At present, the world population is more than 7 billion but it is unevenly distributed. There are areas where population density per sq. km is more than 10,000 persons while at other places it is less than 1 person. The remark given by George B. Cressey about the population of Asia is “Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many.” This statement is true as the world’s population distribution is such that in 90% of the land area 10% of people live and in 10% of its land area 90% of people live.
- Generally, 90 percent of the world population lives in about 10 percent of its land area.
- The 10 most populous countries of the world contribute about 60 percent of the world’s population.
- Of these 10 countries, 6 are located in Asia.