Top 10.countries in asia woth the highest population

World Bank. "Total population in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country or territory (in millions) [Graph], World Bank, July 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632565/asia-pacific-total-population-by-country/

Asia is the most populated continent with a population of approximately 4.5 billion people as of 2017, 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. The average relative annual growth of the Asian population is estimated at 1.16% and the population is expected to double in 58 years. India and China account for almost 50% of the continent’s population. The East Asia has the strongest Human Development Index of any region in the world. Here are the ten most populated countries in Asia

10. Iran - 78.8 million

Rank CountryPopulation 1 China1,387,160,7932 India1,299,499,0003 Indonesia255,462,0004 Pakistan207,774,5205 Bangladesh158,762,0006 Russia[5]144,031,0007 Japan126,891,0008 Philippines100,699,3959 Vietnam91,812,00010 Iran78,778,00011 Turkey78,214,00012 Thailand68,387,00013 Myanmar52,280,00014 South Korea50,617,00015 Iraq36,575,00016 Saudi Arabia31,521,00017 Uzbekistan31,283,00018 Malaysia31,032,00019 Nepal28,038,00020 Afghanistan26,849,00021 Yemen26,745,00022 North Korea25,863,00023 Taiwan[6]23,455,00024 Sri Lanka22,480,00025 Syria18,906,00026 Kazakhstan17,541,00027 Cambodia15,040,00028 Azerbaijan9,651,00029 United Arab Emirates8,933,00030 Tajikistan8,451,000

China is the most populous country in Asia, followed by India. The other five countries with a total number of humans above 100 mn are Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, and the Philippines. The top five countries together hold a huge 75% share of the Asia population. As of 2021, 28 countries have a population above 10 million. The least populous country in Asia is Brunei Darussalam. Four countries/dependent territories in Asia have a population below one million.

Five Asian countries are in the list of the top ten most populous countries globally as it hosts China and India, the world's top two most populous countries. The other three Asian countries in the top ten are Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Twenty countries are within the top 50 world population ranking.

Out of 51 countries/territories, the population of 48 would increase, and three countries would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. India would be the top contributor to the total population increment in 2021. India accounts for 34.7 percent of the total population increase in Asia. Indian population would increase by 13.40 million, followed by China (4.9 mn) and Pakistan(4.3 mn). Seven countries will add at least ten mn humans in 2021. The three decliners would be Japan, Lebanon, and Georgia.

The Syrian Arab Republic would have the highest population growth rate of 4.43% in 2021. Syria is the only country in Asia with having growth rate above 3%. Eight countries have a growth rate above 2%. Nine countries are on the list of the world's top 50 fastest-growing nations.

By 2027, India will have more people than China and will remain the most populous country on the continent until 2100.

In 1950 and 2000, Qatar and the Maldives were the least populous country in Asia, resp. Now Brunei Darussalam will remain the least populous country until 2100.

