Continents by Estimated Population

World population is tremendously growing since 1350. In 1804 the first billion of world population completed after 200,000 years but the growth of population accelerated between 1804 to 2011and as a result 6 billion people increased in only 207 years. So it is easily concluded that the world population is increasing very fast. There are seven continents on the planet of earth that bears a total load of about 6.91 billion people approximately. World population by continents according to Reference Bureau 2010 World Population Data Sheet and the World Fact book summarized here:

• Asia approx population is 4,157,300,000
• Africa estimated population 1,030,400,000
• Europe total population is about 738,600,000
• North America total estimated population equal to 461,114,000
• South America approx population is 390,700,000
• Antarctica is only the continent that population is 0.
• Australia & Oceania keeps a total population of 36,700,000

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the World, projected to 07/14/11 at 07:14 UTC (EST+5) is 6,948,852,653. (Source: http://www.census.gov)  For updated estimation please visit: http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html.

               

Sources: 

1. Population Reference Bureau 2010 World Population Data Sheet and The World Factbook (CIA). https://www.cia.gov
2. http://www.census.gov