Background: This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between CYP2C19 gene polymorphisms and ESCC risk in Asian populations.Methods: A literature search was performed in main medical publication databases for the association between CYP2C19 gene polymorphisms and ESCC risk, up to May 2020. A random/fixed-effects model was used to calculate the pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to evaluate the associations, considering multiple genetic models. And people were classified into three groups according to metabolizer phenotypes: (i) extensive metabolizers (EMs: *1/*1, *1/*2, *1/*3); (ii) intermediate metabolizers (IMs: *1/*2, *1/*3) and (iii) poor metabolizers (PMs: *2/*2, *2/*3, *3/*3).Results: Eight studies with 1955 cases and 2754 controls were ultimately included that showed that individuals carrying the “A” allele of CYP2C19*2 G681A and AA genotype of CYP2C19*3 G636A were significantly associated with an increased ESCC risk (CYP2C19*2 A vs. G: OR = 1.823, 95% CI = 1.616-2.056; CYP2C19*3 AA vs. AG + GG: OR = 2.992, 95% CI = 1.122-7.981). In the analysis of metabolizer phenotypes, PMs and IMs groups were associated with ESCC risk compared to EMs (IMs vs. EMs: OR = 1.673, 95% CI = 1.281-2.186; PMs vs. EMs: OR = 2.605, 95% CI = 1.945-3.489). And PMs showed a stronger correlation (PMs vs. IMs + EMs: OR = 2.220, 95% CI = 1.705-2.891).Results: Eight studies with 1955 cases and 2754 controls were ultimately included that showed that individuals carrying the “A” allele of CYP2C19*2 G861A and AA genotype of CYP2C19*3 G636A were significantly associated with an increased ESCC risk (CYP2C19*2 A vs. G: OR = 1.823, 95% CI = 1.616-2.056; CYP2C19*3 AA vs. AG + GG: OR = 2.992, 95% CI = 1.122-7.981). In the analysis of metabolizer phenotypes, PMs and IMs groups were associated with ESCC risk compared to EMs (IMs vs. EMs: OR = 1.673, 95% CI = 1.281-2.186; PMs vs. EMs: OR = 2.605, 95% CI = 1.945-3.489). And PMs showed a stronger correlation (PMs vs. IMs + EMs: OR = 2.220, 95% CI = 1.705-2.891).Conclusions: Our meta-analysis revealed that “A” allele (AA+AG) ofCYP2C19*2 and AA genotype of CYP2C19*3 polymorphism are significantly associated with ESCC risk. In metabolizer phenotypes, PMs and IMs are associated with an increased risk of ESCC in Asian populations.