Asia Population Pyramid 2021

Asia
2021
Population: 4,718,316,367

Year

-5 -1   2021  +1 +5

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Asia in 2021

In 2021, Asia had a total population of 4,718,316,367 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 10.0%, up from 4,289,496,396 in 2011.

With a median age of 32.0 years, Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 35.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 13.8 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
4,718,316,367
Median age
32.0
0-14 %
23.7%
65+ %
9.3%
Child dependency
35.4
Old-age dependency
13.8
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

No World Bank data for this country.

Life expectancy at birth

No World Bank data for this country.

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 2021?
Asia had a population of 4,718,316,367 in 2021.
What is the median age in Asia?
The median age in Asia is 32.0 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Asia?
9.3% of Asia's population is 65 or older, and 23.7% is under 15.
What shape is Asia's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Asia's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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