Demographics of Asia

Countries ranking by international organisations

Socioeconomics

Asia is home to some of the world's largest economies, including China, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, several of which are members of the G20 and BRICS. Economic and social development varies significantly across the continent.

The Human Development Index (HDI) provides a broad measure of socioeconomic well-being, combining income, life expectancy, and education. Across Asia, HDI scores range from very high in countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea, to lower levels in parts of South and Southeast Asia. The table below shows the 10 highest and lowest HDI scores in the region.

Ethnicities

• Central Asian peoples: Turkic peoples, Iranian peoples
• East Asian peoples: List of Chinese ethnic groups (historical), Japanese people, Koreans, Mongols
• South Asian peoples: Ethnic groups of India, Ethnic groups in Pakistan, Dravidians, Indo-Aryans, Munda people
• Southeast Asian peoples: Austronesian peoples, Tai peoples; List of ethnic groups in Cambodia, ethnic groups in Indonesia, List of ethnic groups in Laos, Ethnic groups of the Philippines, List of ethnic groups in Vietnam
• West Asian peoples: Arab people, Jews, Samaritans, Druze, Peoples of the Caucasus (transcontinental), Ethnic minorities in Iran, Ethnic minorities in Iraq; Iranian peoples, Turkmen, Turks