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  2. There are seven continents in the world: Africa; Antarctica; Asia; Australia; Europe; North America; South America; As of 2017, the global population has reached more than 7.5 billion people, spanning the inhabited continents of Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia/Oceania.

    • Africa

      Africa is the second-largest and second most populous...

    • Asia

      Asia is the largest and most populous of earth's continents...

    • North America

      North America is a subcontinent of the Americas and is...

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      South America is a subcontinent of the Americas located in...

    • Antarctica

      Antarctica is the world's southernmost continent resting in...

    • Central America

      This region comprises approximately 2.31 percent of the...

    • Latin America

      The 2016 population of over 626 million people may seem like...

  3. Feb 13, 2024 · When it comes to number of inhabitants per continent, Asia is the most populous continent in the world by a significant margin, with roughly 60 percent of the world's population living...

  4. May 22, 2024 · Einar H. Dyvik , May 22, 2024. In the middle of 2023, about 60 percent of the global population was living in Asia. The total world population amounted to 8.1 billion people on the planet. In...

  5. Jan 29, 2024 · List of continents by population. Asia is the most populous continent in the world, with 4.79 billion people accounting for nearly 58.94% of the world population as of 2024. Africa is the second most largest continent by population, with around 1.49 billion people, or 18.41% of the world's population.

  6. In 2021, Asia held over half of the global population, and is expected to have the highest number of people living in urban areas in 2050. Asia is home to the two most populous countries, India...

  7. The speed of global population growth over the last few centuries has been staggering. For most of human history, the world population was well under one million. As recently as 12,000 years ago, there were only 4 million people worldwide. The chart shows the rapid increase in the global population since 1700.

  8. Jul 21, 2022 · July 21, 2022. Global population projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022; half live in just seven countries. By Conrad Hackett. People shown at a water park in China in 2017. China has the world’s largest population, but is projected to slide down to second place in the global population ranking in 2023. (VCG via Getty Images)