How much of the world's population is in each continent?

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1. Asia --- Approximately 60% of Earth's population (4,000,000,000 people).

2. Africa --- Approximately 14.2% of Earth's population (922,000,000 people)

3. Europe --- Approximately 11.3% of Earth's population (731,000,000 people)

4. North America --- Approximately 8.07% of Earth's population (524,000,000 people)

5. South America --- Approximately 5.88% of Earth's population (382,000,000 people)

6. Australia --- Approximately 0.32% of Earth's population (21,000,000 people)

7. Antarctica --- Approximately 0.00001% of Earth's population (less than 1,000 people)

*Note: Eurasia (Europe and Asia combined) may be considered a continent by some.

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