Table 1 Population data comparison (mid 2020).
From: Science communication as a preventative tool in the COVID19 pandemic
Rank | Continent | Total | Male | Female | Sex ratio | Growth rate | Birth rate | Death rate | FErtility rate | LIfe exp., total | Life exp., male | LIFE exp., female | Median age | Urbanisation | Density, people/KM2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Asia | 4568M | 2336M | 2232M | 1.05 | 1.26% | 15.86 | 7.03 | 2.09 | 73.57 | 71.61 | 75.63 | 30.95 | 50.80% | 144.71 |
2 | Africa | 1319M | 659M | 660M | 1 | 3.17% | 32.49 | 7.79 | 4.33 | 63.94 | 62.16 | 65.73 | 18.71 | 43.78% | 43.83 |
3 | Europe | 738M | 357M | 382M | 0.93 | −0.09% | 10.13 | 11.13 | 1.62 | 79.09 | 75.81 | 82.27 | 41.55 | 75.15% | 32.08 |
4 | North America | 499M | 246M | 253M | 0.97 | 0.61% | 13.14 | 8.14 | 1.83 | 78.20 | 75.65 | 80.77 | 34.89 | 82.08% | 23.09 |
5 | South America | 431M | 212M | 219M | 0.97 | 1.30% | 14.98 | 6.52 | 1.91 | 76.21 | 72.93 | 79.53 | 31.10 | 84.49% | 24.30 |
6 | Central America | 51M | 25M | 26M | 0.97 | 3.01% | 20.47 | 5.11 | 2.41 | 75.55 | 72.46 | 78.59 | 24.68 | 61.08% | 96.87 |
7 | Oceania | 44M | 22M | 22M | 1 | 1.45% | 16.58 | 6.77 | 2.31 | 78.38 | 76.62 | 80.19 | 31.95 | 66.92% | 5.16 |
8 | Caribbean | 43M | 21M | 22M | 0.98 | 0.99% | 16.16 | 8.14 | 2.11 | 73.34 | 70.92 | 75.81 | 30.72 | 71.31% | 17.73 |
