List of Asian countries by population growth rate

The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2023. All sovereign states with United Nations membership and territory in Asia are included on the list apart from those who are also members of the Council of Europe. In addition, the list includes the special administrative regions of China (Hong Kong and Macao).

Annual Population Growth Rates in Asia (2023)[1]

Rank Country Annual growth (%) 1  Syria 6.39 2  Afghanistan 2.26 3  Timor-Leste 2.10 4  Iraq 1.94 5  Pakistan 1.91 6  Yemen 1.83 7  Oman 1.80 8  Saudi Arabia 1.65 9  Philippines 1.58 10  Brunei 1.43 11  Israel 1.43 12  Tajikistan 1.36 13  Laos 1.30 14  Kuwait 1.13 15  Cambodia 1.04 16  Malaysia 1.01 17  Bhutan 0.96 18  Bangladesh 0.91 19  Singapore 0.90 20  Qatar 0.86 21  Bahrain 0.85 22  Mongolia 0.83 23  Kyrgyzstan 0.82 24  Uzbekistan 0.81 25  Jordan 0.79 26  Indonesia 0.76 27  Myanmar 0.75 28    Nepal 0.74 29  Kazakhstan 0.73 30  Macau 0.71 31  India 0.70 32  Lebanon 0.64 33  Sri Lanka 0.59 34  United Arab Emirates 0.58 35  North Korea 0.44 36  South Korea 0.23 37  Macau 0.71 38  Korea, North 0.44 39  South Korea 0.23 40  Thailand 0.20 41  China 0.18 42  HKG 0.15 43  Taiwan 0.03 44  Maldives -0.17 45  Japan -0.41

Middle East

Rank Country Annual growth (%) 1  Iraq 2.87 2  Qatar 2.64 3  United Arab Emirates 2.47 4  Yemen 2.37 5  Bahrain 2.33 6  Oman 2.05 7  Syria 1.56 8  Israel 1.53 8  Kuwait 1.53 10  Saudi Arabia 1.46 11  Iran 1.18 12  Jordan 0.83

South Asia

Rank Country Annual growth (%) 1  Afghanistan 2.34 2  Pakistan 1.45 3    Nepal 1.24 4  India 1.19 5  Bhutan 1.09 6  Bangladesh 1.05 7  Sri Lanka 0.80 8  Maldives -0.07

Southeast Asia [2]

Rank Country Annual growth (%) 1  Laos 1.37 2  Cambodia 1.23 3  Malaysia 1.23 4  Timor-Leste 1.18 5  Philippines 0.83 6  Brunei 0.82 7  Indonesia 0.82 8  Singapore 0.75 9  Myanmar 0.68 10  Vietnam 0.63 11  Thailand -0.05

• List of Asian countries by population