List of continents and continental subregions by population
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This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the populations of continental landmasses also include the populations of their associated islands.
Distribution of populations by continental landmass
| Continental landmass | Population Template:Nobold[1] |
% (world) |
±% p.a. (2010–2013) |
Sovereign states (2025) |
De facto states (2025) |
Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025) |
Other area(s) (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | Template:N+p | 1.17% | 197 | 8 | 17 | 34 | |
| Africa-Eurasia | Template:N+p | 86.4% | 146 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
| America | Template:N+p | 0.96% | 35 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| OceaniaTemplate:Efn | Template:N+p | 1.47% | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Antarctica | Template:N+p | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Distribution of populations by continent
| Continent | Population Template:Nobold[2] |
% (world) |
±% p.a. (2010–2013) |
Sovereign states (2025) |
De facto states (2025) |
Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025) |
Other area(s) (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | Template:N+p | 1.17% | 197 | 8 | 17 | 34 | |
| Asia | Template:N+p | 1.04% | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Africa | Template:N+p | 2.57% | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Europe | Template:N+p | 0.08% | 44 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| North America | Template:N+p | 0.96% | 23 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| South America | Template:N+p | 1.06% | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| OceaniaTemplate:Efn | Template:N+p | 1.47% | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Antarctica | Template:N+p | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Distribution of populations by continental subregion
Global, continental, and subregional totals from 1950 to Template:UN Population
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Africa
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Americas
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South America
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Asia
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Europe
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Oceania
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World
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Notes
See also
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- Human geography
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of countries and dependencies by population
- List of countries and dependencies by population density
- List of countries by past and projected future population
- List of countries by population in 1900
- 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
References
Sources
- All figures come from the 2015 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects.