South-Eastern Asia Population Pyramid 2021

South-Eastern Asia
2021
Population: 679,966,581

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South-Eastern Asia in 2021

As of 2021, South-Eastern Asia counted 679,966,582 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2011, the population was 611,617,036; it has grown by 11.2% since.

With a median age of 30.5 years, South-Eastern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 37.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

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
679,966,582
Median age
30.5
0-14 %
25.0%
65+ %
7.3%
Child dependency
37.0
Old-age dependency
10.8
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
22456890
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

10,188,681 immigrants live in South-Eastern Asia.

Myanmar2,022,111
Indonesia1,953,317
Malaysia1,770,892
China900,647
India648,154
Where emigrants live (2024)

24,202,972 people born in South-Eastern Asia live in other countries.

United States of America4,553,622
Malaysia2,492,653
Thailand2,411,537
Bangladesh1,936,329
Singapore1,733,686
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in South-Eastern Asia in 2021?
In 2021, South-Eastern Asia's population was 679,966,582.
How old is the population of South-Eastern Asia?
The median age in South-Eastern Asia is 30.5 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in South-Eastern Asia?
In South-Eastern Asia, 25.0% of people are under 15 and 7.3% are 65 or older.
What shape is South-Eastern Asia's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
South-Eastern Asia's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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