Urban population — all countries

Urban population — South-Eastern Asia

Urban population in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 381,261,557 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 901.6%.

2025 381M people +1.67% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 381M people2025
Period minimum 38.06M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–20250100M200M300M400M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38,064,809 people1962: 41,475,330 people1964: 45,055,251 people1966: 48,900,535 people1968: 53,215,430 people1970: 57,762,779 people1972: 62,788,881 people1974: 66,878,164 people1976: 71,311,582 people1978: 76,763,504 people1980: 83,413,770 people1982: 90,521,100 people1984: 98,412,668 people1986: 106,793,746 people1988: 115,898,340 people1990: 125,833,356 people1992: 137,284,200 people1994: 150,660,804 people1996: 165,441,758 people1998: 180,771,154 people2000: 195,180,712 people2002: 209,217,486 people2004: 223,172,452 people2006: 237,521,536 people2008: 252,741,325 people2010: 268,564,072 people2012: 284,243,566 people2014: 299,869,260 people2016: 315,221,956 people2018: 333,793,731 people2020: 348,379,217 people2022: 361,880,550 people2024: 375,012,970 people2025: 381,261,557 people
Change over the period: +343M (+901.61%) Average annual rate: 3.61 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South-Eastern Asia 381M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 381M +6.25M +1.67%
2024 375M +6.29M +1.71%
2023 369M +6.84M +1.89%
2022 362M +6.86M +1.93%
2021 355M +6.64M +1.91%
2020 348M +6.94M +2.03%
2019 341M +7.65M +2.29%
2018 334M +10.66M +3.3%
2017 323M +7.91M +2.51%
2016 315M +7.69M +2.5%
2015 308M +7.66M +2.55%
2014 300M +7.74M +2.65%
2013 292M +7.89M +2.77%
2012 284M +7.95M +2.88%
2011 276M +7.73M +2.88%
2010 269M +7.9M +3.03%
2009 261M +7.93M +3.14%
2008 253M +7.77M +3.17%
2007 245M +7.45M +3.14%
2006 238M +7.25M +3.15%
2005 230M +7.1M +3.18%
2004 223M +7.03M +3.25%
2003 216M +6.93M +3.31%
2002 209M +7M +3.46%
2001 202M +7.04M +3.61%
2000 195M +7.08M +3.76%
1999 188M +7.33M +4.06%
1998 181M +7.67M +4.43%
1997 173M +7.66M +4.63%
1996 165M +7.54M +4.78%
1995 158M +7.24M +4.8%
1994 151M +6.89M +4.79%
1993 144M +6.49M +4.73%
1992 137M +6M +4.57%
1991 131M +5.45M +4.33%
1990 126M +5.11M +4.24%
1989 121M +4.82M +4.16%
1988 116M +4.66M +4.19%
1987 111M +4.45M +4.16%
1986 107M +4.24M +4.13%
1985 103M +4.14M +4.21%
1984 98.41M +4.06M +4.3%
1983 94.35M +3.83M +4.23%
1982 90.52M +3.66M +4.21%
1981 86.86M +3.45M +4.13%
1980 83.41M +3.38M +4.23%
1979 80.03M +3.27M +4.26%
1978 76.76M +2.87M +3.88%
1977 73.9M +2.59M +3.63%
1976 71.31M +2.76M +4.03%
1975 68.55M +1.67M +2.5%
1974 66.88M +1.51M +2.31%
1973 65.37M +2.58M +4.11%
1972 62.79M +2.64M +4.39%
1971 60.15M +2.39M +4.13%
1970 57.76M +2.25M +4.05%
1969 55.51M +2.3M +4.32%
1968 53.22M +2.2M +4.32%
1967 51.01M +2.11M +4.32%
1966 48.9M +1.98M +4.21%
1965 46.93M +1.87M +4.15%
1964 45.06M +1.83M +4.22%
1963 43.23M +1.75M +4.23%
1962 41.48M +1.71M +4.31%
1961 39.76M +1.7M +4.46%
1960 38.06M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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