India accounts for 29.9% of Asia’s population on Wikipedia’s Asian population list.
The list uses United Nations population projections and compares each country’s Asian population with the continental total. India is shown with a projected population of 1,428,627,663, placing it just ahead of China at 29.9% as well. The percentages are rounded, so two countries can share the same displayed value even when their underlying populations differ.
India’s enormous share reflects both its large land area and its long history of dense settlement, especially across the Ganges Plain and major river valleys. India became the world’s most populous country during the 2020s, overtaking China in commonly cited international estimates.
A common mix-up is confusing India’s share of Asia with its share of the world. India represents roughly three-tenths of Asia’s population, but only about one-sixth of the global population. The list also distinguishes projected populations from the latest official national figures.