List of continents by population
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This is a list of all major continents/subregions' population.
Distribution of populations
World population by continent, 2019
Asia (60.09%)
Africa (16.36%)
Europe (9.94%)
North America (7.79%)
South America (5.68%)
Oceania (0.54%)
| Rank | Continent | Population 2018 |
±% p.a. 2010–2016 |
% of world pop. |
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| — | World | 7,576,600,514 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Asia | 4,581,757,408 | 1.04% | 59.69% |
| 2 | Africa | 1,216,130,000 | 2.57% | 16.36% |
| 3 | Europe | 738,849,000 | 0.08% | 9.94% |
| 4 | North America | 579,024,000 | 0.96% | 7.79% |
| 5 | South America | 422,535,000 | 1.04% | 5.68% |
| 6 | Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% | 0.54% |
| 7 | Antarctica | 1,106 | N/A | <0.01% |
| Rank | Supercontinent | Population 2013 |
±% p.a. 2010–2013 |
% of world pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,123,815,000 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Afro-Eurasia | 6,151,810,000 | 1.21% | 85.90% |
| 2 | Americas | 972,005,000 | 1.03% | 13.57% |
| Rank | Subregion | Population 2013 |
±% p.a. 2010–2013 |
% of world pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,632,819,325 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Southern Asia^ | 1,749,046,000 | 1.32% | 22.91% |
| 2 | Eastern Asia | 1,620,807,000 | 0.57% | 21.23% |
| 3 | Southeastern Asia | 618,793,000 | 1.20% | 8.11% |
| 4 | South America | 406,740,000 | 1.06% | 5.33% |
| 5 | Eastern Africa | 373,202,000 | 2.89% | 4.89% |
| 6 | Northern America | 355,361,000 | 0.85% | 4.66% |
| 7 | Western Africa | 331,255,000 | 2.78% | 4.34% |
| 8 | Eastern Europe# | 294,162,000 | 0.23% | 3.85% |
| 9 | Western Asia | 245,707,000 | 1.98% | 3.22% |
| 10 | Northern Africa | 210,002,000 | 1.70% | 2.75% |
| 11 | Western Europe | 192,060,000 | 0.25% | 2.52% |
| 12 | Central America† | 167,387,000 | 1.40% | 2.19% |
| 13 | Southern Europe | 155,827,000 | 0.24% | 2.04% |
| 14 | Middle Africa | 135,750,000 | 2.79% | 1.78% |
| 15 | Northern Europe* | 100,404,000 | 0.54% | 1.32% |
| 16 | Central Asia | 64,370,000 | 1.43% | 0.84% |
| 17 | Southern Africa | 60,425,000 | 0.91% | 0.79% |
| 18 | Caribbean~ | 42,517,000 | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| 19 | Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% | 0.50% |
Notes:
^ The United Nations geoscheme includes Afghanistan and Iran in Southern Asia.
# The United Nations geoscheme includes Siberia (Northern Asia) in Eastern Europe.
† The United Nations geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America.
* The United Nations geoscheme includes the Baltic states and the British Isles in Northern Europe.
~ The United Nations geoscheme includes The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
Regional and continental (sub)totals from 1950 to 2018
Africa
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| Total Africa | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 228,902,000 | — |
| 1960 | 284,887,000 | +2.21% |
| 1970 | 365,626,000 | +2.53% |
| 1980 | 477,965,000 | +2.72% |
| 1990 | 631,614,000 | +2.83% |
| 2000 | 814,063,000 | +2.57% |
| 2010 | 1,044,107,000 | +2.52% |
| 2018 | 1,275,920,972 | +2.54% |
Americas
| Total Americas | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 340,459,000 | — |
| 1960 | 425,357,000 | +2.25% |
| 1970 | 519,522,000 | +2.02% |
| 1980 | 619,252,000 | +1.77% |
| 1990 | 727,522,000 | +1.62% |
| 2000 | 840,614,000 | +1.46% |
| 2010 | 943,952,000 | +1.17% |
| 2018 | 1,006,512,678 | +0.81% |
North America
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| Total North America | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 226,719,000 | — |
| 1960 | 276,291,000 | +2.00% |
| 1970 | 326,036,000 | +1.67% |
| 1980 | 376,390,000 | +1.45% |
| 1990 | 429,653,000 | +1.33% |
| 2000 | 490,818,000 | +1.34% |
| 2010 | 546,867,000 | +1.09% |
| 2018 | 582,931,600 | +0.80% |
South America
| Total South America | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1950 | 113,739,000 | — |
| 1960 | 149,066,000 | +31.1% |
| 1970 | 193,486,000 | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 242,862,000 | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 297,869,000 | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 349,796,000 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 397,085,000 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 423,581,078 | +6.7% |
Asia
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| Total Asia | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 1,394,018,000 | — |
| 1960 | 1,686,698,000 | +1.92% |
| 1970 | 2,120,430,000 | +2.31% |
| 1980 | 2,625,584,000 | +2.16% |
| 1990 | 3,202,475,000 | +2.01% |
| 2000 | 3,714,470,000 | +1.49% |
| 2010 | 4,169,850,000 | +1.16% |
| 2018 | 4,560,667,108 | +1.13% |
Europe
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| Total Europe | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 549,089,000 | — |
| 1960 | 605,619,000 | +0.98% |
| 1970 | 657,221,000 | +0.82% |
| 1980 | 693,859,000 | +0.54% |
| 1990 | 721,086,000 | +0.39% |
| 2000 | 726,407,000 | +0.07% |
| 2010 | 735,395,000 | +0.12% |
| 2018 | 746,419,440 | +0.19% |
Oceania
| Total Oceania | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 12,682,000 | — |
| 1960 | 15,784,000 | +2.21% |
| 1970 | 19,688,000 | +2.23% |
| 1980 | 22,972,000 | +1.55% |
| 1990 | 26,971,000 | +1.62% |
| 2000 | 31,068,000 | +1.42% |
| 2010 | 36,411,000 | +1.60% |
| 2016 | 39,901,000 | +1.54% |
World
| Total World | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 2,525,149,000 | — |
| 1960 | 3,018,344,000 | +1.80% |
| 1970 | 3,682,488,000 | +2.01% |
| 1980 | 4,439,632,000 | +1.89% |
| 1990 | 5,309,668,000 | +1.81% |
| 2000 | 6,126,622,000 | +1.44% |
| 2010 | 6,929,725,000 | +1.24% |
| 2018 | 7,631,091,040 | +1.21% |
See also
Note: This topic belongs to "Geography" portal
- World population
- Human geography
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of countries and dependencies by population
- List of countries by past and future population
- List of countries by population in 1900
- List of countries by population in 1907
- List of countries by population in 2005
- List of countries by population in 2010
- List of population concern organizations
- List of religious populations
- List of sovereign states
Sources
- All figures come from the 2015 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects.
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