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Population of the 48 Most Populated Countries in Asia

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

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