Southern Asia Population Pyramid 1981
Year
1981Southern Asia in 1981
In 1981, Southern Asia had a total population of 965,367,501 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 27.4%, up from 757,526,000 in 1971.
With a median age of 19.5 years, Southern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 73.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.8 per 100 people of working age. 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 |





