List of continents by population
This is a list of continents and continental subregions by population.
Distribution of populations by the United Nations geoscheme
World population by continent, 2010
Asia (60.47%)
Africa (16.05%)
Europe (9.75%)
North America (7.64%)
South America (5.58%)
Oceania (0.50%)
| Rank | Continent | Population 2010 | ±% p.a. 2010–2010 | % of world pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,576,600,516 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Asia | 4,581,757,408 | 1.04% | 60.47% |
| 2 | Africa | 1,216,130,000 | 2.57% | 16.05% |
| 3 | Europe | 738,849,000 | 0.08% | 9.75% |
| 4 | North America | 579,024,000 | 0.96% | 7.64% |
| 5 | South America | 422,535,000 | 1.04% | 5.58% |
| 6 | Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% | 0.50% |
| 7 | Antarctica | 1,106 | N/A | N/A |
| 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 | South-eastern 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 the Balkan countries of Bulgaria and Romania; as well as Siberia (Northern Asia) in Eastern Europe.
† The United Nations geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America.
* The United Nations geoscheme includes the Baltic states, the British Isles, and the Channel Islands in Northern Europe.
~ The United Nations geoscheme includes The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.
+ The United Nations geoscheme includes the South Caucasian countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; as well as Cyprus and Turkey in Western Asia.
& The United Nations geoscheme includes the Balkan countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia; as well as Malta in Southern Europe.
Global, continental, and subregional totals from 1950 to 2018
Africa
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 66,923,000 | — |
| 1960 | 84,305,000 | +2.34% |
| 1970 | 110,428,000 | +2.74% |
| 1980 | 147,512,000 | +2.94% |
| 1990 | 198,232,000 | +3.00% |
| 2000 | 259,373,000 | +2.72% |
| 2010 | 342,743,000 | +2.83% |
| 2018 | 422,563,363 | +2.65% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26,401,000 | — |
| 1960 | 32,216,000 | +2.01% |
| 1970 | 40,846,000 | +2.40% |
| 1980 | 53,135,000 | +2.67% |
| 1990 | 70,886,000 | +2.92% |
| 2000 | 96,113,000 | +3.09% |
| 2010 | 130,598,000 | +3.11% |
| 2018 | 169,121,879 | +3.28% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49,222,000 | — |
| 1960 | 63,697,000 | +2.61% |
| 1970 | 82,883,000 | +2.67% |
| 1980 | 106,908,000 | +2.58% |
| 1990 | 140,117,000 | +2.74% |
| 2000 | 171,891,000 | +2.06% |
| 2010 | 203,717,000 | +1.71% |
| 2018 | 237,293,794 | +1.93% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15,588,000 | — |
| 1960 | 19,724,000 | +2.38% |
| 1970 | 25,454,000 | +2.58% |
| 1980 | 32,997,000 | +2.63% |
| 1990 | 42,049,000 | +2.45% |
| 2000 | 51,451,000 | +2.04% |
| 2010 | 59,067,000 | +1.39% |
| 2018 | 65,739,496 | +1.35% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70,769,000 | — |
| 1960 | 84,946,000 | +1.84% |
| 1970 | 106,015,000 | +2.24% |
| 1980 | 137,414,000 | +2.63% |
| 1990 | 180,331,000 | +2.76% |
| 2000 | 235,235,000 | +2.69% |
| 2010 | 307,982,000 | +2.73% |
| 2018 | 381,202,440 | +2.70% |
| 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
| 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17,076,000 | — |
| 1960 | 20,724,000 | +1.96% |
| 1970 | 25,306,000 | +2.02% |
| 1980 | 29,748,000 | +1.63% |
| 1990 | 34,198,000 | +1.40% |
| 2000 | 38,314,000 | +1.14% |
| 2010 | 41,621,000 | +0.83% |
| 2018 | 43,163,817 | +0.46% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 38,029,000 | — |
| 1960 | 51,400,000 | +3.06% |
| 1970 | 69,702,000 | +3.09% |
| 1980 | 92,425,000 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 114,823,000 | +2.19% |
