🗺️ Population of Asia

4,753,079,727
Current Population of Asia
32,344,720
Net population growth this year
151.55
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Asia reached 4,753,079,727, of which 2,417,470,770 people are male and 2,335,608,956 female. The country has a population density of 151.5479 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.681% for the year. According to the latest data, Asia is set to increase its population size by 31,616,088 people next year. Making the total population count of Asia 4,785,060,131 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Asia (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Asia grown from 1,379,048,370 people to 4,753,079,727. An increase of the population size by 244.66% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 1,379,048,370 704,207,312 674,841,058 26,190,746 43.9698 1.899%
1951 1,405,643,969 717,421,839 688,222,130 27,000,453 44.8178 1.921%
1952 1,435,002,763 732,165,419 702,837,345 31,717,135 45.7538 2.21%
1953 1,466,384,318 748,087,909 718,296,408 31,045,974 46.7544 2.117%
1954 1,498,736,595 764,579,745 734,156,850 33,658,580 47.7859 2.246%
1955 1,532,902,816 781,958,856 750,943,960 34,673,862 48.8753 2.262%
1956 1,567,477,793 799,514,255 767,963,539 34,476,093 49.9777 2.2%
1957 1,603,627,326 817,864,674 785,762,652 37,822,973 51.1303 2.359%
1958 1,640,462,472 836,555,280 803,907,191 35,847,317 52.3047 2.185%
1959 1,672,747,887 852,880,515 819,867,373 28,723,515 53.3341 1.717%
1960 1,699,525,168 866,346,089 833,179,080 24,831,047 54.1879 1.461%
1961 1,725,898,864 879,600,875 846,297,988 27,916,343 55.0288 1.618%
1962 1,761,233,738 897,473,913 863,759,826 42,753,407 56.1554 2.428%
1963 1,807,331,351 920,884,146 886,447,206 49,441,818 57.6252 2.736%
1964 1,855,494,609 945,356,664 910,137,944 46,884,697 59.1609 2.527%
1965 1,902,211,904 969,033,313 933,178,591 46,549,893 60.6504 2.447%
1966 1,948,659,178 992,547,058 956,112,120 46,344,656 62.1313 2.378%
1967 1,994,854,061 1,015,975,223 978,878,838 46,045,110 63.6042 2.308%
1968 2,043,393,563 1,040,623,382 1,002,770,181 51,033,895 65.1519 2.498%
1969 2,094,302,366 1,066,516,333 1,027,786,033 50,783,711 66.775 2.425%
1970 2,145,547,094 1,092,662,577 1,052,884,516 51,705,743 68.4089 2.41%
1971 2,196,067,960 1,118,390,078 1,077,677,883 49,335,991 70.0198 2.247%
1972 2,246,224,553 1,143,989,444 1,102,235,110 50,977,194 71.619 2.27%
1973 2,297,244,355 1,170,188,737 1,127,055,619 51,062,410 73.2457 2.223%
1974 2,347,595,112 1,196,040,396 1,151,554,715 49,639,103 74.8511 2.115%
1975 2,396,020,826 1,220,824,157 1,175,196,670 47,212,326 76.3951 1.971%
1976 2,443,330,308 1,244,901,239 1,198,429,069 47,406,638 77.9035 1.94%
1977 2,490,528,602 1,268,887,933 1,221,640,669 46,989,949 79.4084 1.887%
1978 2,537,447,498 1,292,735,026 1,244,712,472 46,847,843 80.9043 1.846%
1979 2,585,588,185 1,317,133,928 1,268,454,258 49,433,532 82.4393 1.912%
1980 2,636,013,559 1,342,703,238 1,293,310,320 51,417,216 84.047 1.951%
1981 2,688,480,006 1,369,440,476 1,319,039,529 53,515,677 85.7199 1.991%
