List of continents by population

This is a list of all major continents' population.

Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2013

World population by continent, 2016

  Asia (59.69%)

  Africa (16.36%)

  Europe (9.94%)

  North America (7.79%)

  South America (5.68%)

  Australia (0.54%)

  Antarctica (0.0001%)

Rank	Continent	Population 2016	±% p.a. 2010–2016	% of world pop.
—	World	7,432,663,000	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	Australia	39,901,000	1.54%	0.54%
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%
—	Eurasia	5,041,175,000	0.92%	70.39%
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 2016

Africa

Eastern 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% 2016 405,478,000 +2.84%

Middle Africa 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% 2016 156,541,000 +3.07%

Northern Africa 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% 2016 228,042,000 +1.90%

Southern Africa 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% 2016 63,261,000 +1.15%

Western Africa 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% 2016 362,807,000 +2.77%

Total Africa
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	1,216,130,000	+2.57%

Americas

Total 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%
2016	1,001,559,000	+0.99%

North America

Caribbean 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% 2016 43,489,000 +0.73%

Central America 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% 2016 175,005,000 +1.39%

Northern America 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% 2016 360,529,000 +0.78%

Total North America
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	579,024,000	+0.96%

South America

Total South America
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	422,535,000	+1.04%

Asia

Central 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 50,405,000 +2.02% 2000 55,117,000 +0.90% 2010 62,139,000 +1.21% 2016 68,298,000 +1.59%

Eastern Asia 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% 2016 1,618,778,000 +0.45%

Southeastern Asia 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% 2016 640,619,000 +1.19%

Southern Asia 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% 2016 1,846,767,000 +1.36%

Western Asia 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% 2016 261,762,000 +1.98%

Total Asia
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	4,169,860,000	+1.16%
2016	4,436,224,000	+1.04%

Europe

Eastern 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% 2016 292,471,000 −0.12%

Northern Europe 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% 2016 102,911,000 +0.53%

Southern Europe 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% 2016 152,163,000 −0.13%

Western Europe 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% 2016 191,303,000 +0.31%

Total Europe
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	738,848,000	+0.08%

Oceania

Total 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%

World

Total 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%
2016	7,432,663,000	+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

Sources

• All figures come from the United Nations' World Population Prospects, the 2015 Revision