The world’s population reached over 7 billion inhabitants in 2011. In mid-2015, it was estimated at 7,376,471,982. Asia is the most populated continent, followed by Africa and America, which surpassed one billion inhabitants as well in 2011. The population density does not correspond to the order by population, because although Asia is the continent with more inhabitants per area, the one that follows is neither Africa nor America, but Europe. According to the United Nations, as of 2017, the global population has reached more than 7.5 billion people. As of 2019 the world population was around 7,7 billion of people. Encompassing the two most highly populated countries in the world – China and India – Asia is by far the largest of the continents, with a total population of over 4.5 billion people.