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Population (UN) Country/Region Population Share (%) Rank Growth (2021) Growth Rank 20202021 AsiaWorldAsiaWorldNet%AsiaWorld Armenia2,780,4692,777,9700.06340.034543140-2,499-0.0946204Azerbaijan10,358,07410,412,6510.2180.129289054,5770.5335150Bahrain1,472,2331,485,5090.03740.01854515513,2760.902106Cyprus1,251,4881,260,1380.02600.0157471598,6500.6939133Georgia3,744,3853,728,2820.08500.046341132-16,103-0.4349222Iraq44,496,12245,504,5600.8800.56614351,008,4382.27339Israel9,038,3099,174,5200.1880.1143198136,2111.511568Jordan11,285,86911,337,0520.2190.141278351,1830.4540157Kuwait4,268,8734,310,1080.09250.05364012941,2350.9722101Lebanon5,489,7395,353,9300.1450.066534122-135,809-2.4751236Oman4,576,2984,644,3840.1120.05773812768,0861.49669Qatar2,695,1222,716,3910.06260.03384414321,2690.7912121Saudi Arabia36,408,82036,947,0250.7550.4591640538,2051.481671State of Palestine5,250,0725,371,2300.1120.066839121121,1582.31437Syrian Arab Republic22,125,24923,227,0140.3910.28925601,101,7654.9811Turkey001.829034United Arab Emirates9,441,1299,516,8710.2140.118299675,7420.8029119Yemen33,696,61434,449,8250.6520.4281944753,2112.24740Kazakhstan19,397,99819,606,6330.4060.2442466208,6351.082692Kyrgyzstan6,630,6236,735,3470.1420.083735109104,7241.581361Tajikistan9,952,78710,143,5430.2080.1263095190,7561.92852Turkmenistan6,430,7706,516,1000.1310.08103611185,3301.331782Uzbekistan34,627,65235,163,9440.7250.4371743536,2921.551965Afghanistan41,128,77142,239,8540.8510.52515361,111,0832.70517Bangladesh171,186,372172,954,3193.552.15581,767,9471.033097Bhutan782,455787,4240.01670.00979481664,9690.6427142India1,417,173,1731,428,627,66329.817.82111,454,4900.8131118Iran (Islamic Republic of)88,550,57089,172,7671.821.111017622,1970.7025132Maldives523,787521,0210.01160.0064850175-2,766-0.5341224Nepal30,547,58030,896,5900.6340.3842049349,0101.141188Pakistan235,824,862240,485,6584.812.99454,660,7961.98948Sri Lanka21,832,14321,893,5790.4590.272236161,4360.2843171China1,425,887,3371,425,671,35230.917.712-215,985-0.0244199China, Hong Kong SAR7,488,8657,491,6090.1610.0931321042,7440.0437193China, Macao SAR695,168704,1490.01410.00875491688,9811.292083China, Taiwan Province of China23,893,39423,923,2760.5100.297225729,8820.1347187Dem. People's Republic of Korea26,069,41626,160,8210.5530.325215691,4050.3542163Japan123,951,692123,294,5132.691.53612-657,179-0.5350225Mongolia3,398,3663,447,1570.07110.04284213348,7911.441474Republic of Korea51,815,81051,784,0591.100.6441329-31,751-0.0648201Brunei Darussalam449,002452,5240.009440.00562511763,5220.7832123Cambodia16,767,84216,944,8260.3620.2112673176,9841.062194Indonesia275,501,339277,534,1225.913.45342,032,7830.7428128Lao People's Democratic Republic7,529,4757,633,7790.1580.094933103104,3041.391878Malaysia33,938,22134,308,5250.7000.4261846370,3041.092491Myanmar54,179,30654,577,9971.170.6781227398,6910.7438130Philippines115,559,009117,337,3682.371.467131,778,3591.542367Singapore5,975,6896,014,7230.1260.07483711439,0340.6536138Thailand71,697,03071,801,2791.490.8921120104,2490.1545184Timor-Leste1,341,2961,360,5960.02870.01694615619,3001.441073Viet Nam98,186,85698,858,9502.101.23816672,0940.6833135 Asia 0 0 0.00 0 nan