1982 2,743,289,584 1,397,353,378 1,345,936,205 56,103,479 87.4674 2.045%
1983 2,798,588,766 1,425,420,934 1,373,167,832 54,494,886 89.2306 1.947%
1984 2,853,889,590 1,453,494,542 1,400,395,048 56,106,762 90.9938 1.966%
1985 2,910,587,912 1,482,308,458 1,428,279,455 57,289,883 92.8016 1.968%
1986 2,969,038,010 1,512,049,506 1,456,988,503 59,610,311 94.6652 2.008%
1987 3,029,379,365 1,542,796,660 1,486,582,705 61,072,400 96.5892 2.016%
1988 3,089,990,824 1,573,708,772 1,516,282,052 60,150,518 98.5217 1.947%
1989 3,150,480,219 1,604,637,170 1,545,843,048 60,828,272 100.4504 1.931%
1990 3,211,352,076 1,635,840,345 1,575,511,732 60,915,443 102.3912 1.897%
1991 3,269,852,938 1,665,891,602 1,603,961,336 56,086,279 104.2565 1.715%
1992 3,325,187,718 1,694,364,482 1,630,823,237 54,583,283 106.0208 1.642%
1993 3,379,061,307 1,722,072,169 1,656,989,138 53,163,894 107.7385 1.573%
1994 3,432,015,230 1,749,325,481 1,682,689,748 52,743,951 109.4269 1.537%
1995 3,484,178,996 1,776,188,339 1,707,990,658 51,583,582 111.0901 1.481%
1996 3,535,423,902 1,802,585,928 1,732,837,974 50,906,230 112.724 1.44%
1997 3,586,095,561 1,828,680,498 1,757,415,063 50,437,088 114.3396 1.406%
1998 3,636,357,351 1,854,514,511 1,781,842,840 50,086,492 115.9421 1.377%
1999 3,686,164,145 1,880,113,069 1,806,051,076 49,527,096 117.5302 1.344%
2000 3,736,037,844 1,905,806,476 1,830,231,369 50,220,303 119.1204 1.344%
2001 3,786,179,783 1,931,561,831 1,854,617,952 50,063,573 120.7191 1.322%
2002 3,835,669,459 1,956,854,191 1,878,815,268 48,915,779 122.297 1.275%
2003 3,884,310,944 1,981,677,478 1,902,633,466 48,367,192 123.8479 1.245%
2004 3,932,421,014 2,006,207,417 1,926,213,596 47,852,947 125.3819 1.217%
2005 3,980,365,939 2,030,694,172 1,949,671,766 48,036,903 126.9106 1.207%
2006 4,028,347,034 2,055,288,018 1,973,059,015 47,925,287 128.4404 1.19%
2007 4,076,071,750 2,079,805,745 1,996,266,005 47,524,146 129.9621 1.166%
2008 4,123,883,055 2,104,330,248 2,019,552,808 48,098,465 131.4865 1.166%
2009 4,172,450,399 2,129,143,146 2,043,307,253 49,036,223 133.035 1.175%
2010 4,221,171,012 2,153,888,758 2,067,282,253 48,405,001 134.5884 1.147%
2011 4,269,623,979 2,178,413,680 2,091,210,298 48,500,934 136.1333 1.136%
2012 4,318,321,904 2,203,086,129 2,115,235,775 48,894,916 137.686 1.132%
2013 4,366,453,707 2,227,449,601 2,139,004,106 47,368,691 139.2206 1.085%
2014 4,413,673,348 2,251,334,485 2,162,338,863 47,070,590 140.7262 1.066%
2015 4,459,437,458 2,274,426,990 2,185,010,468 44,457,631 142.1854 0.997%
2016 4,504,153,488 2,296,827,138 2,207,326,351 44,974,428 143.6111 0.999%
2017 4,548,303,446 2,318,756,907 2,229,546,539 43,325,488 145.0188 0.953%
2018 4,590,021,502 2,339,332,414 2,250,689,088 40,110,624 146.3489 0.874%
2019 4,628,967,396 2,358,387,887 2,270,579,508 37,781,163 147.5907 0.816%
2020 4,664,324,075 2,375,345,664 2,288,978,411 32,932,196 148.718 0.706%
2021 4,694,576,166 2,389,588,998 2,304,987,168 27,571,987 149.6826 0.587%
2022 4,722,634,764 2,402,859,683 2,319,775,080 28,545,207 150.5772 0.604%
2023 4,753,079,727 2,417,470,770 2,335,608,956 32,344,720 151.5479 0.681%

