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Asia: countries by population and area
48 countries, ranked by population and by total area.
Most people🇮🇳 India · 1.43B
Largest🇨🇳 China · 9,600,000 km²
Test yourself
Two countries are marked on the globe. Can you tell which has more people, or which is larger? Free, no account needed.
By population
| # | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇳 India | 1.43B |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 1.41B |
| 3 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 277M |
| 4 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 240M |
| 5 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 172M |
| 6 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 125M |
| 7 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 117M |
| 8 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 98.9M |
| 9 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 89M |
| 10 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 85.3M |
| 11 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 71.8M |
| 12 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 54.6M |
| 13 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 51.7M |
| 14 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 44.5M |
| 15 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 41.1M |
| 16 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 36.9M |
| 17 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 35.6M |
| 18 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 34.4M |
| 19 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 34.3M |
| 20 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 30.9M |
| 21 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 26.1M |
| 22 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 23.4M |
| 23 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 23.2M |
| 24 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 22M |
| 25 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 19.6M |
| 26 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 16.9M |
| 27 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 11.3M |
| 28 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 10.3M |
| 29 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 10.1M |
| 30 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 9.7M |
| 31 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 9.5M |
| 32 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 7.6M |
| 33 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 6.8M |
| 34 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 6.4M |
| 35 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 5.94M |
| 36 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 5.35M |
| 37 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 4.64M |
| 38 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 4.3M |
| 39 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 3.72M |
| 40 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 3.4M |
| 41 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2.78M |
| 42 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2.7M |
| 43 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 1.5M |
| 44 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 1.36M |
| 45 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 1.25M |
| 46 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 787K |
| 47 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 521K |
| 48 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 452K |
By area
| # | Country | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | 9,596,961 km² |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | 3,287,263 km² |
| 3 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 km² |
| 4 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km² |
| 5 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1,904,569 km² |
| 6 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,648,195 km² |
| 7 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 1,564,110 km² |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 881,913 km² |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 783,562 km² |
| 10 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 676,578 km² |
| 11 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 652,230 km² |
| 12 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 527,968 km² |
| 13 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 513,120 km² |
| 14 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 488,100 km² |
| 15 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 447,400 km² |
| 16 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 438,317 km² |
| 17 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 377,975 km² |
| 18 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 331,212 km² |
| 19 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 330,803 km² |
| 20 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 309,500 km² |
| 21 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 300,000 km² |
| 22 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 236,800 km² |
| 23 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 km² |
| 24 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 185,180 km² |
| 25 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 181,035 km² |
| 26 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 147,570 km² |
| 27 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 147,181 km² |
| 28 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 143,100 km² |
| 29 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 120,538 km² |
| 30 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 100,210 km² |
| 31 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 89,342 km² |
| 32 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 86,600 km² |
| 33 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 83,600 km² |
| 34 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 69,700 km² |
| 35 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 65,610 km² |
| 36 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 38,394 km² |
| 37 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 36,197 km² |
| 38 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 29,743 km² |
| 39 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 22,072 km² |
| 40 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 17,818 km² |
| 41 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 14,874 km² |
| 42 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 11,586 km² |
| 43 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 10,452 km² |
| 44 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 9,251 km² |
| 45 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 5,765 km² |
| 46 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 778 km² |
| 47 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 728 km² |
| 48 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 298 km² |
Population: approximate 2023 estimates. Area: total area, including lakes and rivers.
Quick answers
- Asia: which country has the most people?
- India, with about 1.4 billion people.
- Asia: which country is the largest?
- China, with a total area of about 9,600,000 km².