| Millions of People | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | |||
| By Region | |||||||||||||
| Africa | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 19.2 | ||
| Asia | 28.5 | 28.2 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 32.1 | 37.2 | 49.9 | 47.2 | 50.3 | 53.3 | 61.3 | ||
| Europe | 14.2 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 49.3 | 55.2 | 58.2 | 64.1 | 69.8 | ||
| Latin America | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | ||
| North America | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 18.1 | 22.1 | 27.6 | 35.5 | 40.3 | 44.5 | 50.0 | ||
| Oceania | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | ||
| World | 75.4 | 78.4 | 81.3 | 86.7 | 99.2 | 111.0 | 154.9 | 165.0 | 176.7 | 190.6 | 213.9 | ||