Please note that the question didn’t specify whether it is looking for the largest continent in terms of area or in terms of population. However, the answer is still Asia. The largest continent in the world is Asia. Asia is ranked first in terms of area and population with 44,391,162 square kilometers in area and a total population of more than 4 billion people. Africa comes second in terms of area and population with 30,244,049 square kilometers in size and a population of more than 1 billion people. North America comes 3rd in terms of area, but is 4th in terms of population with 24,247,039 square kilometers in size and a total population of more than 500 million people. South America is 4th in terms of area, but is 5th in terms of population with 17,821,029 square kilometers in area and a total population of more than 400 million people.
Antarctica comes 5th in terms of area, but is the last in terms of population with 14,245,000 square kilometers in size and more or less 4,000 people, all of which are not permanent resident, Europe comes 6th in terms of area, but is 3rd in terms of population with 10,354,636 square kilometers in size and a total population of more than 700 million people and Australia comes last in terms of area, but is 6th in terms of population with 7,686,884 square kilometers in size and a total population of more than 23 million people.
