Subregions in Asia by population (2024)

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# Region Population
(2024)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Med.
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 Southern Asia 2,064,056,491 1.03 % 20,973,331323 6,400,127 -2,790,524 2.203 27 37.7 % 25.3 %
2 Eastern Asia 1,656,115,405 -0.24 % -3,913,141143 11,560,456 -135,546 1.026 41 69.2 % 20.3 %
3 South-Eastern Asia 695,149,428 0.73 % 5,032,244160 4,340,700 -124,161 1.923 31 52.2 % 8.5 %
4 Western Asia 309,350,818 1.77 % 5,385,38664 4,805,058 732,195 2.538 27 71 % 3.8 %
5 Central Asia 82,225,865 1.75 % 1,415,70221 3,926,790 -17,380 3.179 27 46.1 % 1 %

World Population by Region in 1950

#RegionPopulation
(1950)
World
Share
1 Asia 1,368,075,415 54.9 %
2 Europe 548,867,473 22 %
3 Africa 227,776,419 9.1 %
4 Northern America 168,009,338 6.7 %
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 167,782,158 6.7 %
6 Oceania 12,582,044 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 2050

#RegionPopulation
(2050)
World
Share
1 Asia 5,280,378,401 54.6 %
2 Africa 2,466,647,618 25.5 %
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 730,056,747 7.6 %
4 Europe 703,027,759 7.3 %
5 Northern America 426,579,885 4.4 %
6 Oceania 57,688,178 0.6 %