Regional inequality

Differences in population size and demographic change across world regions.

Region Population Share of world Growth rate Annual change (est.) Countries
Asia 4,835,295,000 58.7% 0.00% 0 51
Africa 1,549,840,000 18.8% 0.00% 0 58
Americas 1,055,385,000 12.8% 0.00% 0 55
Europe 744,377,000 9.0% 0.00% 0 49
Oceania 46,599,000 0.6% 0.00% 0 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.