Table 3.

Changes in the vulnerable population of Asia from 2000 to 2015.

Area	Region	2000	2015	2000 to 2015	Change Rate 1
		(Million)	(Million)	(Million)	(%)
MSHA	Asia	321.94	385.47	63.53	19.73
	Southeast Asia	75.04	92.47	17.43	23.23
	West Asia	32.45	39.38	6.93	21.33
	South Asia	134.40	162.77	28.37	21.11
	East Asia	64.13	74.16	10.03	15.65
	Central Asia	15.92	16.69	0.77	4.84
non-MSHA	Asia	1013.47	1011.40	−2.07	−0.20
	Southeast Asia	117.89	113.33	−4.56	−3.86
	West Asia	42.46	51.14	8.69	20.46
	South Asia	447.09	474.42	27.33	6.11
	East Asia	399.93	366.31	−33.62	−8.41
	Central Asia	6.10	6.19	0.09	1.48

¹ The change rate of the vulnerable population is calculated as (V₂₀₁₅ − V₂₀₀₀)/V₂₀₀₀ × 100%, whereas V₂₀₁₅ and V₂₀₀₀ refer to the vulnerable population in 2015 and 2000, respectively.