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  1. Apr 27, 2024 · 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. But what about the other continents: Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America?

  2. Continent Population (2023) Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) World Population Share; 1: Asia: 4,753,079,726: 31,033,131: 153: 59.08%: 2: Africa: 1,460,481,772: 29,648,481: 49: 18.15%: 3: Europe: 740,433,713: 22,134,710: 33: 9.20%: 4: North America: 604,182,517: 21,330,000: 28: 7.51%: 5: South America: 439,719,009: 17,461,112: 25: 5.47%: 6 ...

    • Asia. Area: 44.6 million km² | 17.2 million sq mi. % of Earth’s land mass: 29.6% Covering a whopping 44.6 million km² (17.2 million square miles), Asia is the world’s largest continent by far.
    • Africa. Area: 30.3 million km² | 11.7 million sq mi. % of Earth’s land mass: 20.2% Africa has an area of 30.3 million km² (11.7 million square miles), which covers 20.2% of the Earth’s landmass.
    • North America. Area: 9.3 million km² | 24.2 million sq mi. % of Earth’s land mass: 16.4% North America is home to 23 countries, as well as Greenland, the world’s largest island.
    • South America. Area: 17.8 million km² | 6.8 million sq mi. % of Earth’s land mass: 11.9% South America is the fourth-largest continent, covering an area of 17.8 million km² (6.8 million square miles).
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  4. Mar 9, 2024 · From the sprawling deserts of Africa to the frozen tundra of Antarctica, and from the bustling urban centers of Europe to the wide-open spaces of North America, the world’s continents offer a wide range of sizes and populations.

    • 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.
  5. Jun 12, 2019 · This population is distributed across six of the earth's seven continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia/Oceania. However, the global population is not distributed equally among these continents. Instead, nearly 60% of the world's population lives in Asia.

  6. World Projections. Projections by continent. World Population Prospects. The 2022 Revision. World Population Prospects publishes United Nations population estimates for all world countries and every year from 1950 to 2020, as well as projections for different scenarios (low, middle and high variants) from 2020 to 2100.

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