Total Population (Asia)
Overview
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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| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 1,420,192,199 | |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,407,492,911 | |
| 3 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 279,418,046 | |
| 4 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 229,551,955 | |
| 5 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 168,017,589 | |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 125,182,872 | |
| 7 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 112,516,833 | |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 99,152,987 | |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 86,437,666 | |
| 10 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 86,199,009 | |
| 11 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 70,186,113 | |
| 12 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 55,100,185 | |
| 13 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 52,024,636 | |
| 14 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 42,005,343 | |
| 15 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 40,683,694 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 35,945,430 | |
| 17 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 35,476,677 | |
| 18 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 33,205,917 | |
| 19 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 31,153,355 | |
| 20 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 30,152,340 | |
| 21 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 26,010,329 | |
| 22 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 23,570,000 | |
| 23 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 22,213,111 | |
| 24 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 19,232,287 | |
| 25 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 17,865,850 | |
| 26 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 17,190,722 | |
| 27 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 10,467,879 | |
| 28 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 10,250,499 | |
| 29 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 10,156,075 | |
| 30 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 9,975,406 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 9,552,089 | |
| 32 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 7,532,111 | |
| 33 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 7,490,253 | |
| 34 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 6,856,044 | |
| 35 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 6,816,817 | |
| 36 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 6,212,846 | |
| 37 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 5,734,208 | |
| 38 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 5,394,869 | |
| 39 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 5,036,203 | |
| 40 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 4,410,295 | |
| 41 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 3,703,593 | |
| 42 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 3,387,431 | |
| 43 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2,983,667 | |
| 44 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2,975,262 | |
| 45 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 1,837,856 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 1,368,679 | |
| 47 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 788,928 | |
| 48 | 🇲🇴 Macao | 667,140 | |
| 49 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 568,441 | |
| 50 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 446,103 |