Best Universities for Demography in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 19.9M citations received by 1.25M academic papers made by 2,092 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

#66 in the World

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

2. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Demography

#1 in Israel

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

3. University of Tokyo

For Demography

#1 in Japan

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

4. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#2 in China

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

5. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#1 in Singapore

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#3 in China

#111 in the World

Founded: 1963

7. Kyoto University

For Demography

#2 in Japan

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

8. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Demography

#2 in Israel

#153 in the World

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

9. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#1 in South Korea

#158 in the World

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

10. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Demography

#4 in China

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

11. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#5 in China

#173 in the World

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

12. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#6 in China

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

13. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#1 in Iran

#212 in the World

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

14. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#2 in South Korea

#215 in the World

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

15. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#1 in Taiwan

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#7 in China

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Demography

#8 in China

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

18. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#9 in China

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

19. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Demography

#3 in Israel

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

20. Tohoku University

For Demography

#3 in Japan

#246 in the World

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

21. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Demography

#4 in Japan

#248 in the World

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

22. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#1 in India

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

23. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Demography

#10 in China

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

24. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Demography

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

25. Osaka University

For Demography

#5 in Japan

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

26. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Demography

#6 in Japan

#280 in the World

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

27. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Demography

#2 in Taiwan

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

28. Huazhong Agricultural University

For Demography

#11 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 26,196
Founded: 1898

29. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Demography

#7 in Japan

#294 in the World

Founded: 2003

30. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#12 in China

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

31. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Demography

#13 in China

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

32. Wuhan University

For Demography

#14 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

33. Nagoya University

For Demography

#8 in Japan

#318 in the World

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

34. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Demography

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#323 in the World

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

35. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#3 in South Korea

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

36. University of Haifa

For Demography

#4 in Israel

#339 in the World

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

37. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#15 in China

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

38. China Agricultural University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#16 in China

#357 in the World

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

39. Nanjing Agricultural University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#17 in China

#359 in the World

Founded: 1952

40. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#2 in Iran

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

41. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Demography

#9 in Japan

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

42. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#4 in South Korea

#364 in the World

Founded: 1398

43. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Demography

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

44. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Demography

#2 in Singapore

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

45. Shandong University

For Demography

#18 in China

#383 in the World

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

46. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Demography

#19 in China

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

47. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Demography

#10 in Japan

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

48. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Demography

#20 in China

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

49. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#21 in China

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

50. Keio University

For Demography

#11 in Japan

#398 in the World

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

51. China Medical University, Taiwan

Taiwan | Taichung

For Demography

#3 in Taiwan

#406 in the World

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

52. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Demography

#5 in Israel

#410 in the World

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

53. University of Tehran

For Demography

#3 in Iran

#411 in the World

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

54. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Demography

#2 in India

#416 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Demography

#1 in Turkey

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

56. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Demography

#6 in Israel

#428 in the World

Founded: 1924

57. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Demography

#1 in Indonesia

#432 in the World

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

58. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#5 in South Korea

#434 in the World

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

59. University of Ulsan

South Korea | Ulsan

For Demography

#6 in South Korea

#436 in the World

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

60. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#22 in China

#438 in the World

Founded: 1937

61. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Demography

#4 in Taiwan

#444 in the World

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

62. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#3 in India

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

63. Aga Khan University

Pakistan | Karachi

For Demography

#455 in the World

Founded: 1983

64. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#4 in Iran

#456 in the World

Founded: 1946

65. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Demography

#2 in Turkey

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

66. University of Delhi

India | Haryana

For Demography

#4 in India

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1922

67. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Demography

#7 in Israel

#463 in the World

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

68. Chulalongkorn University

Thailand | Bangkok

For Demography

#468 in the World

Founded: 1917

69. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Demography

#23 in China

#471 in the World

Founded: 1909

70. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Demography

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

71. Taipei Medical University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Demography

#5 in Taiwan

#477 in the World

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

72. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Demography

#24 in China

#480 in the World

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

73. Anhui Medical University

For Demography

#25 in China

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

74. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Demography

#12 in Japan

#501 in the World

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

75. Kobe University

For Demography

#13 in Japan

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

76. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Demography

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

77. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Demography

#5 in Iran

#509 in the World

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

78. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Demography

#26 in China

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

79. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Demography

#6 in Taiwan

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

80. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Demography

#7 in Taiwan

#527 in the World

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

81. Southern Medical University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#27 in China

#530 in the World

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

82. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Demography

#28 in China

#547 in the World

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

83. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Demography

#555 in the World

Founded: 1969

84. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Demography

#556 in the World

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

85. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Demography

#29 in China

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

86. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Demography

#5 in India

#566 in the World

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

87. Northwest A&F University

China | Yangling

For Demography

#30 in China

#568 in the World

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

88. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Demography

#14 in Japan

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

89. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Demography

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

90. Indian Statistical Institute

India | West Bengal

For Demography

#6 in India

#581 in the World

Founded: 1931

91. Xiamen University

For Demography

#31 in China

#582 in the World

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

92. Chiba University

For Demography

#15 in Japan

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

93. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Demography

#32 in China

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

94. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Demography

#16 in Japan

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

95. Sichuan Agricultural University

For Demography

#33 in China

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1906

96. Khon Kaen University

Thailand | Khon Kaen

For Demography

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1964

97. Kyung Hee University

South Korea | Seoul

For Demography

#7 in South Korea

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 35,826
Founded: 1949

98. South China Agricultural University

China | Guangzhou

For Demography

#34 in China

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 60,588
Founded: 1909

99. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Demography

#35 in China

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

100. Kuwait University

Kuwait | Kuwait City

For Demography

#1 in Kuwait

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1966

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Education Majors1590

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Linguistics2456

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381