Asia Population Pyramid 2020

Asia
2020
Population: 4,688,113,371

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-5 -1   2020  +1 +5

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Asia in 2020

As of 2020, Asia counted 4,688,113,371 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2010, the population was 4,239,822,673; it has grown by 10.6% since.

With a median age of 31.6 years, Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 35.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.5 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
4,688,113,371
Median age
31.6
0-14 %
24.0%
65+ %
9.0%
Child dependency
35.9
Old-age dependency
13.5
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
20406080
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

87,148,971 immigrants live in Asia.

India11,191,140
Bangladesh7,623,477
Syrian Arab Republic6,847,008
Afghanistan6,236,047
China6,129,789
Where emigrants live (2024)

120,763,610 people born in Asia live in other countries.

United States of America14,986,309
Saudi Arabia10,771,775
United Arab Emirates6,794,566
Turkey5,315,680
Germany4,744,443
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Asia in 2020?
Asia had a population of 4,688,113,371 in 2020.
How old is the population of Asia?
The median age in Asia is 31.6 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Asia?
In Asia, 24.0% of people are under 15 and 9.0% are 65 or older.
What shape is Asia's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Asia has a stationary pyramid: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level.

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