|
List of continents by population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of continents by population
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a List of continents by population.
Regional and continental (sub)totals from 1950 to 2010
Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2010
| Continent or region |
Population
2010 |
%±
2000-2010 |
| World |
6,895,889,000 |
+12.6% |
| Asia |
4,164,252,000 |
+12.0% |
| Southern Asia |
1,704,146,000 |
+16.7% |
| Eastern Asia |
1,573,970,000 |
+5.3% |
| Africa |
1,022,234,000 |
+26.0% |
| Americas |
934,611,000 |
+12.0% |
| Europe |
738,199,000 |
+1.6% |
| South-Eastern Asia |
593,415,000 |
+13.3% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
590,082,000 |
+13.2% |
| Northern America |
344,529,000 |
+10.0% |
| Eastern Africa |
324,044,000 |
+28.8% |
| Western Africa |
304,261,000 |
+29.1% |
| Western Asia |
231,995,000 |
+25.8% |
| Northern Africa |
209,459,000 |
+18.9% |
| Middle Africa |
126,689,000 |
+31.7% |
| Central Asia |
60,726,000 |
+9.7% |
| Southern Africa |
57,780,000 |
+12.3% |
| Oceania |
36,593,000 |
+17.5% |
Africa
| Year |
Eastern Africa |
%± |
Middle Africa |
%± |
Northern Africa |
%± |
Southern Africa |
%± |
Western Africa |
%± |
Total
Africa |
%± |
| 1950 |
64,757,000 |
— |
26,116,000 |
— |
52,982,000 |
— |
15,588,000 |
— |
70,451,000 |
— |
229,895,000 |
— |
| 1960 |
81,887,000 |
+26.5% |
32,013,000 |
+22.6% |
67,493,000 |
+27.4% |
19,724,000 |
+26.5% |
85,611,000 |
+21.5% |
286,729,000 |
+24.7% |
| 1970 |
107,628,000 |
+31.4% |
40,749,000 |
+27.3% |
86,943,000 |
+28.8% |
25,454,000 |
+29.1% |
107,374,000 |
+25.4% |
368,148,000 |
+28.4% |
| 1980 |
143,575,000 |
+33.4% |
53,391,000 |
+31.0% |
113,072,000 |
+30.1% |
33,000,000 |
+29.6% |
139,766,000 |
+30.2% |
482,803,000 |
+31.1% |
| 1990 |
192,801,000 |
+34.3% |
71,676,000 |
+34.2% |
146,188,000 |
+29.3% |
42,093,000 |
+27.6% |
182,529,000 |
+30.6% |
635,287,000 |
+31.6% |
| 2000 |
251,584,000 |
+30.5% |
96,187,000 |
+34.2% |
176,166,000 |
+20.5% |
51,442,000 |
+22.2% |
235,722,000 |
+29.1% |
811,101,000 |
+27.7% |
| 2010 |
324,044,000 |
+28.8% |
126,689,000 |
+31.7% |
209,459,000 |
+18.9% |
57,780,000 |
+12.3% |
304,261,000 |
+29.1% |
1,022,234,000 |
+26.0% |
Americas
| Year |
Latin America
and the Caribbean |
%± |
Northern America |
%± |
Total
Americas |
%± |
| 1950 |
167,368,000 |
— |
171,615,000 |
— |
338,983,000 |
— |
| 1960 |
220,058,000 |
+31.5% |
204,318,000 |
+19.1% |
424,376,000 |
+25.2% |
| 1970 |
286,377,000 |
+30.1% |
231,284,000 |
+13.2% |
517,661,000 |
+22.0% |
| 1980 |
362,326,000 |
+26.5% |
254,454,000 |
+10.0% |
616,780,000 |
+19.1% |
| 1990 |
443,032,000 |
+22.3% |
281,162,000 |
+10.5% |
724,194,000 |
+17.4% |
| 2000 |
521,429,000 |
+17.7% |
313,289,000 |
+11.4% |
834,718,000 |
+15.3% |
| 2010 |
590,082,000 |
+13.2% |
344,529,000 |
+10.0% |
934,611,000 |
+12.0% |
Asia
| Year |
Central Asia |
%± |
Eastern Asia |
%± |
Southern Asia |
%± |
South-Eastern Asia |
%± |
Western Asia |
%± |
Total
Asia |
%± |
| 1950 |
17,499,000 |
— |
672,432,000 |
— |
489,573,000 |
— |
172,905,000 |
— |
50,979,000 |
— |
1,403,389,000 |
— |
| 1960 |
24,403,000 |
+39.5% |
801,489,000 |
+19.2% |
595,613,000 |
+21.7% |
219,336,000 |
+26.9% |
66,841,000 |
+31.1% |
1,707,682,000 |
+21.7% |
| 1970 |
33,177,000 |
+36.0% |
984,073,000 |
+22.8% |
745,655,000 |
+25.2% |
285,163,000 |
+30.0% |
86,925,000 |
+30.0% |
2,134,993,000 |
+25.0% |
| 1980 |
41,312,000 |
+24.5% |
1,178,587,000 |
+19.8% |
944,653,000 |
+26.7% |
359,012,000 |
+25.9% |
114,021,000 |
+31.2% |
2,637,586,000 |
+23.5% |
| 1990 |
50,411,000 |
+22.0% |
1,359,149,000 |
+15.3% |
1,195,985,000 |
+26.6% |
445,361,000 |
+24.1% |
148,575,000 |
+30.3% |
3,199,481,000 |
+21.3% |
| 2000 |
55,361,000 |
+9.8% |
1,495,281,000 |
+10.0% |
1,460,201,000 |
+22.1% |
523,831,000 |
+17.6% |
184,369,000 |
+24.1% |
3,719,044,000 |
+16.2% |
| 2010 |
60,726,000 |
+9.7% |
1,573,970,000 |
+5.3% |
1,704,146,000 |
+16.7% |
593,415,000 |
+13.3% |
231,995,000 |
+25.8% |
4,164,252,000 |
+12.0% |
Europe
| Year |
Europe |
%± |
| 1950 |
547,287,000 |
— |
| 1960 |
603,854,000 |
+10.3% |
| 1970 |
655,879,000 |
+8.6% |
| 1980 |
692,869,000 |
+5.6% |
| 1990 |
720,497,000 |
+4.0% |
| 2000 |
726,777,000 |
+0.9% |
| 2010 |
738,199,000 |
+1.6% |
Oceania
| Year |
Oceania |
%± |
| 1950 |
12,675,000 |
— |
| 1960 |
15,773,000 |
+24.4% |
| 1970 |
19,506,000 |
+23.7% |
| 1980 |
22,970,000 |
+17.8% |
| 1990 |
26,967,000 |
+17.4% |
| 2000 |
31,130,000 |
+15.4% |
| 2010 |
36,593,000 |
+17.5% |
Source
|
