Population for World and Major Areas, 1750-2050
| A. Population size (millions) | |||||||
| Major area | 1750 | 1800 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1998 | 2050 |
| Africa | 106 | 107 | 111 | 133 | 221 | 749 | 1766 |
| Asia | 502 | 635 | 809 | 947 | 1402 | 3585 | 5268 |
| Europe | 163 | 203 | 276 | 408 | 547 | 729 | 628 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 16 | 24 | 38 | 74 | 167 | 504 | 809 |
| Northern America | 2 | 7 | 26 | 82 | 172 | 305 | 392 |
| Oceania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 46 |
| World | 791 | 978 | 1262 | 1650 | 2521 | 5901 | 8909 |
| B. Percentage distribution | |||||||
| Africa | 13.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 19.8 |
| Asia | 63.5 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 57.4 | 55.6 | 60.8 | 59.1 |
| Europe | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 21.7 | 12.4 | 7.0 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Northern America | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Oceania | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| World | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
