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Population in East Asia & Pacific: how the countries rank

How many people live where, how fast populations grow and how old they are. 12 indicators for the 37 economies of East Asia & Pacific, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Population2.4bnEast Asia & Pacific, 2025 · world 8.2bnPopulation growth0.11%East Asia & Pacific, 2025 · world 0.91%Urban share64.8%East Asia & Pacific, 2025 · world 57.8%Density97.5East Asia & Pacific, 2023 · world 62.1Fertility1.34East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 2.19Birth rate9.2East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 16.3Death rate7.9East Asia & Pacific, 2024 · world 7.6Aged 0–1417.6%East Asia & Pacific, 2025 · world 24.4%
Population
East Asia & PacificWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
02.5bn5.0bn7.5bn10.0bn1995200020052010201520202025East Asia & Pacific2.4bnWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
Population growth
East Asia & PacificWorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
-1.0%0%1.0%2.0%3.0%1995200020052010201520202025East Asia & Pacific0.11%WorldEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North Africa
countries

All 37 economies, population

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its population profile.

37 shown
CountryPopulationPopulation growthUrban shareDensityFertilityBirth rateDeath rateAged 0–14
China1.4bn#1 · 2025-0.17%#29 · 202566.3%#18 · 2025150.1#16 · 20241.01#33 · 20246.8#33 · 20247.8#8 · 202415.4%#31 · 2025
Indonesia286m#2 · 20250.78%#14 · 202559.4%#25 · 2025149.8#17 · 20242.12#19 · 202415.8#19 · 20247.6#10 · 202424.2%#19 · 2025
Japan123m#3 · 2025-0.49%#33 · 202592.3%#6 · 2025340.1#8 · 20241.15#32 · 20245.7#34 · 202413.3#1 · 202411.2%#35 · 2025
Philippines117m#4 · 20250.81%#13 · 202555.8%#26 · 2025388.5#6 · 20241.89#23 · 202415.9#18 · 20246.3#25 · 202427.1%#15 · 2025
Vietnam102m#5 · 20250.60%#20 · 202538.8%#29 · 2025322.2#9 · 20241.90#22 · 202413.4#22 · 20246.6#21 · 202422.9%#21 · 2025
Thailand71.6m#6 · 2025-0.07%#26 · 202562.8%#22 · 2025140.3#19 · 20241.20#31 · 20248.1#31 · 20249.0#7 · 202414.4%#32 · 2025
Myanmar54.9m#7 · 20250.64%#19 · 202530.6%#31 · 202583.5#25 · 20242.10#20 · 202416.5#17 · 20249.2#6 · 202424.1%#20 · 2025
South Korea51.7m#8 · 2025-0.13%#27 · 202581.2%#10 · 2025530.2#5 · 20240.75#36 · 20244.7#37 · 20247.0#18 · 202410.2%#37 · 2025
Malaysia36.0m#9 · 20251.17%#11 · 202577.4%#14 · 2025108.2#20 · 20241.54#28 · 202412.4#25 · 20245.3#32 · 202421.3%#22 · 2025
Australia27.6m#10 · 20251.53%#4 · 202587.7%#8 · 20253.5#36 · 20241.48#30 · 202410.7#28 · 20246.9#20 · 202417.7%#30 · 2025
North Korea26.6m#11 · 20250.27%#24 · 202564.2%#20 · 2025220.1#12 · 20241.78#25 · 202412.9#24 · 20249.9#3 · 202418.9%#26 · 2025
Cambodia17.8m#12 · 20251.18%#10 · 202541.1%#27 · 202599.9#21 · 20242.55#13 · 202420.3#12 · 20246.5#23 · 202429.5%#14 · 2025
Papua New Guinea10.8m#13 · 20251.75%#3 · 202515.8%#37 · 202523.4#33 · 20243.07#8 · 202424.3#6 · 20246.6#22 · 202433.1%#8 · 2025
Laos7.9m#14 · 20251.32%#6 · 202540.3%#28 · 202533.7#30 · 20242.40#15 · 202420.9#11 · 20246.2#27 · 202429.8%#13 · 2025
Hong Kong7.5m#15 · 2025-0.34%#31 · 2025100.0%#1 · 20257,165.8#3 · 20240.84#35 · 20244.9#36 · 20247.0#17 · 202410.3%#36 · 2025
Singapore6.1m#16 · 20251.22%#9 · 2025100.0%#4 · 20258,329.0#2 · 20240.97#34 · 20247.4#32 · 20246.0#29 · 202411.7%#34 · 2025
New Zealand5.3m#17 · 20250.65%#17 · 202584.0%#9 · 202520.1#34 · 20241.57#27 · 202411.0#27 · 20247.1#15 · 202417.9%#29 · 2025
Mongolia3.6m#18 · 20251.25%#8 · 202571.1%#16 · 20252.3#37 · 20242.50#14 · 202416.9#16 · 20245.5#30 · 202431.6%#11 · 2025
Timor-Leste1.4m#19 · 20251.27%#7 · 202528.8%#32 · 202594.2#23 · 20242.63#12 · 202421.8#10 · 20247.2#13 · 202433.1%#9 · 2025
Fiji933,154#20 · 20250.47%#22 · 202559.5%#24 · 202550.7#28 · 20242.27#17 · 202417.9#14 · 20249.5#4 · 202426.8%#16 · 2025
Solomon Islands838,645#21 · 20252.35%#1 · 202531.3%#30 · 202529.3#31 · 20243.51#3 · 202426.7#2 · 20245.1#33 · 202436.6%#4 · 2025
Macao685,900#22 · 2025-0.16%#28 · 2025100.0%#2 · 202520,630.6#1 · 20240.58#37 · 20245.3#35 · 20243.6#37 · 202413.7%#33 · 2025
Brunei466,330#23 · 20250.78%#15 · 202575.0%#15 · 202587.8#24 · 20241.73#26 · 202413.3#23 · 20245.3#31 · 202420.6%#25 · 2025
Vanuatu335,169#24 · 20252.23%#2 · 202522.3%#34 · 202526.9#32 · 20243.57#2 · 202427.7#1 · 20245.0#34 · 202438.0%#2 · 2025
New Caledonia295,333#25 · 20250.92%#12 · 202568.2%#17 · 202515.8#35 · 20241.96#21 · 202414.0#21 · 20246.3#26 · 202421.1%#24 · 2025
French Polynesia282,465#26 · 20250.23%#25 · 202561.8%#23 · 202580.0#26 · 20241.49#29 · 202410.7#29 · 20243.8#36 · 202418.5%#27 · 2025
Samoa219,306#27 · 20250.59%#21 · 202517.5%#36 · 202578.4#27 · 20243.80#1 · 202425.0#4 · 20246.2#28 · 202438.1%#1 · 2025
Guam168,999#28 · 20250.73%#16 · 202594.2%#5 · 2025310.1#10 · 20242.75#10 · 202417.3#15 · 20246.9#19 · 202425.9%#18 · 2025
Kiribati136,488#29 · 20251.45%#5 · 202563.4%#21 · 2025165.9#14 · 20243.12#6 · 202425.3#3 · 20247.1#16 · 202434.4%#6 · 2025
Micronesia113,683#30 · 20250.46%#23 · 202522.5%#33 · 2025161.4#15 · 20242.74#11 · 202422.3#8 · 20247.7#9 · 202431.5%#12 · 2025
Tonga103,742#31 · 2025-0.42%#32 · 202521.2%#35 · 2025144.7#18 · 20243.10#7 · 202423.0#7 · 20246.4#24 · 202434.9%#5 · 2025
American Samoa46,029#32 · 2025-1.59%#34 · 202580.5%#11 · 2025235.0#11 · 20242.27#18 · 202415.0#20 · 20247.3#12 · 202426.3%#17 · 2025
Northern Mariana Islands43,541#33 · 2025-1.68%#36 · 202592.2%#7 · 202596.9#22 · 20242.32#16 · 202412.1#26 · 20245.0#35 · 202421.2%#23 · 2025
Marshall Islands36,282#34 · 2025-3.43%#37 · 202579.1%#13 · 2025207.4#13 · 20242.86#9 · 202420.1#13 · 20247.1#14 · 202433.9%#7 · 2025
Palau17,663#35 · 2025-0.18%#30 · 202579.3%#12 · 202538.5#29 · 20241.88#24 · 202410.7#30 · 202411.7#2 · 202417.9%#28 · 2025
Nauru12,025#36 · 20250.65%#18 · 2025100.0%#3 · 2025568.9#4 · 20243.29#4 · 202424.6#5 · 20247.6#11 · 202437.2%#3 · 2025
