The population of Eurasia: number and distribution

The population of Eurasia - what is its total number? How is it distributed over the territory of the mainland? What nationalities inhabit it? The answers to these, and many other questions you will receive in our article.

The population of Eurasia: general theses

Eurasia is the largest continent of the planet, both in terms of area and number of inhabitants. Structurally, it is divided into two parts of the world: Europe and Asia, which differ from each other in almost all demographic indicators. It is Eurasia that many scientists consider the ancestral home of all mankind: the civilizations that originated here played a significant role in the history of the world.

Before delving into the subject of the article, five main theses (postulates) should be noted. Here they are:

• On the mainland Eurasia, about 75% of the world's population lives;
• The population of Eurasia is represented by all three races of our planet;
• The ethnic composition of the continent's population is very diverse and variegated;
• Eurasia is the birthplace of the three largest world religions;
• Most of the population of the continent (over 60%) lives in large cities.

Number and distribution of the continent's population

How many people live in Eurasia? And how are they distributed across the continent?

The total population of Eurasia is 4.6 billion people! This, by the way, is three quarters of all the inhabitants of our planet. Moreover, it is distributed throughout the continent extremely unevenly. The average density of the population of Eurasia is about 90 people per one square kilometer of the area.

The vast expanses of the continent (Siberia, the extreme north, the Himalayas and Tibet, the interior regions of the Arabian Peninsula and others) are practically unoccupied. In some areas, the density of the population may be only 1 person per square kilometer. At the same time, the whole of Western Europe, the coast of Southeast Asia, the island of Great Britain, etc. are very heavily populated. For example, the population density in Singapore is 4000 people / km ² .

Below is a map of the distribution of the population on the territory of the mainland. The more intense the color on it - the more populated is the specific region of Eurasia.

The population of Eurasia, mainly, lives in cities. In percentage terms it is about 60% of all the inhabitants of the continent. The largest cities in Asia are Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Delhi, Dhaka, Mumbai, Istanbul, Karachi; Europe - Moscow, London, Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Rome.

Population and countries of Eurasia

Within the mainland today there are about 90 independent states. The exact number can not be named, since there is a problem of identifying the independence of a particular country. For example, can Abkhazia, Transnistria or Kosovo be considered sovereign? On this account, each of the researchers has his own opinion.

Below is a list of the ten most populated countries in Eurasia.

It should be noted that in this list there is only one European country (Germany). Therefore, it is not difficult to guess in which part of the world the bulk of the population of Eurasia and the planet as a whole is concentrated.

Political map of Eurasia

The political map of the continent began to form long ago, since ancient times. Then in Eurasia there already existed powerful states. Among them - Ancient Hellas, Rome, China, India and others.

The modern political map of Eurasia is represented by nine dozens of independent countries. Among them there are huge powers (such as China, Russia or India), and very tiny states (Vatican, Andorra, San Marino), also called "dwarfish".

In Eurasia, there is a heterogeneity in the level of economic development of countries and regions. The most advanced states of the continent include Japan, South Korea, Germany and Great Britain. At the same time, Asia has a huge number of "poor" developing countries (Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh and others).

The demographic situation in Europe and Asia

Modern demographic processes are very different in Europe and in Asia. The population of the continent Eurasia is experiencing a number of acute problems today. And in different regions they are different.

So, in Europe there is a demographic crisis: the birth rate here in recent decades has noticeably decreased. The situation in modern Europe is also often characterized as a "gray revolution" or "aging of the nation". The fact is that against the background of a decline in the birth rate, the overall life expectancy increases here. Thus, in the age structure of the population of most European countries, there is an increase in the percentage of older people.

At the same time, in Asia, fertility remains extremely high. In some regions, natural growth rates can reach 20-30 people per 1000 inhabitants. These countries, on the contrary, are facing the problem of overpopulation and a lack of resources (first of all, food supplies).

Conclusion

The population of Eurasia (at the beginning of 2015) is 4.6 billion people. Most of it is concentrated in Asia mainly - on the coast of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The population of Eurasia (over 60%) is predominantly urban. The largest metropolitan areas of the continent are: Shanghai, Delhi, Tokyo, Istanbul, Dhaka, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The population and countries of Eurasia are very diverse. On this continent, there are about a thousand nationalities who speak hundreds of different languages and dialects. It was here that three world religions were born: Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.