# List of continents and continental subregions by population

This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the populations of continental landmasses also include the populations of their associated islands.
* Asia (59.4%)
* Africa (17.6%)
* Europe (9.4%)
* North America (7.5%)
* South America (5.5%)
* Oceania (0.6%)
* Antarctica (0%)

## Distribution of populations by continental landmass

| Continental landmass | Population (2021) | % (world) | ±% p.a. (2010–2013) | Sovereign states (2025) | De facto states (2025) | Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025) | Other area(s) (2025) |
| World | 7,909,295,151 | 100% | 1.17% | 197 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| Africa-Eurasia | 6,833,426,385 | 86.4% | 86.4% | 146 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| America | 1,030,037,584 | 13% | 0.96% | 35 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Oceania | 44,491,724 | 0.6% | 1.47% | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Antarctica | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Distribution of populations by continent

| Continent | Population (2021) | % (world) | ±% p.a. (2010–2013) | Sovereign states (2025) | De facto states (2025) | Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025) | Other area(s) (2025) |
| World | 7,909,295,151 | 100% | 1.17% | 197 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| Asia | 4,694,576,167 | 59.4% | 1.04% | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Africa | 1,393,676,444 | 17.6% | 2.57% | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Europe | 745,173,774 | 9.4% | 0.08% | 44 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| North America | 595,783,465 | 7.5% | 0.96% | 23 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| South America | 434,254,119 | 5.5% | 1.06% | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oceania | 44,491,724 | 0.6% | 1.47% | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Antarctica | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Distribution of populations by continental subregion

| Continental subregion | Population (2021) | % (world) | ±% p.a. (2010–2013) | Sovereign states (2025) | De facto state(s) (2025) | Non-self-governing territory(ies) (2025) | Other area(s) (2025) |
| World | 7,909,295,151 | 100% | 1.17% | 197 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| Southern Asia | 1,989,452,478 | 25.2% | 1.32% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Asia | 1,663,696,923 | 21.0% | 0.57% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,137,938,708 | 14.4% | N/A | 48 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South-eastern Asia | 675,796,065 | 8.5% | 1.20% | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 656,098,097 | 8.30% | N/A | 33 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| Eastern Africa | 461,141,845 | 5.8% | 2.89% | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| South America | 434,254,119 | 5.5% | 1.06% | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Western Africa | 418,544,337 | 5.3% | 2.78% | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern America | 375,278,947 | 4.7% | 0.85% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eastern Europe | 291,464,162 | 3.7% | 0.23% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Asia | 289,733,123 | 3.7% | 1.98% | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Africa | 255,737,736 | 3.2% | 1.70% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Western Europe | 195,381,649 | 2.5% | 0.25% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Africa | 190,267,973 | 2.4% | 2.79% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central America | 177,661,929 | 2.2% | 1.40% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Europe | 152,130,606 | 1.9% | 0.24% | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Europe | 106,197,357 | 1.3% | 0.54% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Central Asia | 75,897,577 | 1.0% | 1.43% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Africa | 67,984,554 | 0.9% | 0.91% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caribbean | 44,182,048 | 0.6% | 0.71% | 13 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 31,050,816 | 0.4% | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Melanesia | 12,188,834 | 0.2% | N/A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Polynesia | 717,467 | 0.009% | N/A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Micronesia | 534,606 | 0.007% | N/A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Antarctica | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |