Western Asia Population Pyramid 2012
Western Asia in 2012
The population of Western Asia in 2012 was 246,561,838. That is 26.2% more than in 2002, when the population stood at 195,367,729.
With a median age of 25.5 years, Western Asia had a youth dependency ratio of 47.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing 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.
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 |





