List of Asian countries by population

This is a list of Asian countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid—year normalized demographic projections.

Table

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)!November 11, 2013!List of Asian countries by populationList of Asian countries by population 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	1,376,390,000	May 8, 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	193,557,000	May 8, 2016	Official population clock
5	Bangladesh	158,762,000	3.63	1.37	2,139,000	51	160,611,000	May 8, 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	79,235,000	May 8, 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	31,397,000	May 8, 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	6,472,400	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	4,208,400	May 8, 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	3,076,600	May 8, 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	Cyprus	846,000	0.02	-0.94	-8,000	-	858,000	December 31, 2013	Official estimate
49	Bhutan	760,000	0.02	1.74	13,000	40	774,840	May 8, 2016	Official population clock
50	Macau (China)[9]	641,000	0.01	3.89	24,000	18	643,100	September 2015	Official estimate
51	Brunei	421,000	0.01	1.69	7,000	41	393,162	June 20, 2011	Preliminary 2011 census result
52	Maldives	345,000	0.01	1.47	5,000	47	341,256	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

1. 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.
2. It corresponds to the following formula: projection₂₀₁₅/projection₂₀₁₄x100-100.
3. It corresponds to the calculation: projection₂₀₁₅*annual_growth/100.
4. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG₁₀(2)/LOG₁₀(growth/100+1).
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Special Administrative Region (SAR)Former British colony, it definitely reverted to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.
8. It comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, separated between each other by an Israeli land corridor.
9. Special Administrative Region (SAR)Former portuguese colony, it reverted to Chinese sovereignty on December 20, 1999.