Southern Asia Population Pyramid 1991
Year
1991Southern Asia in 1991
As of 1991, Southern Asia counted 1,227,344,364 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 27.1%, up from 965,367,501 in 1981.
With a median age of 20.2 years, Southern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 70.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.9 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 |





