Western Asia Population Pyramid 2006
Western Asia in 2006
The population of Western Asia in 2006 was 213,577,592. That is 24.7% more than in 1996, when the population stood at 171,233,546.
The median age was 23.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 52.8 children under 15 and 7.9 people aged 65 or over. 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 |





