Einar H. Dyvik
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Get in touch with us nowDistribution of the global population by continent 2022
In the middle of 2022, about 60 percent of the global population was living in Asia.
The total world population amounted to 7.92 billion people on the planet. See figures for the total population by continent here.
Global population
Due to medical advances, better living conditions and the increase of agricultural productivity, the world population is expected to grow. Mortality rates are decreasing and the median age of the world population increased over the last few years from 24 years in 1995 to 30.9 years in 2020.
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the number of people is estimated to grow steadily and in 2100, the global population is estimated to be approximately at 10.87 billion people.
The countries with the highest population growth rate in 2021 were mostly African countries. Compared to the previous year, the South Sudan's population grew by about 5.05 percent in 2021. The country with the highest population decline rate in 2021 was the Cook Islands. In the Cook Islands, the population decreased by about 2.46 percent compared to the previous year.
Asia is the most populous continent on earth. China was the country with the largest population. In mid-2021, about 1.4 billion people lived in China.
The total world population amounted to 7.92 billion people on the planet. See figures for the total population by continent here.
Global population
Due to medical advances, better living conditions and the increase of agricultural productivity, the world population is expected to grow. Mortality rates are decreasing and the median age of the world population increased over the last few years from 24 years in 1995 to 30.9 years in 2020.
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the number of people is estimated to grow steadily and in 2100, the global population is estimated to be approximately at 10.87 billion people.
The countries with the highest population growth rate in 2021 were mostly African countries. Compared to the previous year, the South Sudan's population grew by about 5.05 percent in 2021. The country with the highest population decline rate in 2021 was the Cook Islands. In the Cook Islands, the population decreased by about 2.46 percent compared to the previous year.
Asia is the most populous continent on earth. China was the country with the largest population. In mid-2021, about 1.4 billion people lived in China.
