This is a list of Asian countries by population. It is sourced from the global list of countries by population as of December 2007.
A part of Kazakhstan which lie within Europe is included here. Cyprus, on the other hand, is normally included in Europe for political and cultural reasons, and is therefore excluded from this list, although it is traditionally considered part of Asia geographically.
| Pos | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| - | Asia | 3,999,000,000 |
| 1 | People's Republic of China [1] | 1,357,022,986 |
| 2 | India | 1,210,000,000 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 231,627,000 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 175,829,000 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 158,665,000 |
| 6 | Japan | 127,718,000 |
| 7 | Philippines | 88,706,300 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 87,375,000 |
| 9 | Iran | 71,208,000 |
| 10 | Thailand | 67,070,000 |
| 11 | Myanmar | 48,798,000 |
| 12 | South Korea | 48,512,000 |
| 13 | Iraq | 28,993,000 |
| 14 | Nepal | 28,196,000 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 27,544,000 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 27,372,000 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 27,145,000 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 27,123,977 |
| 19 | North Korea | 23,790,000 |
| 20 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 23,170,321[2] |
| 21 | Syria | 22,198,110[3] |
| 22 | Yemen | 20,727,063 |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 19,299,000 |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 15,422,000 |
| 25 | Cambodia | 14,444,000 |
| 26 | Israel | 7,208,520 |
| 27 | Hong Kong, PRC | 7,206,000 |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 6,736,000 |
| 29 | Jordan | 5,924,000 |
| 30 | Laos | 5,859,000 |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,317,000 |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 4,965,000 |
| 33 | Singapore | 4,436,000 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 4,380,000 |
| 35 | Lebanon | 4,099,000 |
| 36 | Palestinian territories | 4,017,000 |
| 37 | Kuwait | 2,851,000 |
| 38 | Mongolia | 2,629,000 |
| 39 | Oman | 2,595,000 |
| 40 | East Timor | 1,155,000 |
| 41 | Qatar | 841,000 |
| 42 | Bahrain | 753,000 |
| 43 | Bhutan | 658,000 |
| 44 | Macau, PRC | 481,000 |
| 45 | Brunei | 390,000 |
| 46 | Maldives | 306,000 |