Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Reto Stöckli

Countries and areas

Population, ages and births for every country and area in the UN World Population Prospects, from 1950 to 2100.

Africa

58 countries and areas, 1.57 billion people

Latin America and the Caribbean

50 countries and areas, 670 million people

Northern America

5 countries and areas, 389 million people

Europe

50 countries and areas, 744 million people

Oceania

23 countries and areas, 46.9 million people

Asia

51 countries and areas, 4.85 billion people

Population, 1 January 2026. Sources: World Population Prospects 2024.