Phillip LeBel 

Global Data

 Global Population by Region

(mid-year estimates, in millions)

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Asia

1,568.41

1,906.55

2,324.07

2,841.03

3,482.80

4,035.90

4,540.18

5,057.29

China

381.01

497.33

649.15

847.33

1,106.34

1,260.47

1,348.87

1,424.38

India

339.87

426.65

535.59

672.34

844.26

1,018.56

1,173.74

1,320.57

Japan

76.33

85.99

96.89

109.16

123.34

127.28

129.21

126.75

South Korea

18.84

23.43

29.12

36.19

45.29

47.21

52.43

54.88

Rest of Asia

752.36

873.14

1,013.32

1,176

1,364.80

1,583.90

1,838.18

2,133.29

NAFTA

225.68

252.63

283.49

319.31

360.22

408.86

463.08

526.42

United States

171.99

188.669

206.94

227.21

249.76

276.35

305.93

339.10

Canada

18.88

20.459

22.15

24.08

26.45

29.89

32.35

36.08

Mexico

34.82

43.52

54.40

68.24

85.85

103.32

124.81

151.24

Middle East & North Africa

70.03

95.03

128.96

175.18

230.66

304.028

400.71

528.16

Sub-Saharan Africa

156.55

210.39

282.76

380.36

496.01

647.43

845.08

1,103.07

Western Europe

213.49

252.69

299.08

354.23

410.83

476.79

553.33

642.16

Latin America & the Caribbean

198.19

241.59

294.50

359.00

429.11

512.92

613.10

732.83

Total

2,432.37

2,958.89

3,612.87

4,428.04

5,409.41

6,385.06

7,415.48

8,589.93