List of continents and continental subregions by population

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	% (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	% (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

Continental subregion	Population Template:Nobold	% (world)	±% p.a. (2010–2013)	Sovereign states (2025)	De facto state(s) (2025)	Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025)	Other area(s) (2025)
World	Template:N+p	1.17%	197	8	17	34
Southern AsiaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	1.32%	9	0	0	0
Eastern Asia	Template:N+p	0.57%	5	1	0	2
Sub-Saharan AfricaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	N/A	48	1	1	4
South-eastern Asia	Template:N+p	1.20%	11	0	0	0
Latin America and the CaribbeanTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	N/A	33	0	7	12
Eastern AfricaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	2.89%	18	1	0	4
South AmericaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	1.06%	12	0	1	3
Western AfricaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	2.78%	16	0	1	0
Northern America	Template:N+p	0.85%	2	0	1	2
Eastern EuropeTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	0.23%	10	1	0	0
Western AsiaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	1.98%	18	3	0	0
Northern AfricaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	1.70%	6	1	1	0
Western EuropeTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	0.25%	9	0	0	0
Middle AfricaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	2.79%	9	0	0	0
Central AmericaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	1.40%	8	0	0	0
Southern Europe	Template:N+p	0.24%	15	1	1	0
Northern EuropeTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	0.54%	10	0	0	6
Central Asia	Template:N+p	1.43%	5	0	0	0
Southern Africa	Template:N+p	0.91%	5	0	0	0
Caribbean	Template:N+p	0.71%	13	0	6	9
Australia and New ZealandTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	N/A	2	0	0	4
MelanesiaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	N/A	4	0	1	0
Polynesia	Template:N+p	N/A	5	0	4	1
MicronesiaTemplate:Efn	Template:N+p	N/A	5	0	1	2
Antarctica	Template:N+p	0%	0	0	0	1

See also

• 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

Sources

• All figures come from the 2015 Revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects.