Asia Rankings
Population Size
in millions
| Rank | Country | in millions | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  India | 1.5B |
2 | 2 |  China | 1.4B |
3 | 3 |  Indonesia | 285.7M |
4 | 4 |  Pakistan | 255.2M |
5 | 5 |  Bangladesh | 175.7M |
6 | 6 |  Russia | 143.5M |
7 | 7 |  Japan | 123.4M |
8 | 8 |  Philippines | 116.8M |
9 | 9 |  Vietnam | 101.6M |
10 | 10 |  Thailand | 71.6M |
11 | 11 |  Burma (Myanmar) | 54.9M |
12 | 12 |  South Korea | 51.7M |
13 | 13 |  Uzbekistan | 37.1M |
14 | 14 |  Malaysia | 36.0M |
15 | 15 |  Nepal | 29.6M |
16 | 16 |  North Korea | 26.6M |
17 | 17 |  Sri Lanka | 21.8M |
18 | 18 |  Kazakhstan | 20.8M |
19 | 19 |  Cambodia | 17.8M |
20 | 20 |  Tajikistan | 10.8M |
21 | 21 |  Azerbaijan | 10.2M |
22 | 22 |  Laos | 7.9M |
23 | 24 |  Turkmenistan | 7.6M |
24 | 23 |  Hong Kong | 7.5M |
25 | 25 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7.3M |
26 | 26 |  Singapore | 6.1M |
27 | 27 |  Mongolia | 3.6M |
28 | 28 |  Bhutan | 796.7K |
29 | 29 |  Macao | 685.9K |
30 | 30 |  Maldives | 529.7K |
31 | 31 |  Brunei | 466.3K |