Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2007
Year
2007Southern Asia in 2007
The population of Southern Asia in 2007 was 1,671,955,186. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 20.0%, up from 1,393,249,431 in 1997.
With a median age of 23.1 years, Southern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 54.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 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 |





