Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2031
Year
2031Southern Asia in 2031
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Southern Asia at 2,209,440,536 in 2031. Compared with 2021, when the projection stands at 2,003,263,428, that represents growth of 10.3% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 30.6 years, Southern Asia would have a youth dependency ratio of 35.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





