| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 08 Dec 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Northern Mariana Islands is projected at 57.91 thousand, up by 0.61% compared with 57.56 thousand in 2020. Northern Mariana Islands is ranked 208th in terms of population and 149th in terms of population growth rate.
0 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 0% of Northern Mariana Islands population. Northern Mariana Islands is ranked 28th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,997 | - |
| 1955 | 7,980 | 4.18 |
| 1960 | 9,980 | 3.53 |
| 1965 | 11,023 | 2.25 |
| 1970 | 13,000 | 3.36 |
| 1975 | 14,917 | 1.67 |
| 1980 | 16,633 | 6.35 |
| 1985 | 28,719 | 12.64 |
| 1990 | 45,752 | 5.08 |
| 1995 | 45,872 | 1.13 |
| 2000 | 57,453 | 3.27 |
| 2005 | 56,547 | -1.21 |
| 2010 | 53,971 | -0.41 |
| 2015 | 55,779 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 56,187 | 0.73 |
| 2017 | 56,553 | 0.65 |
| 2018 | 56,889 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 57,213 | 0.57 |
| 2020 | 57,557 | 0.60 |
| 2021 | 57,910 | 0.61 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |