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Asia in the new millennium
Ranked by 1998 mid-year 2025 mid-year Average annual
population population population growth rate (%)
1. China 1,242.5 1,561.4 0.85
2. India 970.5 1,441.2 1.47
3. Indonesia 204.4 275.2 1.11
4. Pakistan 130.8 258.1 2.55
5. Bangladesh 125.8 165.6 1.03
6. Japan 126.4 120.9 -0.16
7. Philippines 73.2 116.8 1.75
8. Vietnam 78.5 109.5 1.24
9. Thailand 61.1 71.6 0.6
10. Myanmar 47.1 67.8 1.35
11. South Korea 46.1 52.5 0.5
12. Nepal 21.8 38.2 2.1
13. Malaysia 22.2 37.0 1.9
14. Taiwan 21.9 28.6 1.0
15. North Korea 22.2 26.1 0.6
16. Australia 18.7 23.5 0.85
17. Sri Lanka 18.9 22.5 0.65
18. Cambodia 10.8 17.0 1.7
19. Laos 5.1 10.2 2.6
20. Hong Kong 6.7 7.8 0.6
21. New Zealand 3.8 4.3 0.5
22. Singapore 3.9 4.2 0.3
23. Mongolia 2.4 3.3 1.2
24. Bhutan 0.7 1.4 2.3
25. Brunei 0.3 0.5 2.2
Ranked by 1998 2010 1999-2010
per capita GDP per capita GDP per capita GDP annual GDP growth
1. Singapore 28,565 58,035 5.4%
2. USA 31,470 51,875 2.6%
3. Taiwan 17,495 39,980 5.5%
4. Australia 21,970 38,320 3.3%
5. Hong Kong 23,105 37,095 3.3%
6. Japan 22,720 33,895 1.0%
7. New Zealand 17,855 28,435 2.5%
8. South Korea 12,995 28,090 5.0%
9. Brunei 19,985 24,035 2.1%
10. Malaysia 10,680 21,640 5.8%
11. Thailand 6,285 12,405 4.4%
12. China 3,860 9,740 6.5%
13. Indonesia 3,275 6,370 4.8%
14. Philippines 3,475 6,030 4.4%
15. Sri Lanka 2,625 5,730 5.3%
16. Vietnam 1,755 4,340 7.4%
17. India 1,760 3,655 5.5%
18. Mongolia 2,315 3,315 2.5%
19. Laos 1,325 2,775 6.4%
20. Pakistan 1,660 2,625 4.2%
21. Cambodia 1,350 2,360 4.9%
22. Bangladesh 1,040 2,030 4.7%
23. Nepal 1,100 1,880 4.7%
24. Myanmar 825 1,765 6.1%
Source: Asiaweek, August 20-27, 1999