Continents by population (2019)

1. INTRODUCTION

In this post I want to share with you the current population of each continent according to the latest data from the United Nations (2017) and the 2019 Wikipedia’s population projections.

I hope you find the information useful.

 

2. CONTINENTS BY POPULATION (2019)

• Asia ≈ 4550 million (United Nations: 4504 million; Wikipedia: 4570 million).

• Africa ≈ 1275 million (United Nations: 1256 million; Wikipedia: 1290 million).

• America ≈ 1000 million (United Nations: 1007 million; Wikpedia: 1007 million).
  • Latin America and the Caribbean ≈ 645 millon.
  • Northern America ≈ 360 millon.

• Europe ≈ 750 million (United Nations: 742 million; Wikipedia: 746 million).

• Oceania ≈ 40 million (United Nations: 41 million; Wikipedia: 42 million).

 

 

3. NOTES AND CLARIFICATIONS

• The population of each continent has been presented as a rounded average from both data sources in order to be easily remembered. The UN data gives reliability to the presented data and the 2019 projections from Wikipedia a more accurate and updated correction.
• There isn’t a defined number of continents. More information [HERE].

 

4. REFERENCES

• United Nations (2017). 2017 Revision of World Population Prospects. Avaliable [HERE].
• Wikipedia.org (2019). Países y territorios dependientes por población. Text in Spanish. Avaliable [HERE].