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.
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

See also: United Nations geoscheme

Africa

Total Africa
YearPop.±% 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
YearPop.±% 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

Total North America
YearPop.±% 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
YearPop.±%
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

Total Asia
YearPop.±% 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

Total Europe
YearPop.±% 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
YearPop.±% 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
YearPop.±% 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

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