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Worldometer provides live and historical data on the population of Asia, the largest continent in the world. See the population estimates for each year from 1950 to 2023, as well as the current and projected population for 2024.
The continent of Asia covers 29.4% of the Earth's land area and has a population of around 4.75 billion (as of 2022 ), [1] accounting for about 60% of the world population. The combined population of both China and India is estimated to be over 2.8 billion people as of 2022 .
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Asia has the two most populous countries in its borders: China and India. China is currently the most populous country on earth with an estimated population in 2016 of 1,377,124,512. It accounts for 31.69% of Asia's total population and over 18% of the world's population.
Asia Asia population Total population % growth Official figure Official date; 1 India: 29.9%: 1,428,627,663: 1,428,627,663: 0.8%: 1,388,163,000: 1 Jul 2023: 2 China: 29.9%: 1,425,671,352: 1,425,671,352: 0.0%: 1,409,670,000: 31 Dec 2023: 3 Indonesia: 5.7%: 272,096,348: 277,534,123: 0.7%: 277,749,853: 31 Dec 2022: 4 Pakistan: 5.0%: 240,485,658: ...
Find the current and historical population of Asia from 1950 to 2024, as well as the population density and growth rate. See the data table, chart and map of Asia's population distribution.
