Asia Population 2024 - Latest Update from United Nations

The current population of Asia is 4.806.898.007 as of July 1, 7, based on the latest United Nations 2024 estimates.

Asia Population Quick Facts 2024

Population:	4.806.898.007
% of World population:	58,89%.
World Ranking:	1
% annual change:	0,60%.
Annual change:	28.810.566
Net migration (people):	-2.335.416
Density (people/Km²):	153
Sex ratio (Male/100 Female):	103,4
Fertility rate:	1,88
Median age:	32,1
Average life expectancy:	74,8

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The current population of this area is 4.806.898.007 people as of July 7, equivalent to 58,89% of the world's total population and is the world's most populous continent, larger than the rest.

Area of Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world, with a total area of about 44,58 million km², accounting for about 30% of the Earth's land surface area. This area includes both the mainland and islands of Asia.

Some key information about Asia's area:

Location: Asia extends from the north, bordering the Arctic Ocean, to the south, bordering the Indian Ocean, and from the west, bordering Europe and Africa, to the east, bordering the Pacific Ocean.
Largest country: Russia (the part in Asia) and China are the two largest countries in Asia.
Smallest country: Maldives is the smallest country in Asia in terms of land area.

Asia population density

Asia is the most densely populated region in the world with an average of 153 people per square kilometer, more than three times the second most densely populated region, Africa (2 people per square kilometer), and more than twice the world average (3 people per square kilometer). Although it is also the largest region in the world (49 million square kilometers), due to its overwhelmingly large population, Asia still holds the record for population density.

Asia Population Density Map (2024)

The map above clearly shows that the world's population concentration is mainly in Asia. Of which, the Indian peninsula alone with the three countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, covering an area of about 3 million km3,87 (accounting for 2% of the world's land area), contains up to 3 billion people (accounting for 1,84% of the world's land area). World Population), an average of 475 people/km2. These are also three countries in the Top 8 most populous countries in the world.

Vietnam is also among the countries with high population density with 319 people/km2.

Urban population

Asia's urban population share is 52,6% with 2.500.201.501 people in 2023. This is a low proportion, only surpassed by Africa (44,7%). This reflects the rather common relationship between population and development.

Average age of Asians

In 2024, the median age in Asia will be 32,1 years, the third youngest after Africa (19 years) and Latin America and the Caribbean (31 years).

Asian life expectancy

Correspondingly, the average life expectancy of Asians is 74,8 years, only higher than Latin America and the Caribbean (72,2 years) and Africa (61,7 years).

Migrate

Asia has a negative net migration, indicating that outflows exceed inflows. The figure for the past year is estimated at –2.335.416 people.

The chart below shows the migration trend from the developing and less developed world to more developed regions. This reflects the logic of who wants to go and where they want to receive.

Forecast

In the future, according to the United Nations forecast model, the population of the Asian region could increase to a maximum of 5,31 billion people in 2054, then turn to decline.

Asia Population Chart 2024 and History

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2024	4.806.898.007	0,60%.	28.810.566	-2.335.416	32,1	74,8	103,4	153,3
2023	4.778.004.486	0,61%.	28.976.477	-2.603.562	31,7	74,6	103,5	152,3
2022	4.747.661.033	0,67%.	31.710.428	-1.187.459	31,3	74,4	103,6	151,4
2021	4.718.316.367	0,57%.	26.978.904	-2.080.093	31,0	72,4	103,7	150,4
2020	4.688.113.371	0,71%.	33.427.088	-1.766.619	30,6	73,6	103,8	149,5
2015	4.483.307.893	1,00%.	44.882.257	-3.099.497	28,9	73,0	104,0	142,9
2010	4.239.822.673	1,17%.	49.618.030	-1.253.476	27,4	71,4	104,1	135,2
2005	3.993.926.587	1,22%.	48.608.145	-1.314.411	26,0	69,5	104,1	127,3
2000	3.747.780.304	1,38%.	51.604.276	-1.091.910	24,7	67,6	104,0	119,5
1995	3.487.680.510	1,53%.	53.271.717	-969.427	23,2	65,7	103,9	111,2
1990	3.209.882.612	1,91%.	61.223.650	-1.662.242	21,8	64,0	103,8	102,3
1985	2.906.963.746	1,97%.	57.345.485	-763.186	20,6	61,9	103,7	92,7
1980	2.632.326.521	1,96%.	51.476.754	-829.610	19,8	59,5	103,7	83,9
1975	2.389.170.026	2,01%.	48.076.484	-345.356	18,9	56,6	103,7	76,2
1970	2.137.559.039	2,45%.	52.334.374	53.359	18,3	54,0	103,7	68,2
1965	1.894.647.600	2,45%.	46.318.083	-275.860	18,7	50,7	103,8	60,4
1960	1.692.348.932	1,48%.	25.038.558	285.864	19,6	41,8	103,8	54,0
1955	1.523.680.036	2,31%.	35.242.921	540.008	20,0	46,4	103,9	48,6
1950	1.368.075.415	1,92%.	26.275.459	444.437	20,6	42,0	104,2	43,6

