Question

Continent with the highest population after Asia is?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) Antarctica

Answer 1

Hint: It is also the second-largest on planet Earth. It makes up 16.05% of the total population of the Earth. It covers 20% of the total land on Earth. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is also home to the longest river in the world.

Complete answer:
There are two terms that we should know before answering the question. Population and the Population Density. When we talk about the population it refers to the total number of people in that region. When we talk about population density we talk about the total population per unit area. To answer this question, we have to consider the total population of the continents.

Now let us look into the given options:
Option A) Africa – It has a population of 1.27 billion and is the second most populous continent after Asia. It makes up 16.05% of the total population of the world. The most populated country in Africa is Nigeria with 166 million people. It has the youngest population in the world with more than 50% of the people being under the age of 25. The average age of the people in Africa is 19.7 while the average for the entire world is 30.4. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Option B) Europe – It is the sixth-largest Continent on Earth and is the third most populous after Asia and Africa. It accounts for 9.75% of the total population of the world. Europe has an estimated population of 742 million. Europe has the second-highest population density in the world, as it is a relatively small continent with a relatively large population. Thus, this option is incorrect.

Option C) Asia – This option is irrelevant as Asia is the most populous continent and we are supposed to compare other continents to it. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option D) Antarctica – Antarctica is the least populated continent as it does not have any population of its own. People from other countries visit Antarctica for educational purposes. Hence, its population fluctuates from zero to thousand people in a year.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) Continent with the highest population after Asia is Africa.

Note: The people in Africa profess a variety of religious beliefs. Forty-five percent of their population are Christians, forty percent are Muslims, and ten percent follow traditional or native religion. The remaining five percent of the population accounts for Hindus, Buddhists, Confucianism, Bahá’í and Jewish.