Southern Asia Population Pyramid 2081
Year
2081Southern Asia in 2081
In 2081, Southern Asia is projected to have a population of 2,610,986,478 people. Compared with 2071, when the projection stands at 2,628,862,748, that represents a decline of 0.7% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 43.6 years, Southern Asia would have a youth dependency ratio of 27.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 39.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing 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 |





