Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2043
Year
2043Southern Asia in 2043
By 2043, the population of Southern Asia is expected to reach 2,417,243,191. Compared with 2033, when the projection stands at 2,248,671,785, that represents growth of 7.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 34.6 years, Southern Asia would have a youth dependency ratio of 31.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.3 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 |