Statements that can be derived from Asia's population data

  • Asia has a population of 4,753,079,727 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Asia's population is equivalent to 59.41% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Asia's population will grow with 32,344,720 people.
  • In 2023, 1,487,191 more people will emigrate from Asia than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Asia is 31.94 years.
  • In Asia there are 151.55 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 21.36 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Asia.
  • In Asia, 2,417,470,770 of the total population are male, and 2,335,608,956 are female.

Future Population of Asia (2023 - 2100)

Asia's population is set to decrease in the future from 4,753,079,727 people to 4,674,249,206 people. A decrease of the population size by 238.95% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 4,753,079,727 2,417,470,770 2,335,608,956 32,344,720 151.5479 0.681%
2024 4,785,060,131 2,432,899,686 2,352,160,446 31,616,088 152.5676 0.661%
2025 4,816,249,054 2,447,882,858 2,368,366,196 30,761,759 153.562 0.639%
2026 4,846,533,257 2,462,365,292 2,384,167,964 29,806,646 154.5276 0.615%
2027 4,875,924,381 2,476,356,803 2,399,567,578 28,975,602 155.4647 0.594%
2028 4,904,446,907 2,489,871,087 2,414,575,820 28,069,450 156.3741 0.572%
2029 4,932,067,030 2,502,894,934 2,429,172,095 27,170,795 157.2547 0.551%
2030 4,958,807,420 2,515,447,116 2,443,360,303 26,309,985 158.1073 0.531%
2031 4,984,644,196 2,527,520,614 2,457,123,582 25,363,567 158.9311 0.509%
2032 5,009,595,509 2,539,132,432 2,470,463,076 24,539,059 159.7267 0.49%
2033 5,033,653,752 2,550,287,962 2,483,365,790 23,577,428 160.4937 0.468%
2034 5,056,752,974 2,560,957,554 2,495,795,420 22,621,017 161.2302 0.447%
2035 5,078,922,636 2,571,161,102 2,507,761,533 21,718,305 161.9371 0.428%
2036 5,100,164,670 2,580,905,734 2,519,258,936 20,765,765 162.6144 0.407%
2037 5,120,499,844 2,590,205,199 2,530,294,645 19,904,582 163.2628 0.389%
2038 5,139,986,447 2,599,095,736 2,540,890,711 19,068,624 163.8841 0.371%
2039 5,158,541,990 2,607,541,893 2,551,000,097 18,042,463 164.4757 0.35%
2040 5,176,104,558 2,615,512,764 2,560,591,794 17,082,673 165.0357 0.33%
2041 5,192,698,648 2,623,022,132 2,569,676,516 16,105,506 165.5648 0.31%
2042 5,208,339,058 2,630,082,312 2,578,256,746 15,175,314 166.0634 0.291%
2043 5,222,964,445 2,636,660,074 2,586,304,372 14,075,460 166.5298 0.269%
2044 5,236,500,698 2,642,716,962 2,593,783,736 12,997,047 166.9614 0.248%
2045 5,248,927,577 2,648,247,615 2,600,679,962 11,856,709 167.3576 0.226%
2046 5,260,215,189 2,653,234,579 2,606,980,610 10,718,516 167.7175 0.204%
2047 5,270,304,216 2,657,644,029 2,612,660,186 9,459,537 168.0391 0.179%
2048 5,279,151,351 2,661,451,818 2,617,699,533 8,234,734 168.3212 0.156%
2049 5,286,706,667 2,664,625,986 2,622,080,680 6,875,898 168.5621 0.13%
2050 5,292,947,571 2,667,148,833 2,625,798,738 5,605,911 168.7611 0.106%
2051 5,297,891,131 2,669,028,962 2,628,862,169 4,281,208 168.9187 0.081%
2052 5,301,582,781 2,670,290,130 2,631,292,650 3,102,092 169.0364 0.059%
2053 5,304,023,535 2,670,928,529 2,633,095,006 1,779,416 169.1143 0.034%
2054 5,305,229,884 2,670,953,375 2,634,276,510 633,283 169.1527 0.012%
2055 5,305,280,767 2,670,407,250 2,634,873,516 -531,518 169.1543 -0.01%
