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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. Encompassing the two most highly populated countries in the world – China and India – Asia is by far the largest of the continents, with a total ...
- Africa
Africa is the second-largest and second most populous...
- Asia
Asia is the most populous continent, which the second being...
- North America
North America is a subcontinent of the Americas and is...
- South America
By far the least populous country in South America is the...
- Antarctica
Antarctica is the world's southernmost continent resting in...
- Central America
The question “is Central America a continent” is a common...
- Oceania
The wider Oceania has an estimated population of 38.82...
- World
How many people are alive on earth today? Figuring out the...
- Latin America
While the most populated country in Latin America, Brazil,...
- Africa
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- Asia, the Largest Continent. Asia is by far the largest continent in the world, spanning 17.2 million square miles (44.6 million square kilometers). Being the largest geographically also puts Asia at an advantage population-wise, as having 4.6 billion of the world's 7.7 billion-person population.
- Africa. Africa is No. 2 on both lists: population and size. In area, it spans 11.6 million square miles (30 million square kilometers). Its population is estimated at 1.3 billion.
- North America. North America is where area and population diverge in their rankings because this continent's population is not growing as fast as Asia's.
- South America. South America is the fourth-largest continent, spanning 6.9 million square miles (17.8 million square kilometers). It is fifth on the world population list, with 431 million people living there.
Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.64 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population. The world's two most populated countries, India and China, together constitute about 36% of the world's population.
- Continents by Number of Countries
- Africa - 54
- Asia - 48
- Europe - 44
- North America - 23
- Australia/Oceania - 14
- South America - 12
There are 54 countries on the African continent. The most populous country in Africa is Nigeria, which has a population of more than 206 million people. The smallest and least populous of Africa’s countries is the island country of the Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean. The largest country in Africa by land area is the Democratic Republic of ...
There are a total of 48 countries in Asia. Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent. About 4.677 billion people live in Asia, which constitutes more than half the world’s total population. Two countries in Asia, China and India, are the world’s first and second most populous countries respectively. Five other Asian countries, Indones...
There are 44 countries situated on the continent of Europe. The largest and most populous on the continent is Russia, which has a population of about 146 million. Russia, however, is a transcontinental country, which means that it contains territory on more than one continent. In fact, most of Russia’s territory is not in Europe, but Asia. Among Eu...
The North American continent hosts 23 countries. The largest country in North America is the continent’s northernmost country, Canada, which is also the second biggest country in the world. Inasmuch as Canada is large, however, it is sparsely populated. Just 38 million people live in Canada. In contrast, its large neighbor to the south, the United ...
Depending on one’s perspective, Australia is a continent in and of itself, though in some parts of the world, it is seen as part of the greater continent of Oceania, which also contains New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and many other countries that mostly consist of small islands. Australia and Papua New Guinea are the first and second largest countr...
South America contains 12 independent countries. The largest and most populous country on the continent, by far, is Brazil, which is home to nearly 214 million people. This is almost half the population of the entire continent. Furthermore, Brazil is so large that it borders nearly all the other countries on the continent. Five of South America’s t...
2.27 (2021) Earth has a human population of over 8 billion as of 2024, with an overall population density of 50 people per km 2 (130 per sq. mile). 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 ...
- 2.32 (2021)
- Over 8,000,000,000 (estimated)
Mar 1, 2021 · Hence, surging population growth can hinder development. Still, most of the world’s most populous countries have managed to reduce their yearly population growth rates. Introducing 10 of the world’s most populous countries: China - 1,397,715,000. India - 1,366,417,750.
Population: 423,581,078: Population Density: 21 km 2: GDP (PPP) $6.92 Trillion: GDP per Capita: $8,560: Description; South America is the world’s fourth largest continent by land area, and the world’s third most populous. It is mostly situated in the southern hemisphere, with the exception of a small area of the northernmost portion of the ...
