Southern Asia Population Pyramid 1975
Year
1975Southern Asia in 1975
The population of Southern Asia in 1975 was 833,130,615. That is 26.3% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 659,780,339.
The median age was 19.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 75.6 children under 15 and 6.7 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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.
14,857,548 immigrants live in Southern Asia.
| Afghanistan | 5,693,549 |
| Bangladesh | 2,338,190 |
| India | 2,131,118 |
| Myanmar | 1,381,635 |
| Pakistan | 853,388 |
47,612,838 people born in Southern Asia live in other countries.
| Saudi Arabia | 6,787,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,352,371 |
| United States of America | 4,870,541 |
| India | 4,006,069 |
| Iran | 3,765,139 |





