List of Asian countries by population facts for kids
This article is about the population of countries and special areas in Asia. You'll find out how many people live in each place, based on information from the United Nations and the latest official numbers. Asia is the largest continent and has the most people in the world!
How Many People Live in Asia?
This chart helps you see how the population of Asia is shared among its biggest countries. Each slice shows what percentage of Asia's total population lives in that country.
Asia population by country China (29.9%) India (29.9%) Indonesia (5.7%) Pakistan (5.0%) Bangladesh (3.6%) Japan (2.6%) Philippines (2.5%)
Countries by Population
This table lists the countries and special areas in Asia from the most populated to the least. It shows their rank, name, total population, and how much their population is growing or shrinking.
| Rank | Country / dependency | Total population | % growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India |
1,428,627,663 | 0.8% |
| 2 |  China |
1,425,671,352 | 0.0% |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
277,534,123 | 0.7% |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
240,485,658 | 2.5% |
| 5 |  Bangladesh |
172,954,319 | 1.0% |
| 6 |  Japan |
123,294,513 | -0.3% |
| 7 |  Philippines |
117,337,368 | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Vietnam |
98,858,950 | 0.7% |
| 9 |  Iran |
89,172,767 | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Turkey |
85,816,199 | 0.6% |
| 11 |  Thailand |
71,801,279 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Myanmar |
54,577,997 | 0.7% |
| 13 |  South Korea |
51,784,059 | -0.1% |
| 14 |  Iraq |
45,504,560 | 2.3% |
| 15 |  Afghanistan |
42,239,854 | 2.7% |
| 16 |  Russia |
144,444,359 | -0.2% |
| 17 |  Saudi Arabia |
36,947,025 | 1.5% |
| 18 |  Uzbekistan |
35,163,944 | 1.5% |
| 19 |  Yemen |
34,449,825 | 2.2% |
| 20 |  Malaysia |
34,308,525 | 1.1% |
| 21 |  Nepal |
30,896,590 | 1.1% |
| 22 |  North Korea |
26,160,822 | 0.4% |
| 23 |  Taiwan |
23,923,277 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Syria |
23,227,014 | 5.0% |
| 25 |  Sri Lanka |
21,893,579 | 0.3% |
| 26 |  Kazakhstan |
19,606,634 | 1.1% |
| 27 |  Cambodia |
16,944,826 | 1.1% |
| 28 |  Jordan |
11,337,053 | 0.5% |
| 29 |  Tajikistan |
10,143,543 | 1.9% |
| 30 |  Azerbaijan |
10,412,652 | 0.5% |
| 31 |  United Arab Emirates |
9,516,871 | 0.8% |
| 32 |  Israel |
9,174,520 | 1.5% |
| 33 |  Laos |
7,633,779 | 1.4% |
 Hong Kong (China) |
7,491,609 | 0.0% | |
| 34 |  Kyrgyzstan |
6,735,348 | 1.6% |
| 35 |  Turkmenistan |
6,516,100 | 1.3% |
| 36 |  Singapore |
6,014,723 | 0.7% |
| 37 |  Palestine |
5,371,230 | 2.3% |
| 38 |  Lebanon |
5,353,930 | -2.5% |
| 39 |  Oman |
4,644,384 | 1.5% |
| 40 |  Kuwait |
4,310,108 | 1.0% |
| 41 |  Georgia |
3,728,282 | -0.4% |
| 42 |  Mongolia |
3,447,157 | 1.4% |
| 43 |  Armenia |
2,777,971 | -0.1% |
| 44 |  Qatar |
2,716,391 | 0.8% |
| 45 |  Bahrain |
1,485,510 | 0.9% |
| 46 |  East Timor |
1,360,596 | 1.4% |
| 47 |  Cyprus |
1,260,138 | 0.7% |
| 48 |  Bhutan |
787,425 | 0.6% |
| 49 |  Egypt |
112,716,599 | 1.6% |
 Macau (China) |
704,150 | 1.3% | |
| 50 |  Maldives |
523,787 | 0.5% |
| 51 |  Brunei |
452,524 | 0.8% |
| Total | 5,010,243,461 | 0.6% |
Learn More
If you're interested in learning more about populations and countries, check out these other articles:
- Demographics of Asia
- List of Asian countries by area
- List of Asian countries by population growth rate
- List of Asian countries by life expectancy
