Population by Region
Regional and geographic population aggregates with historical trends from 1960.
Growth varies by region
Distribution of 10-year average population growth by region. Each dot is one country.
- East Asia & Pacific
- Europe & Central Asia
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Middle East & North Africa
- North America
- South Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
World
8,141,808,945 people (2026)
East Asia & Pacific
2,388,319,494 people (2026)
South Asia
1,677,384,532 people (2026)
OECD members
1,396,877,448 people (2026)
Sub-Saharan Africa
1,291,044,964 people (2026)
Europe & Central Asia
928,263,208 people (2026)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
813,146,136 people (2026)
Africa Eastern and Southern
769,280,888 people (2026)
Latin America & Caribbean
662,186,388 people (2026)
Africa Western and Central
521,764,076 people (2026)
Arab World
492,612,632 people (2026)
European Union
450,228,188 people (2026)
North America
381,464,223 people (2026)
Euro area
351,161,936 people (2026)
Central Europe and the Baltics
100,061,963 people (2026)
Small states
20,193,405 people (2026)
Other small states
12,931,878 people (2026)
Caribbean small states
4,539,060 people (2026)
Pacific island small states
2,722,467 people (2026)
Not classified
0 people (2026)