List of continents by population
This is a list of all major continents' population.
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Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2013
World population by continent, 2013
| Rank | Continent | Population 2013 |
±% p.a. 2010-2013 |
% of world pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,162,119,000 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Asia | 4,298,723,000 | 1.06% | 60.02% |
| 2 | Africa | 1,110,635,000 | 2.51% | 15.51% |
| 3 | Europe | 742,452,000 | 0.10% | 10.37% |
| 4 | North America | 565,265,000 | 1.00% | 7.89% |
| 5 | South America | 406,740,000 | 1.06% | 5.68% |
| 6 | Australia and Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% | 0.53% |
| 7 | Antarctica | 4,490 | 0% | 0% |
| Rank | Supercontinent | Population 2013 |
±% p.a. 2010-2013 |
% of world pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,162,119,000 | 1.17% | 100% |
| 1 | Afro-Eurasia | 6,151,810,000 | 1.21% | 85.90% |
| 2 | Americas | 972,005,000 | 1.03% | 13.57% |
| 3 | Oceania | 38,304,000 | 1.47% | 0.53% |
| Rank | Region | Population 2013 |
±% p.a. 2010-2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | World | 7,162,119,000 | 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 2013
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Africa
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| Total Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 228,827,000 | — |
| 1960 | 285,270,000 | +2.23% |
| 1970 | 366,475,000 | +2.54% |
| 1980 | 478,459,000 | +2.70% |
| 1990 | 629,987,000 | +2.79% |
| 2000 | 808,304,000 | +2.52% |
| 2010 | 1,031,084,000 | +2.46% |
| 2013 | 1,110,635,000 | +2.51% |
Americas
North America
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| Type | Family |
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| Float | "Col-float" | Yes | Yes | {{Col-float}} | {{Col-float-break}} | {{Col-float-end}} |
| "Columns-start" | Yes | Yes | {{Columns-start}} | {{Column}} | {{Columns-end}} | |
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| Total North America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 227,024,000 | — |
| 1960 | 277,025,000 | +2.01% |
| 1970 | 327,455,000 | +1.69% |
| 1980 | 377,933,000 | +1.44% |
| 1990 | 431,654,000 | +1.34% |
| 2000 | 493,449,000 | +1.35% |
| 2010 | 548,672,000 | +1.07% |
| 2013 | 565,265,000 | +1.00% |
South America
| Total South America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 112,460,000 | — |
| 1960 | 147,766,000 | +2.77% |
| 1970 | 191,562,000 | +2.63% |
| 1980 | 241,018,000 | +2.32% |
| 1990 | 295,835,000 | +2.07% |
| 2000 | 348,246,000 | +1.64% |
| 2010 | 394,021,000 | +1.24% |
| 2013 | 406,740,000 | +1.06% |
Total Americas
| Total Americas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 339,484,000 | — |
| 1960 | 424,791,000 | +2.27% |
| 1970 | 519,017,000 | +2.02% |
| 1980 | 618,950,000 | +1.78% |
| 1990 | 727,489,000 | +1.63% |
| 2000 | 841,695,000 | +1.47% |
| 2010 | 942,692,000 | +1.14% |
| 2013 | 972,005,000 | +1.03% |
Asia
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| Type | Family |
Handles wiki
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Responsive/ Mobile suited |
Start template | Column divider | End template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Float | "Col-float" | Yes | Yes | {{Col-float}} | {{Col-float-break}} | {{Col-float-end}} |
| "Columns-start" | Yes | Yes | {{Columns-start}} | {{Column}} | {{Columns-end}} | |
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| Total Asia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 1,395,749,000 | — |
| 1960 | 1,694,650,000 | +1.96% |
| 1970 | 2,128,631,000 | +2.31% |
| 1980 | 2,634,161,000 | +2.15% |
| 1990 | 3,213,123,000 | +2.01% |
| 2000 | 3,717,372,000 | +1.47% |
| 2010 | 4,165,440,000 | +1.14% |
| 2013 | 4,298,723,000 | +1.06% |
Europe
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| Type | Family |
Handles wiki
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Responsive/ Mobile suited |
Start template | Column divider | End template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Float | "Col-float" | Yes | Yes | {{Col-float}} | {{Col-float-break}} | {{Col-float-end}} |
| "Columns-start" | Yes | Yes | {{Columns-start}} | {{Column}} | {{Columns-end}} | |
| Columns | "Div col" | Yes | Yes | {{Div col}} | – | {{Div col end}} |
| "Columns-list" | No | Yes | {{Columns-list}} (wraps div col) | – | – | |
| Flexbox | "Flex columns" | No | Yes | {{Flex columns}} | – | – |
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| Total Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 549,043,000 | — |
| 1960 | 605,517,000 | +0.98% |
| 1970 | 657,369,000 | +0.83% |
| 1980 | 694,510,000 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 723,248,000 | +0.41% |
| 2000 | 729,105,000 | +0.08% |
| 2010 | 740,308,000 | +0.15% |
| 2013 | 742,452,000 | +0.10% |
Oceania
| Total Oceania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 12,675,000 | — |
| 1960 | 15,775,000 | +2.21% |
| 1970 | 19,681,000 | +2.24% |
| 1980 | 22,968,000 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 26,969,000 | +1.62% |
| 2000 | 31,224,000 | +1.48% |
| 2010 | 36,659,000 | +1.62% |
| 2013 | 38,304,000 | +1.47% |
World
| Total World | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1950 | 2,525,779,000 | — |
| 1960 | 3,026,003,000 | +1.82% |
| 1970 | 3,691,173,000 | +2.01% |
| 1980 | 4,449,049,000 | +1.89% |
| 1990 | 5,320,817,000 | +1.81% |
| 2000 | 6,127,700,000 | +1.42% |
| 2010 | 6,916,183,000 | +1.22% |
| 2013 | 7,162,119,000 | +1.17% |
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 population concern organizations
- List of religious populations
- List of sovereign states
- World population
Source
- All figures come from the United Nations' World Population Prospects, the 2012 Revision
