Asian countries: Population ranking

38 Asia-Pacific countries and territories ranked by population (latest-year estimate), highest first. The top three are India, China, Indonesia. Each number has its source (public statistics from the UN, the World Bank and others) and year.

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RankCountry/territoryPopulationYearSource
1India1.48 billion people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
2China1.41 billion people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
3Indonesia287.89 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
4Pakistan259.30 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
5Bangladesh177.82 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
6Japan122.43 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
7Philippines117.72 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
8Vietnam102.18 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
9Thailand71.56 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
10Myanmar55.18 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
11South Korea51.60 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
12Malaysia36.39 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
13Nepal29.63 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
14Australia27.23 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
15North Korea26.63 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
16Sri Lanka23.35 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
17Taiwan23.01 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
18Cambodia18.05 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
19Papua New Guinea10.95 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
20Laos7.97 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
21Hong Kong7.38 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
22Singapore5.91 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
23New Zealand5.29 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
24Mongolia3.56 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
25Timor-Leste1.44 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
26Fiji937,282 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
27Solomon Islands858,288 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
28Bhutan802,214 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
29Macau723,188 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
30Maldives531,517 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
31Brunei469,775 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
32Vanuatu342,564 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
33Kiribati138,445 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
34Federated States of Micronesia114,182 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
35Marshall Islands35,075 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
36Palau17,614 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
37Nauru12,101 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
38Tuvalu9,362 people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024

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