Population of Asia

Current population of Asia

4,860,024,874

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today: 37,957
Deaths today: 19,261
Change today (UTC): +17,580

Continental figures are sums of the member countries' official statistics — see methodology.

Population: 4,826,086,897; sum of 2025 estimates
World share: 58.7%
Countries & territories: 51
Annual growth: +0.64%; population-weighted
Land area: 31,116,258 km²
Density: 155 /km²

Asia population: overview

Asia is home to about 4.83 billion people (2025 estimates) — 58.7% of the world's population of 8.22 billion — spread across 51 countries and territories. The figure is the sum of each member's latest official population estimate.

India dominates the continent's demography with 1,463,865,525 people; the three largest — India, China, Indonesia — together account for about 65% of Asia's population.

Growth has slowed to about 0.64% per year. Beneath the total, trajectories diverge: 11 of its 51 members are currently losing population.

Across 31,116,258 km² of land, average density works out to about 155 people per km² — though the continent-wide average hides enormous internal contrasts between dense population belts and near-empty interiors.

Asia population, 1960–2025

Sum of member countries reporting data in each year (World Bank series; Taiwan from UN WPP 2024).

Countries in Asia by population

Countries and territories in Asia ranked by population
#	Country	Population	Yearly change	World rank
1	India	1,463,865,525	+0.89%	1
2	China	1,406,585,000	−0.17%	2
3	Indonesia	285,721,236	+0.78%	4
4	Pakistan	255,219,554	+1.56%	5
5	Bangladesh	175,686,899	+1.22%	8
6	Japan	123,366,734	−0.49%	12
7	Philippines	116,786,962	+0.81%	14
8	Vietnam	101,598,527	+0.60%	16
9	Iran	92,417,681	+0.92%	17
10	Turkey	85,878,556	+0.42%	18
11	Thailand	71,619,863	−0.07%	20
12	Myanmar	54,850,648	+0.64%	27
13	South Korea	51,684,564	−0.13%	29
14	Iraq	47,020,774	+2.10%	34
15	Afghanistan	43,844,111	+2.77%	36
16	Yemen	41,773,878	+2.89%	37
17	Uzbekistan	37,053,428	+1.88%	42
18	Saudi Arabia	36,973,555	+4.63%	43
19	Malaysia	35,977,838	+1.17%	45
20	Nepal	29,618,118	−0.11%	52
21	North Korea	26,571,036	+0.27%	56
22	Syria	25,620,427	+3.77%	57
23	Taiwan	23,213,962	−0.43%	60
24	Sri Lanka	21,756,000	−0.73%	63
25	Kazakhstan	20,843,754	+1.21%	65
26	Cambodia	17,847,982	+1.18%	73
27	Jordan	11,520,684	−0.28%	84
28	United Arab Emirates	11,513,149	+4.68%	86
29	Tajikistan	10,786,734	+1.83%	91
30	Azerbaijan	10,246,996	+0.43%	95
31	Israel	10,122,800	+1.20%	96
32	Laos	7,873,046	+1.32%	103
33	Turkmenistan	7,618,847	+1.65%	104
34	Hong Kong	7,498,900	−0.34%	105
35	Kyrgyzstan	7,343,064	+1.66%	107
36	Singapore	6,111,175	+1.22%	114
37	Lebanon	5,849,421	+0.75%	116
38	Oman	5,494,691	+3.96%	121
39	Palestine	5,413,596	+2.33%	124
40	Kuwait	4,865,298	−0.65%	128
41	Georgia	3,935,766	+3.18%	130
42	Mongolia	3,568,978	+1.25%	133
43	Armenia	3,086,700	+1.74%	138
44	Qatar	2,972,215	+3.92%	139
45	Bahrain	1,600,366	+0.73%	153
46	Timor-Leste	1,418,517	+1.27%	155
47	Cyprus	1,370,754	+0.91%	156
48	Bhutan	796,682	+0.65%	166
49	Macao	685,900	−0.16%	168
50	Maldives	529,676	+0.36%	172
51	Brunei	466,330	+0.78%	174

Asia population FAQ

What is the population of Asia in 2026?

Asia's population is estimated at about 4.86 billion in 2026, based on the sum of the latest official estimates for its 51 countries and territories (4,826,086,897 at the 2025 reference point).

What share of the world's population lives in Asia?

About 58.7% of everyone alive lives in Asia.

Which country in Asia has the largest population?

India is Asia's most populous country with 1,463,865,525 people (2025 estimate).

How many countries are in Asia?

This site tracks 51 countries and territories in Asia — sovereign states plus dependencies that international statistics report separately.