Projected population (UN) Country/Region 1950 2000 2050 2100 PopulationRankPopulationRankPopulation RankPopulationRank Armenia1,353,502333,069,597402,816,114442,038,61346Azerbaijan2,927,926288,122,7432711,064,995309,192,14133Bahrain115,61247664,610462,316,047452,251,89145Cyprus494,01840943,288441,354,589471,308,91147Georgia3,527,008254,362,184353,516,870432,514,13043Iraq5,719,1832223,497,5891670,940,13111107,711,2737Israel1,257,968355,945,9493012,720,4152918,127,52326Jordan481,319415,122,4953212,932,4042813,644,11029Kuwait153,103462,045,123435,393,471406,188,98338Lebanon1,334,617343,842,774376,528,162385,707,20940Oman456,410422,267,973426,915,451377,267,89337Qatar25,00651592,467473,851,121424,162,40842Saudi Arabia3,121,3402720,663,8402144,562,4841742,231,01217State of Palestine931,925383,224,009388,815,7773412,268,21831Syrian Arab Republic3,413,3252616,410,8472433,129,3252136,103,17819Turkey21,408,398863,240,1961097,139,5651086,170,46210United Arab Emirates69,594493,134,0673910,425,2843112,909,86930Yemen4,661,2792317,409,0712348,080,0121553,171,32014Kazakhstan6,703,0001914,922,7242524,024,0362327,917,81521Kyrgyzstan1,740,005304,920,712339,126,0983310,984,93832Tajikistan1,531,507326,216,3292916,208,2462725,328,02622Turkmenistan1,210,998364,516,128347,949,276368,421,34935Uzbekistan6,264,0582024,769,9551442,942,4891842,270,84216Afghanistan7,752,1171720,779,9572064,682,9761374,937,96112Bangladesh37,894,6715127,657,8625192,567,7795151,393,0185Bhutan176,79645591,01448904,61448686,28749India376,325,20021,056,575,54821,639,176,03611,447,025,6121Iran (Islamic Republic of)17,119,2621365,623,3979103,098,083998,587,9858Maldives73,71648279,39651586,10250490,05850Nepal8,483,3221523,941,0991535,323,9252023,708,19323Pakistan37,542,3706142,343,5834338,013,1943403,102,8273Sri Lanka7,971,0981618,777,6062221,813,9642615,275,20928China554,419,26911,290,550,76711,402,405,16721,064,993,4572China, Hong Kong SAR1,974,002296,606,328288,041,042357,647,23136China, Macao SAR196,47344427,77249838,377491,011,61748China, Taiwan Province of China7,602,3551821,966,5281922,412,9792416,258,85727Dem. People's Republic of Korea10,549,4701422,929,0781826,561,6142222,792,83324Japan82,802,0843127,524,1686105,804,023874,959,37811Mongolia780,199392,397,417414,448,931415,387,20841Republic of Korea19,211,3871047,379,2371246,829,9241629,541,95320Brunei Darussalam48,00950333,16650492,39151389,88451Cambodia4,432,7242412,155,2412621,860,9172521,355,01125Indonesia69,543,3214211,513,8223330,904,6724320,782,4264Lao People's Democratic Republic1,682,915315,323,701319,479,753328,423,97834Malaysia6,109,9022123,194,2521740,550,3711940,078,16718Myanmar17,779,6351246,719,6981362,253,4231455,298,92913Philippines18,580,4831177,991,7578144,488,1716146,327,4416Singapore1,022,095374,028,872366,407,528395,733,47739Thailand20,710,353962,952,6391165,940,4941246,015,55315Timor-Leste414,75443884,366452,019,297462,372,97044Viet Nam24,809,909779,910,4117109,605,010797,437,2869

What are 10 most populated countries in Asia?

The continent is home to a large number of countries, each with its unique culture, history, and identity. The top 10 most populated countries in Asia are India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Iran, and Turkey.

What is the 10 biggest country in Asia?

Top 12 Largest Countries in Asia by Land Area (United Nations):.

Russia* — 16,376,870 km2 (6,323,142 mi2).

China — 9,388,210 km2 (3,624,807 mi2).

India — 2,973,190 km2 (1,147,955 mi2).

Kazakhstan — 2,699,700 km2 (1,042,360 mi2).

Saudi Arabia — 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 mi2).

Indonesia — 1,877,519 km2 (724,914 mi2).

What are the 10 countries with the largest population?

Top 10 Most Populated Countries in the World in 2021 (Million).

China. 1,415.9..

India. 1,342.3..

United States. 330.9..

Indonesia. 272.2..

Pakistan. 225.1..

Brazil. 213.3..

Nigeria. 211.4..

Bangladesh. 166.3..

Which is the No 1 country in Asia?

Countries in Asia:.