Best Universities for Demography in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 28.2M citations received by 1.42M academic papers made by 2,175 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#1 in China

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Demography

#1 in Israel

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#2 in China

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#1 in Singapore

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. University of Tokyo

For Demography

#1 in Japan

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#3 in China

#109 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Kyoto University

For Demography

#2 in Japan

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

8. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Demography

#4 in China

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

9. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#1 in South Korea

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Demography

#2 in Israel

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

11. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#5 in China

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

12. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#1 in Iran

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

13. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Demography

#6 in China

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#2 in South Korea

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#7 in China

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#8 in China

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#9 in China

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Demography

#10 in China

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

19. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#1 in Taiwan

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

20. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#1 in India

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

21. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Demography

#3 in Israel

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

22. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Demography

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

23. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Demography

#3 in Japan

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

24. Tohoku University

For Demography

#4 in Japan

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

25. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#11 in China

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

26. Osaka University

For Demography

#5 in Japan

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

27. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Demography

#12 in China

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

28. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Demography

#13 in China

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

29. Wuhan University

For Demography

#14 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

30. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Demography

#6 in Japan

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

31. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Demography

#2 in Taiwan

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

32. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Demography

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

33. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#2 in Iran

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

34. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Demography

#7 in Japan

#328 in the World

Founded: 2003

35. Nagoya University

For Demography

#8 in Japan

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

36. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#3 in South Korea

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

37. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Demography

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

38. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Demography

#1 in Indonesia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

39. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#15 in China

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

40. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#16 in China

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1905

41. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Demography

#2 in Indonesia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

42. University of Haifa

For Demography

#4 in Israel

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

43. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#17 in China

#361 in the World

Founded: 1952

44. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#4 in South Korea

#362 in the World

Founded: 1398

45. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#18 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

46. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Demography

#9 in Japan

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

47. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#2 in Singapore

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

48. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#19 in China

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

49. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Demography

#2 in India

#380 in the World

Founded: 1962

50. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Demography

#20 in China

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

51. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Demography

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

52. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Demography

#1 in Turkey

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

53. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Demography

#398 in the World

Founded: 1983

54. University of Tehran

For Demography

#3 in Iran

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

55. Shandong University

For Demography

#21 in China

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

56. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Demography

#5 in Israel

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

57. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Demography

#3 in Indonesia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

58. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#5 in South Korea

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

59. Keio University

For Demography

#10 in Japan

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

60. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#4 in Iran

#428 in the World

Founded: 1946

61. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Demography

#6 in South Korea

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

62. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Demography

#3 in Taiwan

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,217
Founded: 1958

63. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#22 in China

#436 in the World

Founded: 1937

64. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Demography

#23 in China

#438 in the World

Founded: 1909

65. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Demography

#6 in Israel

#443 in the World

Founded: 1924

66. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#3 in India

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

67. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Demography

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

68. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Demography

#2 in Turkey

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

69. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Demography

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

70. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Demography

#4 in Taiwan

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

71. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#5 in Iran

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

72. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#4 in India

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

73. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Demography

#24 in China

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

74. Anhui Medical University

For Demography

#25 in China

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

75. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Demography

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

76. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#5 in Taiwan

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 5,854
Founded: 1960

77. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Demography

#7 in Israel

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

78. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Demography

#4 in Indonesia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

79. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#26 in China

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 13,380
Founded: 1951

80. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Demography

#495 in the World

Founded: 1969

81. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Demography

#5 in Indonesia

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

82. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#27 in China

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

83. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Demography

#11 in Japan

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

84. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Demography

#28 in China

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

85. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Demography

#6 in Taiwan

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

86. Kobe University

For Demography

#12 in Japan

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

87. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#5 in India

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

88. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Demography

#6 in Indonesia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

89. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Demography

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

90. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Demography

#29 in China

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1934

91. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Demography

#30 in China

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

92. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Demography

#7 in Taiwan

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

93. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#31 in China

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

94. Xiamen University

For Demography

#32 in China

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

95. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Demography

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

96. International Institute for Population Sciences

India | Maharashtra

For Demography

#6 in India

#580 in the World

Founded: 1956

97. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#33 in China

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

98. Bogor Agricultural University

Indonesia | Bogor

For Demography

#7 in Indonesia

#587 in the World

Founded: 1963

99. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Demography

#13 in Japan

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

100. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Demography

#7 in India

#589 in the World

Founded: 1931

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1670

Archaeology2564

Broadcast Journalism274

Classics and Ancient History964

Communications and Public Relations1272

Criminology and Criminal Justice234

Early Childhood Education159

Education Majors1770

Forensic Science341

Gender Studies561

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law230

International Relations and Diplomacy259

Journalism and Digital Media586

Law Enforcement179

Library and Information science1072

Linguistics2552

Media Studies266

Military science200

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution206

Occupational Safety and Health237

Political Economy262

Political Science2710

Public Policy / Administration461

Radio and Television broadcasting309

Special Education163

Sports / Exercise science340

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1646

Urban and Regional planning461