Subregions in Asia by population (2025)

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# Region Population
(2025)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Median
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 Southern Asia 2,085,207,717 1.02% 21,151,226 326 6,400,127 −2,488,057 2.18 27.5 38.2% 25.33%
2 Eastern Asia 1,652,185,615 −0.24% −3,929,790 143 11,560,456 −67,936 1.03 41 70.3% 20.07%
3 South-Eastern Asia 700,031,699 0.7% 4,882,271 161 4,340,700 −110,304 1.91 30.9 52.8% 8.50%
4 Western Asia 314,297,231 1.6% 4,946,413 65 4,805,058 298,993 2.52 27.5 71.2% 3.82%
5 Central Asia 83,597,798 1.67% 1,371,933 21 3,926,790 −22,343 3.14 26.7 46% 1.02%

Asia Population by Subregion in 1950

# Region Population
(2025)
World
Share
1 Eastern Asia 671,914,904 26.95%
2 Southern Asia 464,073,744 18.61%
3 South-Eastern Asia 164,549,272 6.60%
4 Western Asia 49,961,813 2.00%
5 Central Asia 17,575,681 0.70%

Asia Population by Subregion in 2050

# Region Population
(2025)
World
Share
1 Southern Asia 2,505,837,296 25.93%
2 Eastern Asia 1,467,038,093 15.18%
3 South-Eastern Asia 774,570,267 8.01%
4 Western Asia 419,320,422 4.34%
5 Central Asia 113,612,322 1.18%