According to 2013 data, total population of world was 714 crore. Distribution of population is unequal in the world. World’s total 75% population lives in developing countries and rest 25%, population lives in developed countries. With continental point of view, Asia is the largest populated continent of the world.
In Asia, 430 crore population lives, after this Africa is at the second place with 110 crore population. In Europe 74 crore, in north America 56 crore, South America 40 crore and in Oceania 3.8 crore population resides.
Thus, distribution of population is dense or sparse at different places. In a continent, many places are densely populated or many places are sparsely populated. In world’s top ten populated countries – China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Russia, Bangladesh, Japan and Nigeria are included in which 60% population of the world lives. Out of these 10 countries, 7 countries are situated in Asian continent.
