Eastern Asia Population Pyramid 1989
Eastern Asia in 1989
The population of Eastern Asia in 1989 was 1,349,690,442. That is 15.7% more than in 1979, when the population stood at 1,166,999,251.
The median age was 25.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 42.0 children under 15 and 8.8 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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.
11,200,990 immigrants live in Eastern Asia.
| China | 4,666,475 |
| Viet Nam | 1,214,703 |
| Philippines | 677,355 |
| Indonesia | 628,419 |
| Myanmar | 485,005 |
17,176,811 people born in Eastern Asia live in other countries.
| United States of America | 4,792,564 |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,587,882 |
| Japan | 1,323,751 |
| Canada | 1,231,317 |
| Australia | 1,015,329 |





