Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2013
Year
2013Southern Asia in 2013
As of 2013, Southern Asia counted 1,825,547,186 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.8%, up from 1,562,960,429 in 2003.
With a median age of 24.8 years, Southern Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 48.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.8 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 |