2056 5,304,203,816 2,669,308,021 2,634,895,795 -1,622,384 169.12 -0.031%
2057 5,302,060,530 2,667,693,638 2,634,366,892 -2,664,188 169.0517 -0.05%
2058 5,298,948,908 2,665,611,088 2,633,337,820 -3,559,057 168.9525 -0.067%
2059 5,294,889,061 2,663,072,638 2,631,816,422 -4,560,636 168.823 -0.086%
2060 5,289,926,948 2,660,106,346 2,629,820,602 -5,363,589 168.6648 -0.101%
2061 5,284,180,258 2,656,767,306 2,627,412,951 -6,129,793 168.4816 -0.116%
2062 5,277,721,450 2,653,098,606 2,624,622,844 -6,787,821 168.2756 -0.129%
2063 5,270,623,296 2,649,136,751 2,621,486,544 -7,408,489 168.0493 -0.141%
2064 5,262,896,518 2,644,881,896 2,618,014,622 -8,045,066 167.803 -0.153%
2065 5,254,538,824 2,640,334,457 2,614,204,367 -8,670,322 167.5365 -0.165%
2066 5,245,573,674 2,635,501,087 2,610,072,587 -9,259,978 167.2506 -0.177%
2067 5,236,061,294 2,630,402,782 2,605,658,512 -9,764,783 166.9473 -0.186%
2068 5,226,004,899 2,625,037,224 2,600,967,675 -10,348,006 166.6267 -0.198%
2069 5,215,415,580 2,619,414,034 2,596,001,545 -10,830,633 166.2891 -0.208%
2070 5,204,303,200 2,613,530,164 2,590,773,035 -11,394,127 165.9348 -0.219%
2071 5,192,641,023 2,607,369,449 2,585,271,574 -11,930,226 165.5629 -0.23%
2072 5,180,453,969 2,600,956,908 2,579,497,060 -12,443,882 165.1743 -0.24%
2073 5,167,762,754 2,594,303,749 2,573,459,006 -12,938,548 164.7697 -0.25%
2074 5,154,544,497 2,587,389,046 2,567,155,452 -13,497,966 164.3482 -0.262%
2075 5,140,762,618 2,580,195,038 2,560,567,580 -14,065,793 163.9088 -0.274%
2076 5,126,395,959 2,572,720,323 2,553,675,636 -14,667,524 163.4508 -0.286%
2077 5,111,440,200 2,564,958,704 2,546,481,496 -15,243,995 162.9739 -0.298%
2078 5,095,886,038 2,556,899,615 2,538,986,423 -15,864,328 162.478 -0.311%
2079 5,079,785,915 2,548,576,841 2,531,209,074 -16,335,918 161.9646 -0.322%
2080 5,063,180,940 2,540,013,244 2,523,167,696 -16,874,031 161.4352 -0.333%
2081 5,046,056,388 2,531,201,728 2,514,854,661 -17,375,073 160.8892 -0.344%
2082 5,028,530,267 2,522,203,442 2,506,326,825 -17,677,170 160.3304 -0.352%
2083 5,010,681,585 2,513,058,402 2,497,623,183 -18,020,194 159.7613 -0.36%
2084 4,992,488,697 2,503,754,706 2,488,733,990 -18,365,582 159.1812 -0.368%
2085 4,973,953,890 2,494,288,272 2,479,665,618 -18,704,031 158.5903 -0.376%
2086 4,955,116,095 2,484,673,780 2,470,442,314 -18,971,560 157.9896 -0.383%
2087 4,936,048,842 2,474,943,494 2,461,105,349 -19,162,945 157.3817 -0.388%
2088 4,916,828,557 2,465,129,490 2,451,699,067 -19,277,626 156.7689 -0.392%
2089 4,897,481,930 2,455,247,133 2,442,234,798 -19,415,627 156.152 -0.396%
2090 4,877,987,720 2,445,287,780 2,432,699,940 -19,572,794 155.5305 -0.401%
2091 4,858,308,071 2,435,221,339 2,423,086,732 -19,786,504 154.903 -0.407%
2092 4,838,456,960 2,425,055,716 2,413,401,243 -19,915,719 154.2701 -0.412%
2093 4,818,437,546 2,414,795,232 2,403,642,314 -20,123,109 153.6318 -0.418%
2094 4,798,281,792 2,404,454,774 2,393,827,018 -20,188,399 152.9891 -0.421%
2095 4,778,024,336 2,394,058,114 2,383,966,223 -20,326,511 152.3432 -0.425%
2096 4,757,597,625 2,383,571,044 2,374,026,581 -20,526,912 151.6919 -0.431%
2097 4,736,987,895 2,372,982,286 2,364,005,609 -20,692,548 151.0348 -0.437%
2098 4,716,207,506 2,362,304,552 2,353,902,953 -20,868,231 150.3722 -0.442%
2099 4,695,297,883 2,351,564,286 2,343,733,597 -20,951,014 149.7056 -0.446%
2100 4,674,249,206 2,340,758,278 2,333,490,928 -21,146,339 149.0344 -0.452%