Asia Population Forecast

Year	Population	% annual change	Changes by year	Net migration	Median age	Average life expectancy	Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female)	Density (N/Km²)
2025	4.835.320.060	0,58%.	28.033.540	-2.389.647	32,5	75,0	103,3	154,2
2030	4.969.233.395	0,50%.	24.919.618	-1.710.888	34,2	76,1	103,0	158,4
2035	5.082.984.232	0,40%.	20.521.812	-1.853.079	35,7	77,0	102,6	162,1
2040	5.174.593.429	0,31%.	16.015.951	-1.711.708	37,2	77,8	102,2	165,0
2045	5.241.726.791	0,21%.	10.801.900	-1.634.666	38,5	78,6	102,0	167,1
2050	5.280.378.401	0,09%.	4.562.597	-1.626.490	39,8	79,3	101,8	168,4
2055	5.287.300.447	-0,03%	-1.552.719	-1.536.270	41,2	79,9	101,6	168,6
2060	5.266.840.003	-0,12%	-6.355.787	-1.575.084	42,6	80,5	101,5	167,9
2065	5.226.686.835	-0,18%	-9.472.182	-1.515.856	43,6	81,2	101,5	166,6
2070	5.172.528.447	-0,23%	-12.108.325	-1.474.837	44,1	81,8	101,5	164,9
2075	5.104.719.776	-0,30%	-15.115.001	-1.651.065	44,6	82,4	101,5	162,8
2080	5.022.367.491	-0,35%	-17.762.072	-1.492.409	45,0	82,9	101,4	160,1
2085	4.928.012.787	-0,40%	-19.727.435	-1.512.846	45,4	83,5	101,4	157,1
2090	4.826.503.639	-0,43%	-20.701.487	-1.479.938	45,9	84,0	101,4	153,9
2095	4.721.401.901	-0,45%	-21.388.673	-1.385.697	46,4	84,6	101,4	150,5
2100	4.612.667.565	-0,48%	-22.076.313	-1.434.693	46,8	85,1	101,3	147,1

Sources: United Nations

Religious Population in Asia-Pacific

Population
Year	Christianity	Islamic	Hinduism	Buddhism	Folk religion	Judaism	Other religions	Non-religious
2010	287.100.000	986.420.000	1.024.630.000	481.480.000	364.690.000	200.000	51.920.000	858.490.000
2020	319.830.000	1.139.990.000	1.151.920.000	499.410.000	380.970.000	210.000	53.220.000	887.840.000
2030	346.840.000	1.273.030.000	1.255.880.000	502.550.000	386.140.000	230.000	53.020.000	894.150.000
2040	367.640.000	1.380.160.000	1.329.540.000	494.250.000	381.120.000	240.000	51.380.000	875.890.000
2050	381.200.000	1.457.720.000	1.369.600.000	475.840.000	366.860.000	240.000	48.650.000	837.790.000

Proportion (%)
Year	Christianity	Islamic	Hinduism	Buddhism	Folk religion	Judaism	Other religions	Non-religious
2010	7,1	24,3	25,3	11,9	9,0	<1,0	1,3	21,2
2020	7,2	25,7	26,0	11,3	8,6	<1,0	1,2	20,0
2030	7,4	27,0	26,7	10,7	8,2	<1,0	1,1	19,0
2040	7,5	28,3	27,2	10,1	7,8	<1,0	1,1	17,9
2050	7,7	29,5	27,7	9,6	7,4	<1,0	<1,0	17,0

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