List of continents by population
This is a list of all major continents' population.
Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2016
Rank | Continent | Population 2018 | ±% p.a. 2010–2016 | % of world pop. |
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— | World | 7,632,819,325 | 1.17% | 100% |
1 | Asia | 4,436,224,000 | 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 | 39,901,000 | 1.54% | 0.54% |
7 | Antarctica | 1,106 | Unknown | <0.01% |
Rank | Supercontinent | Population 2013 | ±% p.a. 2010–2013 | % of world pop. |
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— | World | 7,632,819,325 | 1.17% | 100% |
1 | Afro-Eurasia | 6,151,810,000 | 1.21% | 85.90% |
2 | Americas | 972,005,000 | 1.03% | 13.57% |
Rank | Region | Population 2013 | ±% p.a. 2010–2013 |
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— | World | 7,632,819,325 | 1.17% |
1 | Southern Asia | 1,749,046,000 | 1.32% |
2 | Eastern Asia | 1,620,807,000 | 0.57% |
3 | Southeastern Asia | 618,793,000 | 1.20% |
4 | South America | 406,740,000 | 1.06% |
5 | Eastern Africa | 373,202,000 | 2.89% |
6 | Northern America | 355,361,000 | 0.85% |
7 | Western Africa | 331,255,000 | 2.78% |
8 | Eastern Europe | 294,162,000 | 0.23% |
9 | Western Asia | 245,707,000 | 1.98% |
10 | Northern Africa | 210,002,000 | 1.70% |
11 | Western Europe | 192,060,000 | 0.25% |
12 | Central America | 167,387,000 | 1.40% |
13 | Southern Europe | 155,827,000 | 0.24% |
14 | Middle Africa | 135,750,000 | 2.79% |
15 | Northern Europe | 100,404,000 | 0.54% |
16 | Central Asia | 64,370,000 | 1.43% |
17 | Southern Africa | 60,425,000 | 0.91% |
18 | Caribbean | 42,517,000 | 0.71% |
19 | Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% |
Regional and continental (sub)totals from 1950 to 2016
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% |
2016 | 1,225,080,510 | +2.70% |
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% |
2016 | 997,642,449 | +0.93% |
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% |
2016 | 577,184,405 | +0.90% |
South America
Total South America | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1950 | 113,739,000 | — |
1960 | 149,066,000 | +2.74% |
1970 | 193,486,000 | +2.64% |
1980 | 242,862,000 | +2.30% |
1990 | 297,869,000 | +2.06% |
2000 | 349,796,000 | +1.62% |
2010 | 397,085,000 | +1.28% |
2016 | 420,458,044 | +0.96% |
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% |
2016 | 4,462,676,731 | +1.14% |
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% |
2016 | 741,447,158 | +0.14% |
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% |
2016 | 7,466,964,280 | +1.25% |
See also
- 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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