List of continents by population
Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2016

List of continents by population

Section Title: Regional and continental (sub)totals in 2016
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Rank	Continent	Population 2018	±% p.a. 2010–2016	% of world pop.

—	World	7,632,819,325	1.17%	95%

1	Asia	4,436,224,000	1.04%	59.69%

2	Africa	1,216,130,000	2.57%	16.36%

3	Europe	738,849,000	0.08%	9.94%

4	North America	579,024,000	0.96%	7.79%

5	South America	422,535,000	1.04%	5.68%

6	Oceania	38,304,000	1.47%	0.54%

7	Antarctica	1,106	N/A	<0.01%

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North America is the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

final_sentence: North America is the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.