Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 13 Oct 2021 |
The United States of America is the most populous country in North America, followed by Mexico. These two countries have a total number of humans above 100 mn. 77.6 % North American population population resides in these two countries. Most North American countries/regions have a low population as only eight countries have a population above 10 million, and 26 countries/dependent territories have a population below one million. The least populous country in North America is Saint Kitts and Nevis. Montserrat is the least populous region in North America.
Two North American countries are in the list of the top ten most populous countries globally as it hosts the United States of America and Mexico, the world's 3rd most and 10th most populous countries. The other North American country in the top 50 world population ranking is Canada.
Out of 41 countries/territories, the population of 40 would increase, and eight countries would decrease in 2021 compared to 2020. United States's population would increase by 1.91 mn, followed by Mexico (1.33 mn). Puerto Rico (-33k) is the top decliner, followed by Cuba (-9k).
Guatemala would have the highest population growth rate of 1.87% in 2021. Eleven countries in North America have a growth rate above 1%. None of the countries are on the list of the world's top 50 fastest-growing nations. Puerto Rico would have the lowest population growth rate of -1.14%, which is 3rd lowest in the world.
The ranking of the top three countries will remain the same until 2100. Cuba was at 4th spot in 1950, and it will move down to 9th spot in 2100.
In 1950, Antigua and Barbuda was the least populous country in North America. Now Saint Kitts and Nevis will remain the least populous country until 2100.
Code | Country/Region | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Growth (2021) | Growth Rank | |||||
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2020 | 2021 | North America | World | North America | World | Net | % | North America | World | ||
AIA | Anguilla | 15,002 | 15,125 | 0.00254 | 0.00019 | 38 | 224 | 123 | 0.82 | 17 | 128 |
ATG | Antigua and Barbuda | 97,928 | 98,728 | 0.0165 | 0.00125 | 27 | 201 | 800 | 0.82 | 18 | 130 |
ABW | Aruba | 106,766 | 107,195 | 0.0180 | 0.00136 | 25 | 197 | 429 | 0.40 | 27 | 167 |
BHS | Bahamas | 393,248 | 396,914 | 0.0665 | 0.00504 | 18 | 178 | 3,666 | 0.93 | 13 | 115 |
BRB | Barbados | 287,371 | 287,708 | 0.0482 | 0.00365 | 20 | 184 | 337 | 0.12 | 33 | 194 |
BES | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 26,221 | 26,445 | 0.00443 | 0.00034 | 37 | 221 | 224 | 0.85 | 16 | 123 |
VGB | British Virgin Islands | 30,237 | 30,423 | 0.00510 | 0.00039 | 36 | 220 | 186 | 0.62 | 20 | 148 |
CYM | Cayman Islands | 65,720 | 66,498 | 0.0111 | 0.00084 | 29 | 205 | 778 | 1.18 | 9 | 94 |
CUB | Cuba | 11,326,616 | 11,317,498 | 1.90 | 0.144 | 6 | 84 | -9,118 | -0.08 | 35 | 207 |
CUW | Curaçao | 164,100 | 164,796 | 0.0276 | 0.00209 | 22 | 192 | 696 | 0.42 | 24 | 162 |
DMA | Dominica | 71,991 | 72,172 | 0.0121 | 0.00092 | 28 | 204 | 181 | 0.25 | 30 | 181 |
DOM | Dominican Republic | 10,847,904 | 10,953,714 | 1.84 | 0.139 | 7 | 85 | 105,810 | 0.98 | 12 | 111 |
GRD | Grenada | 112,519 | 113,015 | 0.0189 | 0.00144 | 23 | 195 | 496 | 0.44 | 23 | 161 |
GLP | Guadeloupe | 400,127 | 400,013 | 0.0670 | 0.00508 | 17 | 177 | -114 | -0.03 | 34 | 204 |
HTI | Haiti | 11,402,533 | 11,541,683 | 1.93 | 0.147 | 5 | 82 | 139,150 | 1.22 | 8 | 93 |
JAM | Jamaica | 2,961,161 | 2,973,462 | 0.498 | 0.0378 | 13 | 137 | 12,301 | 0.42 | 26 | 165 |
MTQ | Martinique | 375,265 | 374,743 | 0.0628 | 0.00476 | 19 | 179 | -522 | -0.14 | 36 | 210 |
MSR | Montserrat | 4,999 | 4,981 | 0.00083 | 0.00006 | 41 | 231 | -18 | -0.36 | 39 | 222 |
PRI | Puerto Rico | 2,860,840 | 2,828,246 | 0.474 | 0.0359 | 14 | 141 | -32,594 | -1.14 | 41 | 233 |
BLM | Saint Barthélemy | 9,885 | 9,909 | 0.00166 | 0.00013 | 39 | 228 | 24 | 0.24 | 31 | 182 |
KNA | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53,192 | 53,546 | 0.00898 | 0.00068 | 32 | 211 | 354 | 0.67 | 19 | 145 |
LCA | Saint Lucia | 183,629 | 184,401 | 0.0309 | 0.00234 | 21 | 189 | 772 | 0.42 | 25 | 163 |
MAF | Saint Martin (French part) | 38,659 | 39,239 | 0.00658 | 0.00050 | 34 | 215 | 580 | 1.50 | 5 | 72 |
VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,947 | 111,269 | 0.0187 | 0.00141 | 24 | 196 | 322 | 0.29 | 28 | 178 |
SXM | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,882 | 43,421 | 0.00728 | 0.00055 | 33 | 213 | 539 | 1.26 | 7 | 89 |
TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,491 | 1,403,374 | 0.235 | 0.0178 | 15 | 154 | 3,883 | 0.28 | 29 | 180 |
TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,718 | 39,226 | 0.00658 | 0.00050 | 35 | 216 | 508 | 1.31 | 6 | 85 |
VIR | United States Virgin Islands | 104,423 | 104,218 | 0.0175 | 0.00132 | 26 | 199 | -205 | -0.20 | 37 | 214 |
BLZ | Belize | 397,621 | 404,915 | 0.0679 | 0.00514 | 16 | 176 | 7,294 | 1.83 | 2 | 58 |
CRI | Costa Rica | 5,094,114 | 5,139,053 | 0.861 | 0.0653 | 11 | 123 | 44,939 | 0.88 | 14 | 119 |
SLV | El Salvador | 6,486,201 | 6,518,500 | 1.09 | 0.0828 | 10 | 112 | 32,299 | 0.50 | 22 | 156 |
GTM | Guatemala | 17,915,567 | 18,249,868 | 3.06 | 0.232 | 4 | 67 | 334,301 | 1.87 | 1 | 56 |
HND | Honduras | 9,904,608 | 10,062,994 | 1.69 | 0.128 | 8 | 92 | 158,386 | 1.60 | 3 | 64 |
MEX | Mexico | 128,932,753 | 130,262,220 | 21.8 | 1.65 | 2 | 10 | 1,329,467 | 1.03 | 11 | 106 |
NIC | Nicaragua | 6,624,554 | 6,702,379 | 1.12 | 0.0851 | 9 | 110 | 77,825 | 1.17 | 10 | 97 |
PAN | Panama | 4,314,768 | 4,381,583 | 0.734 | 0.0556 | 12 | 128 | 66,815 | 1.55 | 4 | 69 |
BMU | Bermuda | 62,273 | 62,092 | 0.0104 | 0.00079 | 30 | 206 | -181 | -0.29 | 38 | 220 |
CAN | Canada | 37,742,157 | 38,067,913 | 6.38 | 0.483 | 3 | 38 | 325,756 | 0.86 | 15 | 122 |
GRL | Greenland | 56,772 | 56,868 | 0.00953 | 0.00072 | 31 | 209 | 96 | 0.17 | 32 | 187 |
SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,795 | 5,771 | 0.00097 | 0.00007 | 40 | 230 | -24 | -0.41 | 40 | 223 |
USA | United States of America | 331,002,647 | 332,915,074 | 55.8 | 4.23 | 1 | 3 | 1,912,427 | 0.58 | 21 | 153 |
North America | 592,072,204 | 596,591,192 | 7.58 | 4,518,988 | 0.76 |
Code | Country/Region | 1950 | 2000 | 2050 | 2100 | ||||
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Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | Population | Rank | ||
AIA | Anguilla | 5,122 | 36 | 11,247 | 38 | 16,522 | 38 | 13,635 | 38 |
ATG | Antigua and Barbuda | 45,515 | 27 | 76,007 | 27 | 110,901 | 24 | 102,048 | 25 |
ABW | Aruba | 38,052 | 28 | 90,866 | 26 | 108,709 | 26 | 102,235 | 24 |
