Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — South-Eastern Asia

Population in cities over 1 million in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 119,206,397 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 555.2%.

2025 119M people +2% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 119M people2025
Period minimum 18.19M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–2025050M100M150M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 18,194,011 people1962: 19,647,291 people1964: 21,032,218 people1966: 22,510,706 people1968: 24,254,201 people1970: 26,208,781 people1972: 28,747,833 people1974: 31,763,608 people1976: 32,581,831 people1978: 35,175,118 people1980: 38,051,267 people1982: 40,415,919 people1984: 42,760,915 people1986: 45,287,852 people1988: 48,027,396 people1990: 51,161,403 people1992: 53,880,007 people1994: 56,742,000 people1996: 59,739,905 people1998: 62,750,828 people2000: 66,038,285 people2002: 69,308,848 people2004: 72,812,762 people2006: 76,542,871 people2008: 80,617,611 people2010: 85,047,004 people2012: 89,179,084 people2014: 93,508,070 people2016: 98,099,271 people2018: 102,969,883 people2020: 107,531,383 people2022: 112,183,311 people2024: 116,867,603 people2025: 119,206,397 people
Change over the period: +101M (+555.2%) Average annual rate: 2.93 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South-Eastern Asia 119M people
World computed 2.01B people
Population in cities over 1 million — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 119M +2.34M +2%
2024 117M +2.34M +2.05%
2023 115M +2.34M +2.09%
2022 112M +2.33M +2.12%
2021 110M +2.32M +2.16%
2020 108M +2.3M +2.18%
2019 105M +2.27M +2.2%
2018 103M +2.47M +2.46%
2017 100M +2.4M +2.45%
2016 98.1M +2.33M +2.43%
2015 95.77M +2.26M +2.42%
2014 93.51M +2.2M +2.4%
2013 91.31M +2.13M +2.39%
2012 89.18M +2.08M +2.39%
2011 87.1M +2.05M +2.41%
2010 85.05M +2.24M +2.7%
2009 82.81M +2.19M +2.72%
2008 80.62M +2.12M +2.7%
2007 78.5M +1.96M +2.56%
2006 76.54M +1.9M +2.54%
2005 74.65M +1.83M +2.52%
2004 72.81M +1.78M +2.51%
2003 71.03M +1.72M +2.49%
2002 69.31M +1.66M +2.46%
2001 67.64M +1.61M +2.43%
2000 66.04M +1.71M +2.66%
1999 64.33M +1.58M +2.51%
1998 62.75M +1.53M +2.51%
1997 61.22M +1.48M +2.47%
1996 59.74M +1.45M +2.48%
1995 58.29M +1.55M +2.74%
1994 56.74M +1.48M +2.69%
1993 55.26M +1.38M +2.56%
1992 53.88M +1.32M +2.51%
1991 52.56M +1.4M +2.73%
1990 51.16M +1.65M +3.33%
1989 49.51M +1.49M +3.1%
1988 48.03M +1.4M +3%
1987 46.63M +1.34M +2.96%
1986 45.29M +1.29M +2.94%
1985 43.99M +1.23M +2.88%
1984 42.76M +1.2M +2.88%
1983 41.57M +1.15M +2.85%
1982 40.42M +1.11M +2.81%
1981 39.31M +1.26M +3.31%
1980 38.05M +1.48M +4.06%
1979 36.57M +1.39M +3.96%
1978 35.18M +1.33M +3.92%
1977 33.85M +1.27M +3.89%
1976 32.58M +1.22M +3.88%
1975 31.36M −399,184 −1.26%
1974 31.76M +1.56M +5.16%
1973 30.2M +1.46M +5.06%
1972 28.75M +1.34M +4.91%
1971 27.4M +1.19M +4.56%
1970 26.21M +1.01M +4.02%
1969 25.2M +940,852 +3.88%
1968 24.25M +894,261 +3.83%
1967 23.36M +849,234 +3.77%
1966 22.51M +752,303 +3.46%
1965 21.76M +726,185 +3.45%
1964 21.03M +703,961 +3.46%
1963 20.33M +680,966 +3.47%
1962 19.65M +697,113 +3.68%
1961 18.95M +756,167 +4.16%
1960 18.19M

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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