Western Asia Population Pyramid 1992
Western Asia in 1992
As of 1992, Western Asia counted 155,297,202 inhabitants. That is 29.9% more than in 1982, when the population stood at 119,535,260.
With a median age of 20.5 years, Western Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 68.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 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.
47,180,132 immigrants live in Western Asia.
| India | 8,327,502 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 6,841,578 |
| Bangladesh | 4,967,051 |
| Egypt | 4,048,148 |
| Pakistan | 3,881,526 |
25,439,115 people born in Western Asia live in other countries.
| Turkey | 4,324,628 |
| Jordan | 4,231,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,895,909 |
| Germany | 2,629,358 |
| Lebanon | 1,280,621 |





