Population Density Map Of Asia
Asia s population growth.
Population density map of asia. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. Posted 21 jul 2015 originally published 21 jul 2015. Asia stands out accounting for more than 60 of the world s population featuring large bright patches on szucs maps mainly in india and southeast china. Population density people per sq.
Asia pacific regional reference map. Asia is the largest of the world s continents covering approximately 30 percent of the earth s land area. Integrating huge volumes of satellite data with national census data the ghsl has applications for a wide range of research and policy related to urban growth development and sustainability and is available as open data. This interactive map shows data from the global human settlement layer ghsl produced by the european commission jrc and the ciesin columbia university.
Population density is the number of people per unit of area. Asia s growth rate is very high quadrupling in the last century. Africa on the other. Unfortunately asia s rapid growth and fast economic.
The map displayed here shows how population density varies by country. Cia world factbook unless otherwise noted information in this page is accurate as of january 1 2019 see also. This interactive map has received 250 000 visitors since 2017. Visualising population density across the globe.
Europe occupies the western portion the border between the two continents is debated. The darker the shade the higher the value. Europe has approximately 134 people per square mile compared to 203 per square mile in asia. Given its wealth of resources and ecological and biological variety it s in the perfect position to support this growth as well.
It is a quantity of type number density it is frequently applied to living organisms most of the time to humans it is a key geographical term. Km of land area sub saharan africa south asia east asia pacific food and agriculture organization and world bank population estimates. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre. Russia takes up 40 of the continent s area while asia s landmass is much greater with a higher population density.
It is also the world s most populous continent with roughly 60 percent of the total population. Download map pdf 1 87 mb population density. Population density in agriculture. Asia makes up the eastern portion of the eurasian supercontinent.
Population density bar chart.