Total Population by Country (Asia)
China has the largest population in Asia — 1,420,192,199, ahead of India (1,407,492,911) and Indonesia (279,418,046). All 50 countries ranked with the latest available data.
Top 15 Countries
| # | Country | Share | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 30.3% | 1,420,192,199 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 30.0% | 1,407,492,911 |
| 3 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 6.0% | 279,418,046 |
| 4 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 4.9% | 229,551,955 |
| 5 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 3.6% | 168,017,589 |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2.7% | 125,182,872 |
| 7 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2.4% | 112,516,833 |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 2.1% | 99,152,987 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 1.8% | 86,437,666 |
| 10 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1.8% | 86,199,009 |
| 11 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1.5% | 70,186,113 |
| 12 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 1.2% | 55,100,185 |
| 13 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1.1% | 52,024,636 |
| 14 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 0.9% | 42,005,343 |
| 15 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.9% | 40,683,694 |
Top 15 of 50 ranked countries
Concentration
🇨🇳 30.3%🇮🇳 30.0%🇮🇩 6.0%🇵🇰 4.9%🇧🇩 3.6%Rest 25.2%
The top 10 countries hold 85.6% of the regional total
Statistic
About this Ranking
Population size determines the potential manpower pool available for military service and defense industries. While technology has reduced the importance of raw numbers, larger populations still provide strategic depth and greater mobilization capacity during extended conflicts.
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