 | 17,608,200 | October 1, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 27 |  Cambodia | 15,040,000 | 0.33 | 1.59 | 236,000 | 44 | 13,395,682 | March 3, 2008 | Final 2008 census result |
| 28 |  Azerbaijan | 9,651,000 | 0.21 | 1.23 | 117,000 | 57 | 9,593,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 29 |  United Arab Emirates | 8,933,000 | 0.20 | 1.57 | 138,000 | 45 | 8,264,070 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 30 |  Tajikistan | 8,451,000 | 0.19 | 2.35 | 194,000 | 30 | 8,354,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 31 |  Israel | 8,372,000 | 0.19 | 1.89 | 155,000 | 37 | 8,436,600 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 32 |  Hong Kong (China)[7] | 7,299,000 | 0.16 | 0.90 | 65,000 | 77 | 7,298,600 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 33 |  Jordan | 6,837,000 | 0.15 | 2.75 | 183,000 | 26 | 6,388,000 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 34 |  Laos | 6,802,000 | 0.15 | 1.63 | 109,000 | 43 | 6,492,400 | March 1, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
| 35 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5,943,000 | 0.13 | 1.64 | 96,000 | 43 | 5,895,100 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 36 |  Singapore | 5,541,000 | 0.12 | 1.30 | 71,000 | 54 | 5,535,000 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 37 |  Turkmenistan | 4,902,000 | 0.11 | 1.24 | 60,000 | 56 | 4,751,120 | December 26, 2012 | 2012 census result |
| 38 |  Palestine[8] | 4,683,000 | 0.10 | 2.92 | 133,000 | 24 | 4,550,368 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 39 |  Lebanon | 4,288,000 | 0.09 | 1.78 | 75,000 | 39 | 4,965,846 | December 31, 2013 | Official estimate |
| 40 |  Oman | 4,181,000 | 0.09 | 5.13 | 204,000 | 14 | 4,258,300 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 41 |  Kuwait | 4,161,000 | 0.09 | 3.00 | 121,000 | 23 | 4,183,658 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 42 |  Georgia | 3,730,000 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 1,000 | 2,585 | 3,729,500 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 43 |  Mongolia | 3,029,000 | 0.07 | 2.19 | 65,000 | 32 | 3,106,500 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 44 |  Armenia | 3,005,000 | 0.07 | -0.03 | -1,000 | - | 3,004,000 | September 30, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 45 |  Qatar | 2,113,000 | 0.05 | 4.29 | 87,000 | 16 | 2,412,483 | October 31, 2015 | Monthly official estimate |
| 46 |  Bahrain | 1,781,000 | 0.04 | 7.35 | 122,000 | 10 | 1,234,571 | April 27, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| 47 |  Timor-Leste | 1,245,000 | 0.03 | 2.72 | 33,000 | 26 | 1,167,242 | July 11, 2015 | Preliminary 2015 census result |
| 48 |  Bhutan | 760,000 | 0.02 | 1.74 | 13,000 | 40 | 783,230 | December 9, 2016 | Official population clock |
| 49 |  Macau (China)[9] | 641,000 | 0.01 | 3.89 | 24,000 | 18 | 643,100 | September 2015 | Official estimate |
| 50 |  Brunei | 421,000 | 0.01 | 1.69 | 7,000 | 41 | 393,372 | June 20, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| 51 |  Maldives | 345,000 | 0.01 | 1.47 | 5,000 | 47 | 344,023 | September 20, 2014 | Preliminary 2014 census result |
| Total | 4,516,317,000 | 100.00 | 1.16 | 52,210,000 | 58 |
Asian population by country (top 8).
China (31.35%)
India (29.72%)
Indonesia (5.84%)
Pakistan (4.39%)
Bangladesh (3.63%)
Russia (3.19%)
Japan (2.81%)
Philippines (2.28%)
Other (16.79%)
See also
- List of countries by population
- List of African countries by population
- List of countries in the Americas by population
- List of Arab countries by population
- List of Caribbean island countries by population
- List of Eurasian countries by population
- List of European countries by population
- List of European Union member states by population
- List of Latin American countries by population
- List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
- List of Middle East countries by population
- List of North American countries by population
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of South American countries by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by past population (United Nations)
- List of countries by population in 2000
- List of countries by population in 2010
- List of population concern organizations
References
- ↑ Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
- ↑ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ↑ It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
- ↑ It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
- ↑ The mid-2015 demographic projection excludes the disputed territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (the so-called Crimean Federal District), although the Russian official estimate includes both of them.
- ↑ The island of Taiwan or the so-called Republic of China (ROC), which has been de facto independent from 1949 and is a partially recognized state, is claimed by the Communist People's Republic of China (PRC) to be one of its provinces.
- ↑ Special Administrative Region (SAR)Former British colony, it definitely reverted to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
- ↑ It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by an Israeli land corridor.
- ↑ Special Administrative Region (SAR)Former portuguese colony, it reverted to Chinese sovereignty on December 20, 1999.
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