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Asian Countries by Population

India and China are the two most populous countries on Earth, together home to over 2.8 billion people. This table ranks every Asian country by population.

Rank	Country	Population
1	India	1,463,865,525
2	China	1,416,096,094
3	Indonesia	285,721,236
4	Pakistan	255,219,554
5	Bangladesh	175,686,899
6	Japan	123,103,479
7	Philippines	116,786,962
8	Vietnam	101,598,527
9	Iran	92,417,681
10	Turkey	87,685,426
11	Thailand	71,619,863
12	Myanmar	54,850,648
13	South Korea	51,667,029
14	Iraq	47,020,774
15	Afghanistan	43,844,111
16	Yemen	41,773,878
17	Uzbekistan	37,053,428
18	Malaysia	35,977,838
19	Saudi Arabia	34,566,328
20	Nepal	29,618,118
21	North Korea	26,571,036
22	Syria	25,620,427
23	Sri Lanka	23,229,470
24	Taiwan	23,112,793
25	Kazakhstan	20,843,754
26	Cambodia	17,847,982
27	Jordan	11,520,684
28	United Arab Emirates	11,346,000
29	Tajikistan	10,786,734
30	Azerbaijan	10,397,713
31	Israel	9,517,181
32	Laos	7,873,046
33	Turkmenistan	7,618,847
34	Kyrgyzstan	7,295,034
35	Singapore	5,870,750
36	Lebanon	5,849,421
37	Palestine	5,589,623
38	Oman	5,494,691
39	Kuwait	5,026,078
40	Georgia	3,806,671
41	Mongolia	3,517,100
42	Qatar	3,115,889
43	Armenia	2,952,365
44	Bahrain	1,643,332
45	Timor-Leste	1,418,517
46	Cyprus	1,370,754
47	Bhutan	796,682
48	Maldives	529,676
49	Brunei	466,330

Figures are approximate and compiled from public sources. Last reviewed 2026.