Eastern Asia Population Pyramid 1999
Eastern Asia in 1999
The population of Eastern Asia in 1999 was 1,488,660,798. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was 1,349,690,442; it has grown by 10.3% since.
With a median age of 30.1 years, Eastern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 35.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.3 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.
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 |





