Population growth in Asia

50 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
4.68 %
United Arab Emirates
Median country
1.05 %
half above, half below
World
0.91 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-0.73 to 4.68
Sri Lanka - United Arab Emirates

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Asia, the highest value is in United Arab Emirates (4.68 %) and the lowest in Sri Lanka (-0.73 %).

The median country is at 1.05 %: half are above, half below.

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.GROW) · licence

Population growth over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1United Arab Emirates4.68
2Saudi Arabia4.63
3Oman3.96
4Qatar3.92
5Syria3.77
6Georgia3.18
7Yemen2.89
8Afghanistan2.77
9Palestine2.33
10Iraq2.10
11Uzbekistan1.88
12Tajikistan1.83
13Armenia1.74
14Kyrgyzstan1.66
15Turkmenistan1.65
16Pakistan1.56
17Laos1.32
18Timor-Leste1.27
19Mongolia1.25
20Singapore1.22
21Bangladesh1.22
22Kazakhstan1.21
23Israel1.20
24Cambodia1.18
25Malaysia1.17
26Iran0.92
27Cyprus0.91
28India0.89
29Philippines0.81
30Indonesia0.78
31Brunei0.78
32Lebanon0.75
33Bahrain0.73
34Bhutan0.65
35Myanmar0.64
36Vietnam0.60
37Azerbaijan0.43
38Türkiye0.42
39Maldives0.36
40North Korea0.27
41Thailand-0.07
42Nepal-0.11
43South Korea-0.13
44Macao-0.16
45China-0.17
46Jordan-0.28
47Hong Kong-0.34
48Japan-0.49
49Kuwait-0.65
50Sri Lanka-0.73
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