Population — all countries

Population — South Asia

Population in South Asia in 2025 — 1,692,252,900 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 233.2%.

2025 1.69B people +0.89% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.69B people2025
Period minimum 508M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — South Asia, 1960–20250500M1B1.5B2B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 507,919,318 people1962: 533,162,544 people1964: 559,361,410 people1966: 585,381,018 people1968: 612,171,905 people1970: 640,078,209 people1972: 668,383,197 people1974: 700,247,383 people1976: 734,217,635 people1978: 769,329,109 people1980: 806,369,775 people1982: 845,349,352 people1984: 885,894,499 people1986: 927,646,189 people1988: 970,044,151 people1990: 1,013,297,018 people1992: 1,057,074,570 people1994: 1,101,305,517 people1996: 1,145,998,648 people1998: 1,191,405,930 people2000: 1,237,185,482 people2002: 1,282,584,796 people2004: 1,325,950,587 people2006: 1,367,187,349 people2008: 1,406,047,164 people2010: 1,444,967,010 people2012: 1,483,553,073 people2014: 1,519,839,246 people2016: 1,555,111,864 people2018: 1,589,164,714 people2020: 1,621,073,417 people2022: 1,648,009,565 people2024: 1,677,384,532 people2025: 1,692,252,900 people
Change over the period: +1.18B (+233.17%) Average annual rate: 1.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 1.69B people
World 8.22B people
Population — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.69B +14.87M +0.89%
2024 1.68B +14.8M +0.89%
2023 1.66B +14.57M +0.88%
2022 1.65B +13.22M +0.81%
2021 1.63B +13.71M +0.85%
2020 1.62B +15.66M +0.98%
2019 1.61B +16.25M +1.02%
2018 1.59B +16.64M +1.06%
2017 1.57B +17.41M +1.12%
2016 1.56B +17.74M +1.15%
2015 1.54B +17.53M +1.15%
2014 1.52B +18.18M +1.21%
2013 1.5B +18.11M +1.22%
2012 1.48B +19.18M +1.31%
2011 1.46B +19.41M +1.34%
2010 1.44B +19.6M +1.37%
2009 1.43B +19.32M +1.37%
2008 1.41B +19.1M +1.38%
2007 1.39B +19.76M +1.45%
2006 1.37B +20.3M +1.51%
2005 1.35B +20.94M +1.58%
2004 1.33B +21.6M +1.66%
2003 1.3B +21.76M +1.7%
2002 1.28B +22.44M +1.78%
2001 1.26B +22.96M +1.86%
2000 1.24B +22.92M +1.89%
1999 1.21B +22.86M +1.92%
1998 1.19B +22.78M +1.95%
1997 1.17B +22.63M +1.97%
1996 1.15B +22.48M +2%
1995 1.12B +22.21M +2.02%
1994 1.1B +22.05M +2.04%
1993 1.08B +22.18M +2.1%
1992 1.06B +22.02M +2.13%
1991 1.04B +21.76M +2.15%
1990 1.01B +21.73M +2.19%
1989 992M +21.53M +2.22%
1988 970M +21.24M +2.24%
1987 949M +21.16M +2.28%
1986 928M +21.02M +2.32%
1985 907M +20.73M +2.34%
1984 886M +20.45M +2.36%
1983 865M +20.09M +2.38%
1982 845M +19.71M +2.39%
1981 826M +19.27M +2.39%
1980 806M +18.93M +2.4%
1979 787M +18.11M +2.35%
1978 769M +17.57M +2.34%
1977 752M +17.54M +2.39%
1976 734M +17.13M +2.39%
1975 717M +16.85M +2.41%
1974 700M +16.25M +2.38%
1973 684M +15.62M +2.34%
1972 668M +14.3M +2.19%
1971 654M +14M +2.19%
1970 640M +14.3M +2.29%
1969 626M +13.6M +2.22%
1968 612M +13.55M +2.26%
1967 599M +13.24M +2.26%
1966 585M +12.88M +2.25%
1965 572M +13.14M +2.35%
1964 559M +13.25M +2.43%
1963 546M +12.95M +2.43%
1962 533M +12.75M +2.45%
1961 520M +12.5M +2.46%
1960 508M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.