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Asia: countries by population

This list ranks 49 countries by population. The most populous is India (≈ 1.46 billion) and the least populous is Brunei (≈ 466,000), a difference of about 3,139 times. Right in the middle sits Cambodia (≈ 17.8 million).

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    Figures are World Bank estimates for 2025.

    #NamePopulation
    1India≈ 1.46 billion
    2China≈ 1.41 billion
    3Indonesia≈ 285.7 million
    4Pakistan≈ 255.2 million
    5Bangladesh≈ 175.7 million
    6Japan≈ 123.4 million
    7Philippines≈ 116.8 million
    8Vietnam≈ 101.6 million
    9Iran≈ 92.4 million
    10Türkiye≈ 85.9 million
    11Thailand≈ 71.6 million
    12Myanmar≈ 54.9 million
    13South Korea≈ 51.7 million
    14Iraq≈ 47.0 million
    15Afghanistan≈ 43.8 million
    16Yemen≈ 41.8 million
    17Uzbekistan≈ 37.1 million
    18Saudi Arabia≈ 37.0 million
    19Malaysia≈ 36.0 million
    20Nepal≈ 29.6 million
    21North Korea≈ 26.6 million
    22Syria≈ 25.6 million
    23Sri Lanka≈ 21.8 million
    24Kazakhstan≈ 20.8 million
    25Cambodia≈ 17.8 million
    26Jordan≈ 11.5 million
    27United Arab Emirates≈ 11.5 million
    28Tajikistan≈ 10.8 million
    29Azerbaijan≈ 10.2 million
    30Israel≈ 10.1 million
    31Laos≈ 7.9 million
    32Turkmenistan≈ 7.6 million
    33Hong Kong≈ 7.5 million
    34Kyrgyzstan≈ 7.3 million
    35Singapore≈ 6.1 million
    36Lebanon≈ 5.8 million
    37Oman≈ 5.5 million
    38Palestine≈ 5.4 million
    39Kuwait≈ 4.9 million
    40Georgia≈ 3.9 million
    41Mongolia≈ 3.6 million
    42Armenia≈ 3.1 million
    43Qatar≈ 3.0 million
    44Bahrain≈ 1.6 million
    45Timor-Leste≈ 1.4 million
    46Bhutan≈ 797,000
    47Macau≈ 686,000
    48Maldives≈ 530,000
    49Brunei≈ 466,000

    Questions

    What is the most populous on this list?

    India, with ≈ 1.46 billion.

    What is the least populous on this list?

    Brunei, with ≈ 466,000.

    Where do these numbers come from?

    Figures are World Bank estimates for 2025.

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