Where is population centered?

The distribution of Earth’s human population is very uneven, with over 60 percent of it found in just 10 countries: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia, and Mexico. As of 2020, the continents with the largest share of the world’s population are Asia, which accounts for about 59.5 percent of the total; Africa, which is home to 16.6 percent; Europe, which has a share of around 9.7 percent; North America, with a share of about 4.8 percent; South America, which is home to about 5.7 percent; and Oceania, which has a share of just 0.7 percent.