BHS | Bahamas | 79,090 | 21 | 298,045 | 18 | 463,329 | 17 | 460,116 | 17 |
BRB | Barbados | 210,990 | 17 | 271,511 | 19 | 277,019 | 20 | 214,788 | 20 |
BES | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 7,129 | 34 | 14,387 | 37 | 29,699 | 37 | 32,606 | 36 |
VGB | British Virgin Islands | 7,437 | 33 | 20,313 | 35 | 31,540 | 36 | 24,857 | 37 |
CYM | Cayman Islands | 6,416 | 35 | 42,305 | 32 | 84,657 | 28 | 102,667 | 23 |
CUB | Cuba | 5,919,989 | 4 | 11,126,423 | 5 | 10,162,395 | 8 | 6,671,461 | 9 |
CUW | Curaçao | 100,181 | 19 | 132,147 | 22 | 175,723 | 22 | 175,041 | 21 |
DMA | Dominica | 51,099 | 25 | 69,650 | 28 | 70,872 | 29 | 51,345 | 31 |
DOM | Dominican Republic | 2,364,649 | 7 | 8,471,317 | 6 | 12,795,809 | 7 | 11,012,548 | 7 |
GRD | Grenada | 76,681 | 22 | 102,837 | 25 | 115,561 | 23 | 86,183 | 26 |
GLP | Guadeloupe | 209,999 | 18 | 422,048 | 16 | 386,919 | 18 | 338,669 | 18 |
HTI | Haiti | 3,221,270 | 5 | 8,463,802 | 7 | 14,877,785 | 5 | 14,760,450 | 5 |
JAM | Jamaica | 1,402,903 | 11 | 2,654,698 | 14 | 2,960,321 | 13 | 1,793,106 | 13 |
MTQ | Martinique | 222,003 | 16 | 387,016 | 17 | 331,959 | 19 | 234,041 | 19 |
MSR | Montserrat | 13,524 | 32 | 4,925 | 41 | 4,144 | 41 | 2,878 | 41 |
PRI | Puerto Rico | 2,218,005 | 8 | 3,668,955 | 12 | 2,445,387 | 14 | 1,216,779 | 14 |
BLM | Saint Barthélemy | 1,996 | 40 | 7,416 | 39 | 10,828 | 39 | 10,139 | 39 |
KNA | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,053 | 26 | 44,083 | 31 | 56,156 | 30 | 43,395 | 32 |
LCA | Saint Lucia | 82,783 | 20 | 156,737 | 21 | 182,127 | 21 | 122,091 | 22 |
MAF | Saint Martin (French part) | 2,999 | 39 | 28,935 | 34 | 50,821 | 34 | 60,194 | 29 |
VCT | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66,997 | 24 | 107,787 | 24 | 109,118 | 25 | 74,618 | 27 |
SXM | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,490 | 41 | 32,564 | 33 | 55,024 | 31 | 69,222 | 28 |
TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 645,626 | 15 | 1,267,159 | 15 | 1,343,781 | 15 | 968,826 | 15 |
TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,044 | 37 | 20,171 | 36 | 50,270 | 35 | 53,609 | 30 |
VIR | United States Virgin Islands | 26,792 | 30 | 108,730 | 23 | 86,214 | 27 | 40,462 | 34 |
BLZ | Belize | 68,915 | 23 | 247,310 | 20 | 571,048 | 16 | 620,439 | 16 |
CRI | Costa Rica | 945,683 | 13 | 3,962,369 | 11 | 5,772,686 | 12 | 4,797,969 | 11 |
SLV | El Salvador | 2,199,903 | 9 | 5,887,930 | 9 | 6,936,792 | 10 | 4,766,079 | 12 |
GTM | Guatemala | 3,114,956 | 6 | 11,650,744 | 4 | 26,920,714 | 4 | 31,270,073 | 4 |
HND | Honduras | 1,546,719 | 10 | 6,574,510 | 8 | 13,830,802 | 6 | 14,325,309 | 6 |
MEX | Mexico | 27,944,671 | 2 | 98,899,845 | 2 | 155,150,814 | 2 | 141,509,942 | 2 |
NIC | Nicaragua | 1,294,994 | 12 | 5,069,310 | 10 | 8,531,045 | 9 | 8,124,405 | 8 |
PAN | Panama | 859,658 | 14 | 3,030,333 | 13 | 5,852,939 | 11 | 6,439,999 | 10 |
BMU | Bermuda | 37,256 | 29 | 65,017 | 29 | 53,278 | 33 | 36,933 | 35 |
CAN | Canada | 13,733,398 | 3 | 30,588,379 | 3 | 45,669,453 | 3 | 56,953,224 | 3 |
GRL | Greenland | 22,993 | 31 | 56,177 | 30 | 53,298 | 32 | 40,524 | 33 |
SPM | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,567 | 38 | 6,298 | 40 | 5,257 | 40 | 3,984 | 40 |
USA | United States of America | 158,804,397 | 1 | 281,710,914 | 1 | 379,419,097 | 1 | 433,853,891 | 1 |