Population of the 48 Most Populated Countries in Asia
Asia is the most populated continent with a population of approximately 4.5 billion people, based on the United Nations estimates. The continent’s population accounts for 59.8% of the total world’s population. Asia has a population density of 376 people per square miles with 49% of the population living in urban areas. In this article, we have shared the population of the top 48 Asian countries. The list is displayed in the descending order of population.
Most Populated Countries in Asia
Rank | Country | Population(2019) |
---|---|---|
1 | China | 1,420,062,022 |
2 | India | 1,368,737,513 |
3 | Indonesia | 269,536,482 |
4 | Pakistan | 204,596,442 |
5 | Bangladesh | 168,065,920 |
6 | Japan | 126,854,745 |
7 | Philippines | 108,106,310 |
8 | Vietnam | 97,429,061 |
9 | Turkey | 82,961,805 |
10 | Iran | 82,820,766 |
11 | Thailand | 69,306,160 |
12 | Myanmar | 54,336,138 |
13 | South Korea | 51,339,238 |
14 | Iraq | 40,412,299 |
15 | Afghanistan | 37,209,007 |
16 | Saudi Arabia | 34,140,662 |
17 | Uzbekistan | 32,807,368 |
18 | Malaysia | 32,454,455 |
19 | Nepal | 29,942,018 |
20 | Yemen | 29,579,986 |
21 | North Korea | 25,727,408 |
22 | Sri Lanka | 21,018,859 |
23 | Kazakhstan | 18,592,970 |
24 | Syria | 18,499,181 |
25 | Cambodia | 16,482,646 |
26 | Jordan | 10,069,794 |
27 | Azerbaijan | 10,014,575 |
28 | United Arab Emirates | 9,682,088 |
29 | Tajikistan | 9,292,000 |
30 | Israel | 8,583,916 |
31 | Laos | 7,064,242 |
32 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,218,616 |
33 | Lebanon | 6,065,922 |
34 | Turkmenistan | 5,942,561 |
35 | Singapore | 5,868,104 |
36 | State of Palestine | 5,186,790 |
37 | Oman | 5,001,875 |
38 | Kuwait | 4,248,974 |
39 | Georgia | 3,904,204 |
40 | Mongolia | 3,166,244 |
41 | Armenia | 2,936,706 |
42 | Qatar | 2,743,901 |
43 | Bahrain | 1,637,896 |
44 | Timor-Leste | 1,352,360 |
45 | Cyprus | 1,198,427 |
46 | Bhutan | 826,229 |
47 | Maldives | 451,738 |
48 | Brunei | 439,336 |