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58 Area, population and population growth. Continents and regions
Continents and regions Surface area1 in 1 000 km2. 2008 Mid-year estimates (million) Annual growth rate, per cent Per 1 000 mean population Density per km2. 2008
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 2007 2008 2005-2010 Live births Deaths
World, total  136 127 2 520 3 024 3 697 4 442 5 280 6 086 6 593 6 671 6 750 1.2 20 8 50
Africa 30 312  224  282  364  479  636  812  943  965  987 2.3 36 12 33
Eastern Africa 6 361 65 82  109  146  198  256  300  303  311 2.6 40 13 49
Middle Africa 6 613 26 32 41 54 73 96  116  119  123 2.6 43 16 21
Northern Africa 8 525 53 67 86  112  144  175  193  202  206 1.7 24 7 24
Southern Africa 2 675 16 20 26 33 42 52 55 56 57 1.0 23 15 21
Western Africa 6 138 64 80  102  134  178  234  279  284  291 2.5 40 14 47
Latin America 20 546  167  219  285  362  444  523  565  570  576 1.1 19 6 28
Caribbean  234 17 20 25 29 34 38 41 41 42 1.1 19 7  178
Central America 2 480 37 50 68 91  113  136  146  148  150 1.2 21 5 60
South America 17 832  113  148  192  242  297  349  379  381  385 1.1 18 6 22
North America 21 776  172  204  232  256  283  315  336  342  345 1.0 14 8 16
Asia2 31 880 1 396 1 699 2 140 2 630 3 169 3 676 3 984 4 029 4 075 1.1 19 7  128
Eastern Asia 11 763  671  792  987 1 178 1 350 1 479 1 531 1 538 1 547 0.6 13 7  131
Southern Asia 10 791  496  617  780  978 1 226 1 485 1 672 1 703 1 729 1.5 24 8  160
Southeast Asia 4 495  178  223  286  358  440  519  565  568  576 1.2 19 7  128
Western Asia 4 831 51 67 88  116  154  193  216  220  224 1.9 24 6 46
Europe3 23 049  547  604  656  692  721  728  731  731  732 0.1 10 11 32
Eastern Europe 18 814  220  254  276  295  311  305  296  294  294 -0.4 10 14 16
Northern Europe 1 810 77 81 86 89 92 94 97 97 98 0.5 12 10 54
Southern Europe 1 317  109  118  127  138  143  146  151  152  152 0.5 10 10  116
Western Europe 1 108  141  152  166  170  176  184  187  187  188 0.2 10 9  170
Oceania 8 564 12.8 15.9 19.6 22.9 26.7 30.9 33.8 35.0 34.9 1.3 17 7 4
Australia and New Zealand 8 012 10.1 12.6 15.5 17.8 20.3 22.9 24.7 25.0 25.3 1.0 13 7 3
Melanesia  541 2.3 2.7 3.4 4.4 5.5 6.9 8.0 8.0 8.4 2.2 30 8 16
Micronesia 3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.6 1.3 22 5  186
Polynesia 8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 22 5 83
1  Including freshwater (lakes). The Antarctica (14 100 km2) not included.
2  Not included Russia, included Turkey.
3  Included Russia, not included Turkey.
Source: UN, Statistics Finland and Statistics Norway.
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