Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2003
Year
2003Southern Asia in 2003
As of 2003, Southern Asia counted 1,562,960,429 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 21.9%, up from 1,282,623,213 in 1993.
With a median age of 22.1 years, Southern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 58.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.2 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 |