| 2000 | 138,780,000 | +1.91% |
| 2010 | 161,117,000 | +1.50% |
| 2018 | 175,471,787 | +1.07% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 171,615,000 | — |
| 1960 | 204,167,000 | +1.75% |
| 1970 | 231,029,000 | +1.24% |
| 1980 | 254,217,000 | +0.96% |
| 1990 | 280,633,000 | +0.99% |
| 2000 | 313,724,000 | +1.12% |
| 2010 | 344,129,000 | +0.93% |
| 2018 | 364,295,996 | +0.71% |
| 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
| 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18,131,000 | — |
| 1960 | 24,616,000 | +3.10% |
| 1970 | 33,156,000 | +3.02% |
| 1980 | 41,277,000 | +2.21% |
| 1990 | 50,407,929 | +2.02% |
| 2000 | 55,117,000 | +0.90% |
| 2010 | 62,139,000 | +1.21% |
| 2018 | 72,051,628 | +1.87% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 666,586,000 | — |
| 1960 | 788,145,000 | +1.69% |
| 1970 | 978,113,000 | +2.18% |
| 1980 | 1,173,372,000 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 1,368,592,000 | +1.55% |
| 2000 | 1,496,284,000 | +0.90% |
| 2010 | 1,575,320,000 | +0.52% |
| 2018 | 1,666,471,330 | +0.71% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 164,900,000 | — |
| 1960 | 213,838,000 | +2.63% |
| 1970 | 281,521,000 | +2.79% |
| 1980 | 358,106,000 | +2.44% |
| 1990 | 445,665,000 | +2.21% |
| 2000 | 526,179,000 | +1.67% |
| 2010 | 596,708,000 | +1.27% |
| 2018 | 655,298,044 | +1.18% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 493,443,000 | — |
| 1960 | 593,943,000 | +1.87% |
| 1970 | 741,603,000 | +2.25% |
| 1980 | 939,043,000 | +2.39% |
| 1990 | 1,189,261,000 | +2.39% |
| 2000 | 1,451,933,000 | +2.02% |
| 2010 | 1,702,991,000 | +1.61% |
| 2018 | 1,895,813,944 | +1.35% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50,957,000 | — |
| 1960 | 66,156,000 | +2.64% |
| 1970 | 86,037,000 | +2.66% |
| 1980 | 113,786,000 | +2.83% |
| 1990 | 148,552,000 | +2.70% |
| 2000 | 184,957,000 | +2.22% |
| 2010 | 232,703,000 | +2.32% |
| 2018 | 271,031,766 | +1.92% |
| 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 220,171,000 | — |
| 1960 | 253,630,000 | +1.42% |
| 1970 | 276,396,000 | +0.86% |
| 1980 | 295,042,000 | +0.65% |
| 1990 | 310,027,000 | +0.50% |
| 2000 | 303,789,000 | −0.20% |
| 2010 | 294,591,000 | −0.31% |
| 2018 | 293,790,259 | −0.03% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 78,030,000 | — |
| 1960 | 81,790,000 | +0.47% |
| 1970 | 87,305,000 | +0.65% |
| 1980 | 89,833,000 | +0.29% |
| 1990 | 92,040,000 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 94,397,000 | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 99,682,000 | +0.55% |
| 2018 | 105,237,105 | +0.68% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 108,633,000 | — |
| 1960 | 117,879,000 | +0.82% |
| 1970 | 127,617,000 | +0.80% |
| 1980 | 138,495,000 | +0.82% |
| 1990 | 143,404,000 | +0.35% |
| 2000 | 145,058,000 | +0.11% |
| 2010 | 153,360,000 | +0.56% |
| 2018 | 152,637,573 | −0.06% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 142,256,000 | — |
| 1960 | 152,320,000 | +0.69% |
| 1970 | 165,903,000 | +0.86% |
| 1980 | 170,489,000 | +0.27% |
| 1990 | 175,615,000 | +0.30% |
| 2000 | 183,163,000 | +0.42% |
| 2010 | 187,762,000 | +0.25% |
| 2018 | 194,754,503 | +0.46% |
| 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
| 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% |
| 2018 | 41,570,842 | +2.07% |
World
| 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
- 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 country subdivisions by population
- List of population concern organizations
- List of religious populations
- List of sovereign states
- World population
Sources
- All figures come from the 2015 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects.
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