This is a list of continents and continental subregions by population.
World population by continent, 2021
Distribution of populations by continent
Asia
4,694,576,167
1.04%
49
Africa
1,393,676,444
2.57%
54
Europe
745,173,774
0.08%
51
North America
595,783,465
0.96%
23
South America
434,254,119
1.06%
12
Oceania
44,491,724
1.47%
2
Antarctica
0
0%
0
Distribution of populations by continental subregion
Southern Asia [a] 1,989,452,478
1.32%
Eastern Asia
1,663,696,923
0.57%
South-eastern Asia
675,796,065
1.20%
Eastern Africa [b] 461,141,845
2.89%
South America
434,254,119
1.06%
Western Africa [c] 418,544,337
2.78%
Northern America
375,278,947
0.85%
Eastern Europe [d] 291,464,162
0.23%
Western Asia [e] 289,733,123
1.98%
Northern Africa [f] 255,737,736
1.70%
Western Europe [g] 195,381,649
0.25%
Middle Africa [h] 190,267,973
2.79%
Central America [i] 177,661,929
1.40%
Southern Europe
152,130,606
0.24%
Northern Europe [j] 106,197,357
0.54%
Central Asia
75,897,577
1.43%
Southern Africa
67,984,554
0.91%
Caribbean
44,182,048
0.71%
Australia and New Zealand
31,050,816
N/A
Melanesia [k] 12,188,834
N/A
Polynesia
717,467
N/A
Micronesia
534,606
N/A
Antarctica
0
0%
Global, continental, and subregional totals from 1950 to 2021 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% 2021 461,141,845 +2.73%
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% 2021 190,267,973 +3.48%
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% 2021 255,737,736 +2.09%
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% 2021 67,984,554 +1.29%
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% 2021 418,544,337 +2.83%
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% 2021 1,393,676,444 +2.66%
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% 2021 1,031,377,044 +0.81%
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% 2021 44,182,048 +0.54%
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% 2021 177,661,929 +0.89%
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% 2021 375,278,947 +0.79%
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% 2021 597,122,924 +0.80%
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% 2021 434,254,119 +0.82%
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 50,407,929 +2.02% 2000 55,117,000 +0.90% 2010 62,139,000 +1.21% 2021 75,897,577 +1.83%
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% 2021 1,663,696,923 +0.50%
South-eastern 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% 2021 675,796,065 +1.14%
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 1,702,969,000 +1.61% 2021 1,989,452,478 +1.42%
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% 2021 289,733,123 +2.01%
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 4,169,850,000 +1.16% 2021 4,694,576,167 +1.08%
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% 2021 291,464,162 −0.10%
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% 2021 106,197,357 +0.58%
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% 2021 152,130,606 −0.07%
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% 2021 195,381,649 +0.36%
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% 2021 745,173,774 +0.12%
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% 2021 44,491,724 +2.20%
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% 2021 7,909,295,151 +1.21%
Notes
^ The UN geoscheme includes Afghanistan and Iran in Southern Asia .
^ The UN geoscheme includes the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago ), the Comoros , the French Southern Territories , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritius , Mayotte , Mozambique , Réunion , Zambia , and Zimbabwe in Eastern Africa .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in Western Africa .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Bulgaria , Czechia , Hungary , Poland , Romania , and Slovakia , as well as Siberia (Northern Asia ) in Eastern Europe .
^ The UN geoscheme includes the South Caucasian countries of Armenia , Azerbaijan , and Georgia , as well as Cyprus and Turkey in Western Asia .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Western Sahara in Northern Africa .
^ The UN geoscheme includes the DACH countries and Liechtenstein in Western Europe .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Angola in Middle Africa .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America .
^ The UN geoscheme includes the Baltic states , the British Isles , and the Channel Islands in Northern Europe .
^ The UN geoscheme includes Papua New Guinea in Melanesia .
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