Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people constitut…
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.
Population: 4,694,576,167 (2021; 1st)
Area: 44,579,000 km² (17,212,000 sq mi) (1st)
Population density: 100/km² (260/sq mi)
GDP (PPP): $94.66 trillion (2025 est; 1st)
GDP (nominal): $41.02 trillion (2025 est; 1st)
GDP per capita: $9,180 (2025 est; 4th)
Religions: Islam (28.0%) · Hinduism (22.8%) · No religion (13.9%) · Buddhism (11.1%) · Chinese folk religion (9.7%) · Christianity (8.4%) · Ethnic religions (3.5%) · New religions (1.3%) · Other (1.3%)
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