The world's continent populations

Continents and their populations

RankContinentCountriesGrowth Rate
(%)
Total PopulationEquivalent world
1Africa542% 1,486,856,83318%
2Asia481% 4,770,015,15959%
3Europe43-0% 717,395,0749%
4North America231% 602,629,3777%
5Oceania141% 45,109,4111%
6South America121% 441,993,3935%

World Population History

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20238,008,551,99572,772,0470.909%8,081,324,042
20227,941,658,31665,354,8840.823%8,007,013,200
20217,875,265,72864,111,7700.814%7,939,377,498
20207,804,973,77371,257,5770.913%7,876,231,350
20197,724,928,29279,301,7671.027%7,804,230,059
20187,642,651,36481,507,4581.066%7,724,158,822
20177,556,993,44384,874,0991.123%7,641,867,542
20167,469,955,03386,234,3201.154%7,556,189,353
20157,383,240,04085,897,7131.163%7,469,137,753
20147,294,786,79887,540,9981.2%7,382,327,796
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank,Nations Geo,Census,Wikidata