# Country Population (2020) Subregion 1 China 1,439,323,776 Eastern Asia 2 India 1,380,004,385 Southern Asia 3 Indonesia 273,523,615 South-Eastern Asia 4 Pakistan 220,892,340 Southern Asia 5 Bangladesh 164,689,383 Southern Asia 6 Japan 126,476,461 Eastern Asia 7 Philippines 109,581,078 South-Eastern Asia 8 Vietnam 97,338,579 South-Eastern Asia 9 Turkey 84,339,067 Western Asia 10 Iran 83,992,949 Southern Asia 11 Thailand 69,799,978 South-Eastern Asia 12 Myanmar 54,409,800 South-Eastern Asia 13 South Korea 51,269,185 Eastern Asia 14 Iraq 40,222,493 Western Asia 15 Afghanistan 38,928,346 Southern Asia 16 Saudi Arabia 34,813,871 Western Asia 17 Uzbekistan 33,469,203 Central Asia 18 Malaysia 32,365,999 South-Eastern Asia 19 Yemen 29,825,964 Western Asia 20 Nepal 29,136,808 Southern Asia 21 North Korea 25,778,816 Eastern Asia 22 Sri Lanka 21,413,249 Southern Asia 23 Kazakhstan 18,776,707 Central Asia 24 Syria 17,500,658 Western Asia 25 Cambodia 16,718,965 South-Eastern Asia 26 Jordan 10,203,134 Western Asia 27 Azerbaijan 10,139,177 Western Asia 28 United Arab Emirates 9,890,402 Western Asia 29 Tajikistan 9,537,645 Central Asia 30 Israel 8,655,535 Western Asia 31 Laos 7,275,560 South-Eastern Asia 32 Lebanon 6,825,445 Western Asia 33 Kyrgyzstan 6,524,195 Central Asia 34 Turkmenistan 6,031,200 Central Asia 35 Singapore 5,850,342 South-Eastern Asia 36 Oman 5,106,626 Western Asia 37 State of Palestine 5,101,414 Western Asia 38 Kuwait 4,270,571 Western Asia 39 Georgia 3,989,167 Western Asia 40 Mongolia 3,278,290 Eastern Asia 41 Armenia 2,963,243 Western Asia 42 Qatar 2,881,053 Western Asia 43 Bahrain 1,701,575 Western Asia 44 Timor-Leste 1,318,445 South-Eastern Asia 45 Cyprus 1,207,359 Western Asia 46 Bhutan 771,608 Southern Asia 47 Maldives 540,544 Southern Asia 48 Brunei 437,479 South-Eastern Asia     Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories) Not included in this total of "countries" Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao" /> # Country Population (2020) Subregion 1 China 1,439,323,776 Eastern Asia 2 India 1,380,004,385 Southern Asia 3 Indonesia 273,523,615 South-Eastern Asia 4 Pakistan 220,892,340 Southern Asia 5 Bangladesh 164,689,383 Southern Asia 6 Japan 126,476,461 Eastern Asia 7 Philippines 109,581,078 South-Eastern Asia 8 Vietnam 97,338,579 South-Eastern Asia 9 Turkey 84,339,067 Western Asia 10 Iran 83,992,949 Southern Asia 11 Thailand 69,799,978 South-Eastern Asia 12 Myanmar 54,409,800 South-Eastern Asia 13 South Korea 51,269,185 Eastern Asia 14 Iraq 40,222,493 Western Asia 15 Afghanistan 38,928,346 Southern Asia 16 Saudi Arabia 34,813,871 Western Asia 17 Uzbekistan 33,469,203 Central Asia 18 Malaysia 32,365,999 South-Eastern Asia 19 Yemen 29,825,964 Western Asia 20 Nepal 29,136,808 Southern Asia 21 North Korea 25,778,816 Eastern Asia 22 Sri Lanka 21,413,249 Southern Asia 23 Kazakhstan 18,776,707 Central Asia 24 Syria 17,500,658 Western Asia 25 Cambodia 16,718,965 South-Eastern Asia 26 Jordan 10,203,134 Western Asia 27 Azerbaijan 10,139,177 Western Asia 28 United Arab Emirates 9,890,402 Western Asia 29 Tajikistan 9,537,645 Central Asia 30 Israel 8,655,535 Western Asia 31 Laos 7,275,560 South-Eastern Asia 32 Lebanon 6,825,445 Western Asia 33 Kyrgyzstan 6,524,195 Central Asia 34 Turkmenistan 6,031,200 Central Asia 35 Singapore 5,850,342 South-Eastern Asia 36 Oman 5,106,626 Western Asia 37 State of Palestine 5,101,414 Western Asia 38 Kuwait 4,270,571 Western Asia 39 Georgia 3,989,167 Western Asia 40 Mongolia 3,278,290 Eastern Asia 41 Armenia 2,963,243 Western Asia 42 Qatar 2,881,053 Western Asia 43 Bahrain 1,701,575 Western Asia 44 Timor-Leste 1,318,445 South-Eastern Asia 45 Cyprus 1,207,359 Western Asia 46 Bhutan 771,608 Southern Asia 47 Maldives 540,544 Southern Asia 48 Brunei 437,479 South-Eastern Asia     Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories) Not included in this total of "countries" Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao" />
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How many countries are there in Asia?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 46

Submitted by: Warraich

There are 48 countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).

 

 

 

 

Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas) or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories) Not included in this total of “countries”

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao

Correct Answer: 48 ✔

Last Updated: July 30, 2020