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The current population of Asia is 4,781,634,970 as of Thursday, May 23, 2024, based on the latest United Nations estimates. Asia population is equivalent to 59.22% of the total world population. Asia ranks number among regions of the world (roughly equivalent to "continents"), ordered by population.
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.
Asia comprises a full 30% of the world's land area with 60% of the world's current population. It also has the highest growth rate today, and its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. The estimated population for Asia in 2016 is 4.4 billion.
The continent of Asia covers 29.4% of the Earth's land area and has a population of around 4.75 billion (as of 2022 ), [1] accounting for about 60% of the world population. The combined population of both China and India is estimated to be over 2.8 billion people as of 2022 .
Nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia, with almost 2.8 billion in the countries of China and India combined. The percentage shares of China, India and rest of South Asia of the world population have remained at similar levels for the last few thousand years of recorded history.
Jul 15, 2019 · By the end of the century, more than 8 out of every 10 people in the world will live in Asia or Africa. North, Central and South America, and Oceania, are projected to also see a rise in population this century – but this growth will be much more modest relative to growth in Africa.
Population, total - East Asia & Pacific. ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
