World Population

Commercial Geography

Chapter 7: World’s Population

Subject Teacher: Ms. Fatima Shaikh

Distribution of World’s PopulationContinent Wise

1.Asia Continent• Asia support over half the population of the world.

•In 1998 total world population was 5771 M

• about 3501millions was in asia (57% of world’s

population)

Current statistics

2. Europe

• Europe has the highest average density of

population in the world excluding R.F.

• Total population of Europe is 7.28 millions

• About 12% of world’s total popultion.

• The pattern of population distribution in

Europe is more uniform .

• The average density of population is 200

p/km2

• Urban areas of Europe are london, Pairs ,

Brussels, Amsterdam

• The four countries Germany, the UK, Itly &

France are the most populous in Europe

having density of more than 280 person

per sq: KM.

3. The Russian Federation• The R.F has a population about 147.7 millions

• It ranks as China the 3rd largest country of the

world.

• India is the largest of the industrialized

country followed by USA, JAPAN and other

countries

• R.F is one of the less densely populated

countries of the world.

• The annual rate of growths of population is

only 1%

Reasons for slow growth rate

• The R.F has a widespread knowledge of

family planning women.

• The enormous losses of human life in the

1st & 2nd world war.

• The crude death rate has continuously

declined.

• The birth rate also has fallen from 50 to 25

per thousand at the present time.

4. Africa

• The population of Africa is 732 millions or

9.7% of total world population.

Salient features of Africa• Most of the people live in Nigeria, on the

immediate banks of Nile in Egypt, Algeria, Zaire.

• On the whole, central Africa is a region of very low population.

• Mauritius Island has approximate density of 465 person per sq Km

• People of this small Island are mainly depends on sugarcane plantation.

5. North America

• The total population of North America is

about 295 or 6.1% of total world

population

• The average density of population is 15

person per KM

• North America is the 3rd largest continent

in the world ranking after Asia & Africa

• Continent comprises Canada, USA,

Mexico, Central America and West Indies.

6. South America

• The population of south America 323

million or 8%.

• Average density is only 20nperson per

sq:Km.

• Birth and death rate are both high in all the

Latin American countries

7. Australia & New Zealand

• The general term “Oceania” is used to

include Australia , New Zealand and

certain other land within south west the

pacific ocean

• The population of Australia in 1996 was 29

million

• Australia has low death rate

• It has a average density of 2 person per

sq:Km

• Six capital cities; Sydney, Melbourne,

Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and New Castle.

•

New Zealand

• The dominion of New Zealand consist of

two large and several small island in the

south pacific Ocean.

• About 40% of population live in the north n

south areas.