Asia: Countries and Territories by Population

Figures as of October 8, 2026

Rank	Country / Region	Capital	Population	Area
1	India	New Delhi	≈1.43 billion	≈3.29 million km²
2	China	Beijing	≈1.40 billion	≈9.71 million km²
3	Indonesia	Jakarta	≈288.3 million	≈1.90 million km²
4	Pakistan	Islamabad	≈241.5 million	881,912 km²
5	Bangladesh	Dhaka	≈169.8 million	147,570 km²
6	Japan	Tokyo	≈122.7 million	377,930 km²
7	Philippines	Manila	≈114.8 million	342,353 km²
8	Vietnam	Hanoi	102.3 million	331,212 km²
9	Iran	Tehran	≈87.1 million	≈1.65 million km²
10	Turkey	Ankara	≈86.1 million	783,562 km²
11	Thailand	Bangkok	≈70.3 million	513,120 km²
12	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	≈51.4 million	676,578 km²
13	South Korea	Seoul	≈51.1 million	100,210 km²
14	Iraq	Baghdad	≈46.1 million	438,317 km²
15	Afghanistan	Kabul	≈43.8 million	652,230 km²
16	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	≈39.0 million	447,400 km²
17	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	≈35.3 million	≈2.15 million km²
18	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	≈34.4 million	330,803 km²
19	Yemen	Sana'a	≈32.7 million	527,968 km²
20	Nepal	Kathmandu	≈30.0 million	147,181 km²
21	Syria	Damascus	≈26.5 million	185,180 km²
22	North Korea	Pyongyang	≈25.9 million	120,538 km²
23	Taiwan	Taipei	≈23.2 million	36,193 km²
24	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	≈21.8 million	65,610 km²
25	Kazakhstan	Astana	≈20.6 million	≈2.72 million km²
26	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	≈17.8 million	181,035 km²
27	Jordan	Amman	≈11.9 million	89,342 km²
28	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	≈11.0 million	83,600 km²
29	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	≈10.7 million	143,100 km²
30	Israel	Jerusalem	≈10.3 million	20,770 km²
31	Azerbaijan	Baku	≈10.3 million	86,600 km²
32	Laos	Vientiane	≈7.7 million	236,800 km²
33	Hong Kong	City of Victoria	≈7.5 million	1,104 km²
34	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	≈7.4 million	199,951 km²
35	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	≈7.1 million	488,100 km²
36	Singapore	Singapore	≈6.2 million	710 km²
37	Lebanon	Beirut	≈5.9 million	10,452 km²
38	Palestine	Ramallah	≈5.6 million	6,220 km²
39	Oman	Muscat	≈5.4 million	309,500 km²
40	Kuwait	Kuwait City	≈4.9 million	17,818 km²
41	Georgia	Tbilisi	≈3.7 million	69,700 km²
42	Mongolia	Ulan Bator	≈3.6 million	≈1.56 million km²
43	Qatar	Doha	≈3.4 million	11,586 km²
44	Armenia	Yerevan	≈3.1 million	29,743 km²
45	Bahrain	Manama	≈1.6 million	765 km²
46	Timor-Leste	Dili	≈1.4 million	14,874 km²
47	Bhutan	Thimphu	790,718	38,394 km²
48	Macau	None	686,500	30 km²
49	Maldives	Malé	515,132	300 km²
50	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	458,600	5,765 km²

This list was last updated on October 8, 2026. Includes overseas territories and other regions as well as independent countries. Population and area are rounded in the table; the country pages show the exact figures.