There are seven continents on Earth namely North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia Antarctica and Australia. The largest continent on Earth in terms of area and population is Asia with an area of 43,820,000 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 4 billion people.
The second largest continent terms of area and population is Africa with an area of 30,370,000 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 1 billion people. The third largest continent terms of area is North America (fourth in terms of population) with an area of 24,247,039 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 500 million people. The fourth largest continent in terms of area is South America (fifth in terms of population) with an area of 17,821,029 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 400 million people.
The fifth largest continent in terms of area is Antarctica (seventh in terms of population) with an area of 14,245,000 square kilometers and an estimated population of more or less 4,000 people. The sixth largest continent in terms of area is Europe (third in terms of population) with an area of 3,997,929 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 700 million people. The seventh and smallest continent in terms of area (sixth in terms of population) is Australia with an area of 7,686,884 square kilometers and with an estimated population of more than 24 million people.