The world's continent populations

Continents and their populations

RankContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
1Africa542% 1,534,280,97819%
2Asia481% 4,814,820,32459%
3Europe43-0% 719,742,4269%
4North America231% 610,966,3667%
5Oceania141% 45,542,6291%
6South America121% 436,835,5575%

World Population History

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20248,126,964,29669,306,0890.853%8,196,270,385
20238,056,505,56469,706,8190.865%8,126,212,383
20227,986,308,82068,963,7560.864%8,055,272,576
20217,920,831,82463,117,2890.797%7,983,949,113
20207,851,414,62170,491,4600.898%7,921,906,081
20197,771,172,77679,495,6451.023%7,850,668,421
20187,688,632,78581,755,5491.063%7,770,388,334
20177,602,603,12385,215,1651.121%7,687,818,288
20167,514,505,92887,284,5781.162%7,601,790,506
20157,426,477,81587,178,3361.174%7,513,656,151
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata