The World Divided into 200 Countries of Roughly Equal Population

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The Earth’s population numbered nearly 7.6 billion in the middle of 2017, implying that the world has added approximately 1 billion people over the last 12 years. The growth of the world’s population has slowed down in the recent past. 10 years ago, the earth’s population was growing by 1.24% per year; today, it is growing by 1.10% per year, yielding an additional 83 million people annually.

The global population will stand between 8.4 and 8.7 billion in 2030, between 9.4 and 10.2 billion in 2050, and between 9.6 and 13.2 billion in 2100.

Regions in the world by population

1950

1. Asia – 1,40 billion
2. Europe – 0,55 biliion
3. Africa – 0,23 billion
4. North America – 0,17 billion
5. Latin America and the Caribbean – 0,01 billion

2009

1. Asia – 4,58 billion
2. Africa – 1,32 billion
3. Europe – 0,74 billion
4. Latin America and the Caribbean – 0,66 billion
5. North America – 0,37 billion
6. Oceania – 0,04 billion

2050

1. Asia – 5,26 billion
2. Africa – 2,53 billion
3. Latin America and the Caribbean – 0,78 billion
4. Europe – 0,72 billion
5. Northern America – 0,43
6. Oceania – 0,06 billion