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Continents by population (2023)

Continents by population 20191. 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 2023 Wikipedia’s population projections.

I hope you find the information useful.

 

2. CONTINENTS BY POPULATION (2023)

  • Asia ≈ 4600 million (United Nations: 4504 million; Wikipedia: 4670 million).
  • Africa ≈ 1275 million (United Nations: 1256 million; Wikipedia: 1290 million).
  • America ≈ 1100 million (United Nations: 1007 million; Wikpedia: 1150 million).
    • Latin America and the Caribbean ≈ 658 million.
    • Northern America ≈ 504 million.
  • Europe ≈ 743 million (United Nations: 742 million; Wikipedia: 744 million).
  • Oceania ≈ 42 million (United Nations: 41 million; Wikipedia: 44 million).

 

Continents by population

Continents by population (2019).

 

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 (2017-2023). 2017 Revision of World Population Prospects. Avaliable [HERE].
  • Wikipedia.org (2023). Países y territorios dependientes por población. Text in Spanish. Avaliable [HERE].
 

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