The tables compare the world population distribution among six continents worldwide between 1950 and 2000, with a forecast for 2050.
Overall, the global population witnessed general growths from 1950 to 2000 and are expected to maintain the trend, except for that in North America and Europe which continuously dropped. Additionally, Asia’s population far exceeded that of all other continents combined.
In detail, the global population stood at 2.5 billion in 1950, with an estimate of a continuous rise to 9 billion in 2050. Although a slight decrease is forecast from 2000, Asia still accounted for the overwhelming majority of the world’s population. This was followed by that for Africa, whose percentage is estimated to climb considerably from 9% in 1950 to about one-fifth of the total population in 2050.
As for remaining regions, Europe recorded the sharpest decline, falling from 22% to less than one-tenth of the global population. The percentage of Latin America and North America, however, account for under 10% each, while Oceania makes up the least significant share with a negligible figure of approximately 1% during the period surveyed.