Regional inequality

Differences in population size and demographic change across world regions.

Region Population Share of world Growth rate Annual change (est.) Countries
Asia 4,863,301,000 58.6% 0.58% 27,972,773 51
Africa 1,584,955,000 19.1% 2.22% 35,235,998 58
Americas 1,061,734,000 12.8% 0.58% 6,201,965 55
Europe 743,459,000 9.0% -0.14% -1,055,520 49
Oceania 47,109,000 0.6% 1.07% 502,529 23
Methodology: Regional values are aggregated from country-level population and growth data. Growth rates are population-weighted. Annual change is an estimate based on current population and growth rate.