Asia Population Pyramid 1973
Asia in 1973
In 1973, Asia had a total population of 2,289,518,332 people. A decade earlier, in 1963, the population was 1,799,912,170; it has grown by 27.2% since.
With a median age of 19.6 years, Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 72.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
87,148,971 immigrants live in Asia.
| India | 11,191,140 |
| Bangladesh | 7,623,477 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 6,847,008 |
| Afghanistan | 6,236,047 |
| China | 6,129,789 |
120,763,610 people born in Asia live in other countries.
| United States of America | 14,986,309 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,771,775 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,794,566 |
| Turkey | 5,315,680 |
| Germany | 4,744,443 |





