Countries of Western Asia
We count 18 countries in Western Asia, part of Asia.
Together they have about 319.1 million inhabitants, 4% of the population of all 195 countries, on 4,872,869 km².
The largest country is Saudi Arabia, the smallest Bahrain.
The most populous country is Türkiye, the least populous Cyprus.
Qatar has the highest GDP per person, Syria the lowest.
Yemen has the youngest population (median age 18.5 years), Cyprus the oldest (39.1 years).
All 18 countries of Western Asia
Sorted by population. Every country links to its own page.
| Country | Capital | Population | Areakm² |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | Ankara | 87.9M | 783,562 |
 Iraq | Baghdad | 48M | 435,052 |
 Yemen | Sanaa | 43M | 527,968 |
 Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 35.2M | 2,206,714 |
 Syria | Damascus | 26.5M | 185,180 |
 Jordan | Amman | 11.6M | 89,318 |
 United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 11.6M | 71,024 |
 Azerbaijan | Baku | 10.5M | 86,600 |
 Israel | Jerusalem | 9.6M | 22,072 |
 Lebanon | Beirut | 5.9M | 10,452 |
 Palestine | Ramallah | 5.7M | 6,020 |
 Oman | Muscat | 5.7M | 309,980 |
 Kuwait | Kuwait City | 5.1M | 17,818 |
 Georgia | Tbilisi | 3.8M | 69,700 |
 Qatar | Doha | 3.2M | 11,637 |
 Armenia | Yerevan | 2.9M | 29,743 |
 Bahrain | Manama | 1.7M | 778 |
 Cyprus | Nicosia | 1.4M | 9,251 |
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Questions about the countries of Western Asia
How many countries are there in Western Asia?
We count 18 countries in Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
What is the largest country in Western Asia?
The largest country in Western Asia is Saudi Arabia, with 2,206,714 km².
What is the smallest country in Western Asia?
The smallest country in Western Asia is Bahrain, with 778 km².
Which country in Western Asia has the most inhabitants?
The most populous country in Western Asia is Türkiye, with about 87.9 million inhabitants.
Each country is counted on one continent only, following Natural Earth: Russia, for example, is counted in Europe and Turkey in Asia. Regions are Natural Earth's subregions, which follow the UN's M49 standard. Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons. How we check our data →