Population Density of Asia

Today, Asia has a population density of 151.5479 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 43.9698 people/km² since the 1950 to 151.5479 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Asia is projected to reach a population density of 149.0344 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Asia Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Asia's Population

The population growth rate of Asia currently stands at 0.681% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.077 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Asia will decrease to 0.681%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Asia's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.452% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.899%
1960 1.461%
1970 2.41%
1980 1.951%
1990 1.897%
2000 1.344%
2010 1.147%
2020 0.706%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.531%
2040 0.33%
2050 0.106%
2060 -0.101%
2070 -0.219%
2080 -0.333%
2090 -0.401%
2100 -0.452%
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Life Expectancy of Asia

Today, Asia has an average life expectancy of 74.9666 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 42.024 years since the 1950 to 74.9666 years in 2023. In the future, Asia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 85.5351 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 42,024
1960 41,705
1970 53,931
1980 59,603
1990 64,038
2000 67,629
2010 71,347
2020 73,741
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 76,327
2040 78,028
2050 79,518
2060 80,809
2070 82,042
2080 83,227
2090 84,393
2100 85,535
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Migration to and from Asia

In 2023 Asia will see net migrations of -1,487,191 people. This means that 1,487,191 more people will emigrate from Asia than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Asia was -1,461,999.

Net Migration for Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 327,551
1960 96,338
1970 -491,710
1980 -644,578
1990 -1,289,130
2000 -1,359,569
2010 -1,237,569
2020 -2,092,203
Year Net Migration
2030 -1,656,052
2040 -1,647,793
2050 -1,646,268
2060 -1,646,268
2070 -1,646,268
2080 -1,646,268
2090 -1,646,268
2100 -1,646,268
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Births in Asia

In 2023, Asia will see 66,737,168 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Asia in 2022, when the country saw 66,911,705 new borns.

Births Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 57,489,661
1960 62,484,685
1970 81,470,758
1980 78,592,631
1990 89,329,213
2000 78,670,597
2010 78,542,765
2020 68,800,003
Year Births
2030 65,266,779
2040 63,709,242
2050 59,616,749
2060 54,851,081
2070 52,334,138
2080 48,889,849
2090 45,211,946
2100 42,326,437
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Deaths in Asia

In 2023, 32,905,275 people will die in Asia. That is a decrease of Asia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 36,904,469 deaths.

Deaths Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 31,626,510
1960 37,750,030
1970 29,273,265
1980 26,530,844
1990 27,124,774
2000 27,090,733
2010 28,900,242
2020 33,775,729
Year Births
2030 37,300,799
2040 44,978,788
2050 52,364,509
2060 58,568,407
2070 62,081,945
2080 64,117,587
2090 63,138,512
2100 61,826,455
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Median Age in Asia

The median age of Asia has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Asia will reach 46.9378 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 20.6094
1960 19.5528
1970 18.3756
1980 19.8809
1990 21.8573
2000 24.8943
2010 27.6054
2020 30.8321
Year Median Age
2030 34.3562
2040 37.225
2050 39.7564
2060 42.3145
2070 43.8042
2080 44.8026
2090 45.8772
2100 46.9378
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Fertility Rate in Asia

The fertility rate of Asia has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Asia will reach 1.711 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.7054
1960 5.1942
1970 5.5865
1980 3.9139
1990 3.3146
2000 2.5652
2010 2.3094
2020 1.9836
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.9009
2040 1.8477
2050 1.8486
2060 1.8001
2070 1.7627
2080 1.7451
2090 1.7322
2100 1.711
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Infant Mortality Rate in Asia

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Asia while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Asia has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 159.0961. Today, Asia has a much better infant mortality rate of 21.3616 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Asia is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 4.201 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Asia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 159.0961
1960 159.9484
1970 104.4655
1980 83.9684
1990 65.2003
2000 51.0993
2010 33.218
2020 22.624
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 17.5126
2040 13.2537
2050 10.462
2060 8.6354
2070 6.9786
2080 5.8181
2090 4.9589
2100 4.201
View Detailed Infant Mortality Rate Data for Asia

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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