Asia is Earth’s largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 km2 (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth’s total land area and 8.7% of the Earth’s total surface area. With over 4.5 billion people, it accounts for about 60% of the world’s human population. China is the most populous country in Asia with a population of 1,379,302,784 while Brunei is the least populous with a population of 443,593.
Here is the list of all Asian countries by their population.
Rank | Country | Population |
1 | China | 1,379,302,784 |
2 | India | 1,281,935,872 |
3 | Indonesia | 260,580,736 |
4 | Pakistan | 204,924,864 |
5 | Bangladesh | 157,826,576 |
6 | Russia | 142,257,520 |
7 | Japan | 126,451,400 |
8 | Philippines | 104,256,080 |
9 | Vietnam | 96,160,160 |
10 | Iran | 82,021,568 |
11 | Turkey | 80,845,216 |
12 | Thailand | 68,414,136 |
13 | Burma | 55,123,816 |
14 | South Korea | 51,181,300 |
15 | Iraq | 39,192,112 |
16 | Afghanistan | 34,124,812 |
17 | Malaysia | 31,381,992 |
18 | Uzbekistan | 29,748,860 |
19 | Nepal | 29,384,296 |
20 | Saudi Arabia | 28,571,770 |
21 | Yemen | 28,036,828 |
22 | North Korea | 25,248,140 |
23 | Taiwan | 23,508,428 |
24 | Sri Lanka | 22,409,380 |
25 | Kazakhstan | 18,556,698 |
26 | Syria | 18,028,548 |
27 | Cambodia | 16,204,486 |
28 | Jordan | 10,248,069 |
29 | Azerbaijan | 9,961,396 |
30 | Tajikistan | 8,468,555 |
31 | Israel | 8,299,706 |
32 | Hong Kong | 7,191,503 |
33 | Laos | 7,126,706 |
34 | Lebanon | 6,229,794 |
35 | United Arab Emirates | 6,072,475 |
36 | Singapore | 5,888,926 |
37 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,789,122 |
38 | Turkmenistan | 5,351,277 |
39 | Georgia | 4,926,330 |
40 | Oman | 3,424,386 |
41 | Mongolia | 3,068,243 |
42 | Armenia | 3,045,191 |
43 | Kuwait | 2,875,422 |
44 | Qatar | 2,314,307 |
45 | Bahrain | 1,410,942 |
46 | East Timor | 1,291,358 |
47 | Bhutan | 758,288 |
48 | Macau | 601,969 |
49 | Brunei | 443,593 |
Total | 4,540,465,936 |
