South Asia
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
1,692,252,900 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$2,705 per person
Life expectancy at birth
72.6 years
Consumer price inflation
3.1%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population growth | 0.88% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 65 and over | 7.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 0 to 14 | 24.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration | -1,295,104 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 0.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Personal remittances received | 4.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| Employment in agriculture | 41.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment in industry | 25.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment in services | 33.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$4.58 trillion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$9,880 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$2,774 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 3.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 5.4% | 2019 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| Education spending | 2.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (gross) | 119.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Tertiary education enrolment (gross) | 32.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth, women | 74.2 years years | 2024 | World Bank |
| Life expectancy at birth, men | 71.0 years years | 2024 | World Bank |
| Health spending share of GDP | 3.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 67.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 82 per 100 people per 100 people | 2025 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 4.3 per 100 people per 100 people | 2025 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 25.9% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 14.3% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 21.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 23.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 44.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 15.6 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 196,803,652 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 99.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 74.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 36.9% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 4,675.5 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 2.8 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | World Bank |
| CO2 emissions per person | 1.98 t CO2 per person t CO2 per person | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| Forest area | 25.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 4.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 55.2 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 95.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 77.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 82.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Agriculture share of GDP | 15.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Cereal yield | 3,814 kg per hectare kg per hectare | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agricultural land | 58.3% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Extreme poverty rate | 2.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) | 15.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) | 76.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 6.9% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 13.8% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.63% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 257 per million people per million people | 2020 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 240,481 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 2.8 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 11.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
https://data.pispace.eu/countries/south-asia