Regions in the world by population (2023)

Click on each region to view current estimates (live population clock), historical data, list of subregions and countries within the region, and projected figures. Below you will also find what the population for each region was in 1950 and what it will be (as estimated) in 2050.

# Region Population
(2023)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Med.
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 Asia 4,753,079,727 0.64 % 30,444,963153 31,033,131 -1,487,191 1.934 32 52.6 % 59.1 %
2 Africa 1,460,481,772 2.37 % 33,745,46749 29,648,481 -535,151 4.184 19 44.7 % 18.2 %
3 Europe 742,272,652 -0.17 % -1,283,11334 22,134,900 792,167 1.504 42 75.7 % 9.2 %
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 664,997,121 0.72 % 4,728,04733 20,139,378 -161,800 1.838 31 84 % 8.3 %
5 Northern America 378,904,407 0.54 % 2,033,71120 18,651,660 1,249,364 1.644 38 82.8 % 4.7 %
6 Oceania 45,575,768 1.19 % 537,2165 8,486,460 142,770 2.132 33 66 % 0.6 %

World Population by Region in 1950

#RegionPopulation
(1950)
World
Share
1 Asia 1,379,048,370 55.2 %
2 Europe 549,721,718 22 %
3 Africa 227,549,258 9.1 %
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 168,335,846 6.7 %
5 Northern America 162,089,353 6.5 %
6 Oceania 12,577,612 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 2050

#RegionPopulation
(2050)
World
Share
1 Asia 5,292,947,571 54.5 %
2 Africa 2,485,135,539 25.6 %
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 749,168,715 7.7 %
4 Europe 703,007,486 7.2 %
5 Northern America 421,397,985 4.3 %
6 Oceania 57,834,465 0.6 %