Eastern Asia Population Pyramid 1996
Eastern Asia in 1996
As of 1996, Eastern Asia counted 1,456,236,793 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1986, the population was 1,287,760,748; it has grown by 13.1% since.
Half of the population was younger than 28.6 years; 25.7% were children under 15 and 7.0% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |





