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This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies by population in Asia, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure. Map
Many Western Asian and South Asian countries have growth rates far above the world average, notably Pakistan at 2% p.a., and India with a 0.6% increase in 2022. On the other hand, East Asian nations are in the middle of a demographic stagnation, with China experiencing a small decrease of –0.06%, after years of rapidly slowing growth.
Southern Asia [c] 1,989,452,478: 25.2% 1.32% 9 0 0 0 Eastern Asia: 1,663,696,923: 21.0% 0.57% 5 1 0 2 Sub-Saharan Africa [d] 1,137,938,708: 14.4% N/A 48 1 1 4 South-eastern Asia: 675,796,065: 8.5% 1.20% 11 0 0 0 Latin America and the Caribbean [e] 656,098,097: 8.30% N/A 33 0 7 12 Eastern Africa [f] 461,141,845: 5.8% 2.89% 18 1 0 4 South America ...
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1]. This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects.
Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km 2 (130 per sq. mile). Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with more than 2.8 billion in the countries of India and China combined. The percentage shares of China, India and rest of South Asia of the world population ...
The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, [12] was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people [13] constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. [14] Asia shares the landmass of Eurasia with Europe, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa.
Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.64 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population. The world's two most populated countries, India and China, together constitute about 36% of the world's population. Africa is the second most populated continent, with around 1.34 billion people, or 17% of the world's population.
Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.