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Apr 27, 2024 · Humanities › Geography. The 7 Continents Ranked From Largest to Smallest. Martin Barraud / Getty Images. By. Matt Rosenberg. Updated on April 27, 2024. What is the largest continent in the world? That's easy: Asia. It's the biggest in terms of both size and population.
What are the 7 Continents of the World? Map and complete list with population, land area, population density, and share of world population.
- Asia
- Europe
- Africa
- North and South America
- Australia
Asiais the most populated continent in the world with a population of approximately 4.5 billion. About 59.55% of the world’s population lives in Asia. Asia covers an area of 17,212,000 square miles. The continents population density is 246.11 per square mile. Between 2010 and 2018 the population grew at an average of 1% annually.
Europe has a population of 743 million, representing 9.73% of the global population as of 2018. The continent covers an area of 3,930,000 square miles. The population’s density is 187.84 per square miles. Europe is slightly larger than China(3,705,407 square miles), but China has twice the population of Europe.
Africaranks third with a population of 1.29 billion, representing 16.87% of the world’s population. Africa covers an area of 11,730,000 square miles. The population density of the continent is 87.15 people per square mile. Africa is experiencing the world's fastest population growth. Between 2010 and 2015, the population growth in Africa was 2.55% ...
North America and South Americahave near equal population densities. North America has a density of 57.29 per square mile while South America has a density of 56.9 per square mile. North America has a population of 580 million while South America has a population of 429 million.
Australiais the world's least densely populated continent, aside from Antartica which does not have a permanent population. Approximately 41.5 million people inhabit an area of 2,969,907 square miles. The continent’s density is 8.37 per square mile.
- Africa. Nigeria. 206,139,589. Ethiopia. 114,963,588. Egypt. 102,334,404. Dr Congo. 89,561,403. Tanzania. 59,734,218. South Africa. 59,308,690. Kenya.
- Asia. China. 1,439,323,776. India. 1,380,004,385. Indonesia. 273,523,615. Pakistan. 220,892,340. Bangladesh. 164,689,383. Japan. 126,476,461. Philippines.
- Europe. Russia. 145,934,462. Germany. 83,783,942. United Kingdom. 67,886,011. France. 65,273,511. Italy. 60,461,826. Spain. 46,754,778. Ukraine. 43,733,762.
- North America. United States. 331,002,651. Mexico. 128,932,753. Canada. 37,742,154. Guatemala. 17,915,568. Haiti. 11,402,528. Cuba. 11,326,616.
Mar 9, 2024 · South America stands as the fourth-largest continent, covering an area of 6.9 million square miles (17.8 million square kilometers). This vast land is home to a population of 431 million people, ranking it fifth in the world in terms of population density.
Population: 1,275,920,972: Population Density: 36 km 2: GDP (PPP) $7.16 Trillion: GDP per Capita: $1,930: Description; Africa is the world's second largest continent by both land area and population. The equator runs through Africa in the middle of the continent. Around one third of Africa is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
There are seven continents in the world: Asia. Africa. Europe. North America. South America. Oceania. Antarctica. As of 2022, the global population has reached more than 7.9 billion people, spanning the inhabited continents of Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia/Oceania.
