Best Universities for Demography in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 30.5M citations received by 1.47M academic papers made by 2,189 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

#65 in the World

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

2. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#2 in China

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

3. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Demography

#1 in Israel

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#1 in Singapore

#88 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#3 in China

#103 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Demography

#4 in China

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

8. Kyoto University

For Demography

#2 in Japan

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

9. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#5 in China

#146 in the World

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

10. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#1 in South Korea

#148 in the World

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

11. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Demography

#2 in Israel

#160 in the World

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

12. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#1 in Iran

#165 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

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

14. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#2 in South Korea

#191 in the World

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

15. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#7 in China

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#8 in China

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#9 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Demography

#10 in China

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#1 in India

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

20. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#1 in Taiwan

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

21. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Demography

#3 in Israel

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

22. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Demography

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

23. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#11 in China

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

24. Tohoku University

For Demography

#3 in Japan

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

25. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Demography

#4 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

26. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Demography

#12 in China

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

27. Osaka University

For Demography

#5 in Japan

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

28. Wuhan University

For Demography

#13 in China

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

29. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Demography

#14 in China

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

30. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Demography

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#296 in the World

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

31. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#2 in Iran

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

32. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Demography

#2 in Taiwan

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

33. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Demography

#6 in Japan

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

34. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#3 in South Korea

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

35. Nagoya University

For Demography

#7 in Japan

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

36. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Demography

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

37. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Demography

#8 in Japan

#334 in the World

Founded: 2003

38. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#15 in China

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

39. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Demography

#1 in Indonesia

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

40. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#16 in China

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

41. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#17 in China

#345 in the World

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

42. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Demography

#2 in Indonesia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

43. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#4 in South Korea

#353 in the World

Founded: 1398

44. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#18 in China

#356 in the World

Founded: 1952

45. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#19 in China

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

46. University of Haifa

For Demography

#4 in Israel

#362 in the World

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

47. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Demography

#20 in China

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

48. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#2 in Singapore

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

49. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Demography

#9 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

50. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Demography

#379 in the World

Founded: 1983

51. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Demography

#2 in India

#381 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Demography

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

53. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Demography

#1 in Turkey

#391 in the World

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

54. Shandong University

For Demography

#21 in China

#393 in the World

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

55. University of Tehran

For Demography

#3 in Iran

#401 in the World

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

56. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Demography

#3 in Indonesia

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

57. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#5 in South Korea

#417 in the World

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

58. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#4 in Iran

#420 in the World

Founded: 1946

59. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Demography

#22 in China

#421 in the World

Founded: 1909

60. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Demography

#3 in Taiwan

#425 in the World

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

61. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Demography

#5 in Israel

#426 in the World

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

62. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Demography

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

63. Keio University

For Demography

#10 in Japan

#430 in the World

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

64. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#23 in China

#432 in the World

Founded: 1937

65. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Demography

#6 in South Korea

#435 in the World

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

66. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#3 in India

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

67. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Demography

#6 in Israel

#449 in the World

Founded: 1924

68. Anhui Medical University

For Demography

#24 in China

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

69. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Demography

#2 in Turkey

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

70. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Demography

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 42,782
Founded: 1917

71. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Demography

#25 in China

#457 in the World

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

72. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#5 in Iran

#460 in the World

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

73. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Demography

#4 in Taiwan

#462 in the World

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

74. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Demography

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

75. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#26 in China

#473 in the World

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

76. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#5 in Taiwan

#480 in the World

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

77. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#4 in India

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

78. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Demography

#27 in China

#486 in the World

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

79. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Demography

#4 in Indonesia

#491 in the World

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

80. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Demography

#492 in the World

Founded: 1969

81. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Demography

#5 in Indonesia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

82. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#28 in China

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

83. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Demography

#7 in Israel

#504 in the World

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

84. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Demography

#11 in Japan

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

85. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Demography

#6 in Taiwan

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

86. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#5 in India

#518 in the World

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

87. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Demography

#6 in Indonesia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

88. Kobe University

For Demography

#12 in Japan

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

89. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Demography

#29 in China

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

90. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Demography

#30 in China

#547 in the World

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

91. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#31 in China

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

92. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Demography

#557 in the World

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

93. Xiamen University

For Demography

#32 in China

#561 in the World

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

94. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Demography

#33 in China

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

95. International Institute for Population Sciences

India | Maharashtra

For Demography

#6 in India

#567 in the World

Founded: 1956

96. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Demography

#7 in Taiwan

#573 in the World

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

97. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Demography

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

98. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#6 in Iran

#578 in the World

Founded: 1947

99. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#34 in China

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

100. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Demography

#7 in Indonesia

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1711

Archaeology2569

Broadcast Journalism287

Classics and Ancient History987

Communications and Public Relations1293

Criminology and Criminal Justice243

Early Childhood Education168

Education Majors1803

Forensic Science352

Gender Studies583

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law233

International Relations and Diplomacy264

Journalism and Digital Media608

Law Enforcement185

Library and Information science1086

Linguistics2557

Media Studies277

Military science205

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Occupational Safety and Health247

Political Economy267

Political Science2719

Public Policy / Administration473

Radio and Television broadcasting314

Special Education159

Sports / Exercise science363

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1665

Urban and Regional planning479