Tuvalu9,492#37 · 2025-1.61%#35 · 202565.4%#19 · 2025371.0#7 · 20243.17#5 · 202422.0#9 · 20249.3#5 · 202433.0%#10 · 2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Population37 countries
  1. 1China1.4bn2025
  2. 2Indonesia286m2025
  3. 3Japan123m2025
Lowest
  1. 37Tuvalu9,4922025
  2. 36Nauru12,0252025
  3. 35Palau17,6632025
Median country 1.4m · group 2.4bn
Population growth37 countries
  1. 1Solomon Islands2.35%2025
  2. 2Vanuatu2.23%2025
  3. 3Papua New Guinea1.75%2025
Lowest
  1. 37Marshall Islands-3.43%2025
  2. 36Northern Mariana Islands-1.68%2025
  3. 35Tuvalu-1.61%2025
Median country 0.64% · group 0.11%
Urban share37 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong100.0%2025
  2. 2Macao100.0%2025
  3. 3Nauru100.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 37Papua New Guinea15.8%2025
  2. 36Samoa17.5%2025
  3. 35Tonga21.2%2025
Median country 65.4% · group 64.8%
Density37 countries
  1. 1Macao20,630.62024
  2. 2Singapore8,329.02024
  3. 3Hong Kong7,165.82024
Lowest
  1. 37Mongolia2.32024
  2. 36Australia3.52024
  3. 35New Caledonia15.82024
Median country 140.3 · group 97.5
Fertility37 countries
  1. 1Samoa3.802024
  2. 2Vanuatu3.572024
  3. 3Solomon Islands3.512024
Lowest
  1. 37Macao0.582024
  2. 36South Korea0.752024
  3. 35Hong Kong0.842024
Median country 2.12 · group 1.34
Birth rate37 countries
  1. 1Vanuatu27.72024
  2. 2Solomon Islands26.72024
  3. 3Kiribati25.32024
Lowest
  1. 37South Korea4.72024
  2. 36Hong Kong4.92024
  3. 35Macao5.32024
Median country 15.8 · group 9.2
Death rate37 countries
  1. 1Japan13.32024
  2. 2Palau11.72024
  3. 3North Korea9.92024
Lowest
  1. 37Macao3.62024
  2. 36French Polynesia3.82024
  3. 35Northern Mariana Islands5.02024
Median country 6.9 · group 7.9
Aged 0–1437 countries
  1. 1Samoa38.1%2025
  2. 2Vanuatu38.0%2025
  3. 3Nauru37.2%2025
Lowest
  1. 37South Korea10.2%2025
  2. 36Hong Kong10.3%2025
  3. 35Japan11.2%2025
Median country 24.2% · group 17.6%
Aged 65+37 countries
  1. 1Japan30.0%2025
  2. 2Hong Kong23.7%2025
  3. 3South Korea20.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 37Nauru3.0%2025
  2. 36Papua New Guinea3.6%2025
  3. 35Solomon Islands3.7%2025
Median country 7.5% · group 13.9%
Dependency ratio37 countries
  1. 1Samoa79.0%2025
  2. 2Vanuatu73.4%2025
  3. 3Tonga71.7%2025
Lowest
  1. 37Singapore35.0%2025
  2. 36Brunei38.6%2025
  3. 35Macao40.5%2025
Median country 53.0% · group 46.2%
Net migration37 countries
  1. 1Malaysia166,6152025
  2. 2Japan140,5792025
  3. 3Australia137,1092025
Lowest
  1. 37China-268,1262025
  2. 36Philippines-149,3152025
  3. 35Vietnam-48,1712025
Median country -462 · group -37,630
Adolescent births37 countries
  1. 1Laos81.92024
  2. 2Nauru75.32024
  3. 3Marshall Islands71.32024
Lowest
  1. 37Macao0.52024
  2. 36North Korea0.52024
  3. 35South Korea0.52024
Median country 25.6 · group 14.3
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