
Land covers 196.9 million square miles of the planet, which is broken up into 196 countries that are home to 7.125 billion people.

With so much land available on Earth you would think people are spread out evenly throughout the world - but a stunning new map reveals that isn't the case.

An entrepreneur used data from Nasa to understand where most of the world’s population resides and found half of us are crammed into just one percent of the world.

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With so much land available on Earth you would think people are spread out evenly throughout the world, well think again. An entrepreneur used data from Nasa to understand where most of the world’s population resides and found half of us are crammed into just one percent of the world

Max Galka, co-founder of a real estate data business, compiled the information from Nasa’s gridded population data, which organizes populations based on geographic regions, to create an informative map.

‘The gridded population data divides the world population into a grid of tiny square-shaped cells, without regard for administrative borders,’ according to Galka’s blog.

For this research, a grid comprised of 28 million cells was used, each one measuring roughly 3 miles by 3 miles.

Out of the 28 million cells, the ones with a population over 8,000 are coloured in yellow, which means those areas have a population density of about 900 people for every square mile.

Galka explains this is ‘roughly the same population density as the state of Massachusetts'.

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The black areas in the map reflect the opposite, with populations less than 8,000 people and less than 900 people per square mile.

The world is evenly split between the yellow and the black, but as the map shows the yellow is only one percent of the Earth’s surface.

According to the United Nations, the majority of the world’s population growth will occur in Africa by 2100.

The black areas in the map reflect the opposite, with populations less than 8,000 people and less than 900 people per square mile. The world is evenly split between the yellow and the black, but as the map reflects the yellow is only one percent of the Earth’s surface. According to the United Nations, the majority of the world’s population growth will occur in Africa by 2100 (pictured)

And as the map indicates, Africa has a lot of space for people to live and live comfortably.

‘North of Africa is largely devoid of dense population zones, with one major exception,’ explained Galka.

‘This map was constructed based on a world population grid made up millions of tiny cells, each one measuring about 3 miles x 3 miles. In all the world, the cell with the largest population is located in Cairo.’

And as the map indicates, Africa (pictured) has a lot of space for people to live and live comfortably. ‘North of Africa is largely devoid of dense population zones, with one major exception,’ explained Galka. ‘This map was constructed based on a world population grid made up millions of tiny cells, each one measuring about 3 miles x 3 miles. In all the world, the cell with the largest population is located in Cairo'

The area, which measures only 9 square miles, is where more than a million people live.

There is a large yellow area in the center that is about the size of New York State and is home to more than 100 million people.

The highly populated areas in Asia are located in inland urban areas.

The Island of Java in Indonesia is the most populated island in the world, as it is home to 140 million people and also the same size as New York.

According to the United Nations, the majority of the world’s population growth will occur in Africa by 2100. The highly populated areas in Asia (pictured) are located in inland urban areas. The entire Island of Java in Indonesia is the most populated island in the world, as it is home to 140 million people and also the same size as New York.

Japan is runner up for largest island in the world, but is home to the largest metro area.

There are 37 million individuals living in Tokyo, which is just about 845 square miles.

'Though it does not have nearly the population density of Asia, Europe is exceptional for its lack of open space,' according to Galka.

'Unlike the heavily concentrated population centers of Asia, Europe’s dense areas are spread out remarkably evenly across the continent.'

The entire Island of Java (left) in Indonesia is the most populated island in the world, as it is home to 140 million people and also the same size as New York. Japan (right) is runner up for largest island in the world, but is home to the largest metro area in the world. There are 37 million individuals living in Tokyo, which is just 845 square miles

It’s no surprise that the United States is heavily populated, but a the map shows half of its residents live in spread out areas and the other half pack themselves in cities.

Half of the country's residents call Northeastern, Southern, and Western cities home.

The U.S. is basically a smaller version of Galka's world map, as it mirrors the world in the way its population is divided: one half packed in the small yellow regions, the other half spread out across a black expanse.

The United Nations released a study this past August, which predicts the global population is set to reach 11 billion by the end of the century - and Africans will make up half of this number.

By 2050, the global population will rise from 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion and by 2100, Africa’s current population of 1.2 billion is expected to explode to 5.6 billion.

'Though it does not have nearly the population density of Asia, Europe (pictured) is exceptional for its lack of open space,' according to Galka. 'Unlike the heavily concentrated population centers of Asia, Europe’s dense areas are spread out remarkably evenly across the continent'

Experts predict such rapid growth will boost pollution, make resources scarce and fuel unemployment, poverty, crime and political unrest.

The predictions were made by John Wilmoth, the director of the United Nations Population Division, at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle.

His presentation, 'Populations Projections by the United Nations', was made as part of the session titled 'Better Demographic Forecasts, Better Policy Decisions'

In the US, the population is projected to add 1.5 million per year on average until the end of the century, pushing the current count of 322 million to 450 million.

It’s no surprise that the United States (pictured) is heavily populated, but a the map shows half of its residents live in spread out areas and the other half pack themselves in cities. In the US, the population is projected to add 1.5 million per year on average until the end of the century, pushing the current count of 322 million to 450 million

While Asia, with a current population of 4.4 billion, is expected to peak around the middle of the century at 5.3 billion, and then decline to around 4.9 billion.

The UN projection suggests there will not be an end to world population growth this century unless there are 'unprecedented fertility declines' in parts of sub-Saharan Africa that are still experiencing rapid population growth.