Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Southern Asia in 2040
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Southern Asia at 2,371,842,475 in 2040. Compared with 2030, when the projection stands at 2,189,258,883, that represents growth of 8.3% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 33.6 years, with 22.0% children under 15 and 10.2% aged 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 |





