Total Asia Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1950 1,394,018,000 — 1960 1,686,698,000 +1.92% 1970 2,120,430,000 +2.31% 1980 2,625,584,000 +2.16% 1990 3,202,475,000 +2.01% 2000 3,714,470,000 +1.49% 2010 4,169,850,000 +1.16% 2016 4,462,676,731 +1.14%