Subregions in Asia by population (2023)

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# Region Population
(2023)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Med.
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 Southern Asia 2,027,578,876 1 % 20,029,162317 6,400,127 -1,215,823 2.188 27 37.5 % 25.2 %
2 Eastern Asia 1,662,476,937 -0.04 % -723,112144 11,560,456 -134,077 1.195 40 68 % 20.7 %
3 South-Eastern Asia 686,824,689 0.84 % 5,699,625158 4,340,700 -187,700 2.106 30 51.8 % 8.5 %
4 Western Asia 298,033,659 1.47 % 4,313,55362 4,805,058 104,403 2.541 27 72.4 % 3.7 %
5 Central Asia 78,165,568 1.46 % 1,125,73720 3,926,790 -53,994 2.883 27 47.7 % 1 %

World Population by Region in 1950

#RegionPopulation
(1950)
World
Share
1 Asia 1,379,048,370 55.2 %
2 Europe 549,721,718 22 %
3 Africa 227,549,258 9.1 %
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 168,335,846 6.7 %
5 Northern America 162,089,353 6.5 %
6 Oceania 12,577,612 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 2050

#RegionPopulation
(2050)
World
Share
1 Asia 5,292,947,571 54.5 %
2 Africa 2,485,135,539 25.6 %
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 749,168,715 7.7 %
4 Europe 703,007,486 7.2 %
5 Northern America 421,397,985 4.3 %
6 Oceania 57,834,465 0.6 %