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Most Populous Countries in Asia

The most populous countries in Asia, ranked by population.

India currently leads this Asia ranking across 50 reported places.

50 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

India ranks as the most populous country in Asia, at 1,450,935,791, using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to China is 41,960,791 using the displayed latest-available values.

Methodology: countries are ordered by total population. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank population data.

Coverage: 50 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.

50 of 50

1India1,450,935,791
New Delhi
2China1,408,975,000
Beijing
3Indonesia283,487,931
Jakarta
4Pakistan251,269,164
Islamabad
5Bangladesh173,562,364
Dhaka
6Japan123,975,371
Tokyo
7Philippines115,843,670
Manila
8Vietnam100,987,686
Hanoi
9Iran91,567,738
Tehran
10Turkey85,518,661
Ankara
11Thailand71,668,011
Bangkok
12Myanmar54,500,091
Nay Pyi Taw
13South Korea51,751,065
Seoul
14Iraq46,042,015
Baghdad
15Afghanistan42,647,492
Kabul
16Yemen40,583,164
Sanaa
17Uzbekistan36,361,859
Tashkent
18Malaysia35,557,673
Kuala Lumpur
19Saudi Arabia35,300,280
Riyadh
20Nepal29,651,054
Kathmandu
21North Korea26,498,823
Pyongyang
22Syria24,672,760
Damascus
23Taiwan23,400,000
Taipei
24Sri Lanka21,916,000
Colombo
25Kazakhstan20,592,571
Astana
26Cambodia17,638,801
Phnom Penh
27Jordan11,552,876
Amman
28United Arab Emirates10,986,400
Abu Dhabi
29Tajikistan10,590,927
Dushanbe
30Azerbaijan10,202,830
Baku
31Israel9,974,400
Jerusalem
32Laos7,769,819
Vientiane
33Hong Kong S.A.R.7,524,100
Hong Kong
34Turkmenistan7,494,498
Ashgabat
35Kyrgyzstan7,221,868
Bishkek
36Singapore6,036,860
Singapur
37Lebanon5,805,962
Beirut
38Palestinian Territory Occupied5,289,152
East Jerusalem
39Oman5,281,538
Muscat
40Kuwait4,897,263
Kuwait City
41Georgia3,699,557
Tbilisi
42Mongolia3,524,788
Ulan Bator
43Armenia3,033,500
Yerevan
44Qatar2,857,822
Doha
45Bahrain1,588,670
Manama
46Timor-Leste1,400,638
Dili
47Bhutan791,524
Thimphu
48Macau S.A.R.687,000
Macao
49Maldives527,799
Male
50Brunei462,721
Bandar Seri Begawan

Most Populous Countries in the World, ranked by Population
#	Country	Population	Capital
1	India	1,450,935,791	New Delhi
2	China	1,408,975,000	Beijing
3	Indonesia	283,487,931	Jakarta
4	Pakistan	251,269,164	Islamabad
5	Bangladesh	173,562,364	Dhaka
6	Japan	123,975,371	Tokyo
7	Philippines	115,843,670	Manila
8	Vietnam	100,987,686	Hanoi
9	Iran	91,567,738	Tehran
10	Turkey	85,518,661	Ankara
11	Thailand	71,668,011	Bangkok
12	Myanmar	54,500,091	Nay Pyi Taw
13	South Korea	51,751,065	Seoul
14	Iraq	46,042,015	Baghdad
15	Afghanistan	42,647,492	Kabul
16	Yemen	40,583,164	Sanaa
17	Uzbekistan	36,361,859	Tashkent
18	Malaysia	35,557,673	Kuala Lumpur
19	Saudi Arabia	35,300,280	Riyadh
20	Nepal	29,651,054	Kathmandu
21	North Korea	26,498,823	Pyongyang
22	Syria	24,672,760	Damascus
23	Taiwan	23,400,000	Taipei
24	Sri Lanka	21,916,000	Colombo
25	Kazakhstan	20,592,571	Astana
26	Cambodia	17,638,801	Phnom Penh
27	Jordan	11,552,876	Amman
28	United Arab Emirates	10,986,400	Abu Dhabi
29	Tajikistan	10,590,927	Dushanbe
30	Azerbaijan	10,202,830	Baku
31	Israel	9,974,400	Jerusalem
32	Laos	7,769,819	Vientiane
33	Hong Kong S.A.R.	7,524,100	Hong Kong
34	Turkmenistan	7,494,498	Ashgabat
35	Kyrgyzstan	7,221,868	Bishkek
36	Singapore	6,036,860	Singapur
37	Lebanon	5,805,962	Beirut
38	Palestinian Territory Occupied	5,289,152	East Jerusalem
39	Oman	5,281,538	Muscat
40	Kuwait	4,897,263	Kuwait City
41	Georgia	3,699,557	Tbilisi
42	Mongolia	3,524,788	Ulan Bator
43	Armenia	3,033,500	Yerevan
44	Qatar	2,857,822	Doha
45	Bahrain	1,588,670	Manama
46	Timor-Leste	1,400,638	Dili
47	Bhutan	791,524	Thimphu
48	Macau S.A.R.	687,000	Macao
49	Maldives	527,799	Male
50	Brunei	462,721	Bandar Seri Begawan

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