List of North American countries by population

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date21 Aug 2024

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. These two countries are home to huge 77.7% North American population population. Including these two and Canada and Guatemala, top four make up over 87%.

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. 28 smallest countries/territories only contribute 1% of the North America population. 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 20 most populous countries globally as it hosts the United States of America and Mexico, the world's 3rd most and 11th 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 28 would increase, and 13 countries would decrease in 2024. United States's population would increase by 1.9 million, followed by Mexico (1.1 million). Cuba (-42k) is the top decliner.

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba would have the highest population growth rate of 2.32% in 2024. Twelve countries/regions in North America have a growth rate above 1%. Only Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba is on the list of the world's top 50 fastest-growing nations. Saint Martin (French part) would have the lowest population growth rate of -4.80%, lowest in the world.

The ranking of the top four countries will remain the same until 2100. By 2050, Honduras will replace Haiti in the 5th spot.Cuba was at 4th spot in 1950, and it will move down to 10th 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.

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Population (UN)

Code Country/Region Population Share (%) Rank Growth (2024) Growth Rank
20232024 North AmericaWorldNorth AmericaWorldNet%North AmericaWorld
AIAAnguilla14,59814,7280.002390.00018382251080.7314120
ATGAntigua and Barbuda93,77294,2090.01530.00114262014290.4618143
ABWAruba108,066108,1470.01750.0013124197510.0526170
BHSBahamas401,283403,0330.06530.00490171781,6650.4120150
BRBBarbados282,467282,6230.04580.00343201861290.0527171
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba30,67531,3380.005080.00038362226231.99149
VGBBritish Virgin Islands39,47139,7320.006440.00048352182340.5916132
CYMCayman Islands74,45775,8440.01230.00092282051,3691.80258
CUBCuba10,979,78310,937,2031.770.133888-43,539-0.4034196
CUWCuraçao185,482185,4870.03000.0022521190-32-0.0228173
DMADominica66,20565,8710.01070.0008029206-371-0.5635203
DOMDominican Republic11,427,55711,520,4871.870.14068590,7220.7913117
GRDGrenada117,207117,3030.01900.0014323195870.0725169
GLPGuadeloupe375,106373,7910.06060.0045418180-1,330-0.3633195
HTIHaiti11,772,55711,906,0951.930.145582132,3531.111094
JAMJamaica2,839,1752,837,0770.4600.034514141-2,901-0.1029182
MTQMartinique343,195340,4390.05510.0041419181-2,748-0.8138220
MSRMontserrat4,3894,3590.000710.0000541233-27-0.6236206
PRIPuerto Rico3,242,2043,235,2890.5240.039313135-10,171-0.3132193
BLMSaint Barthélemy11,25811,4140.001850.00014392281511.32678
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis46,84346,9220.007600.0005732211770.1624163
LCASaint Lucia179,744180,1490.02920.00219221913700.2022161
MAFSaint Martin (French part)26,12924,9410.004040.0003037223-1,091-4.3841237
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines100,61699,9240.01620.0012125200-683-0.6837210
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)43,35043,9230.007120.00053342145561.27883
TTOTrinidad and Tobago1,507,7821,511,1550.2450.0184151552,6940.1823162
TCATurks and Caicos Islands46,53546,8550.007590.00057332123110.6615125
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands84,90584,1380.01360.0010227202-737-0.8839222
BLZBelize417,072422,9240.06850.00514161775,7561.36576
CRICosta Rica5,129,9105,152,9500.8350.06261112722,4100.4319148
SLVEl Salvador6,338,1936,365,5031.030.07731011326,2040.4121151
GTMGuatemala18,406,35918,687,8813.030.227470280,7111.50471
HNDHonduras10,825,70311,005,8501.780.134787179,6691.63367
MEXMexico130,861,007131,946,90021.41.602111,066,5700.8112114
NICNicaragua6,916,1407,007,5021.140.0851910990,5861.29780
PANPanama4,515,5774,571,1890.7400.05551212955,0461.20986
BMUBermuda64,63664,5550.01050.0007830207-93-0.1430186
CANCanada39,742,43040,126,7236.500.487338360,6940.9011106
GRLGreenland55,84055,7450.009030.0006831210-103-0.1831189
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,6285,5740.000900.0000740231-57-1.0240224
USAUnited States of America345,426,571347,275,80756.34.22131,804,4750.5217140
North America 613,149,875 617,311,580 7.50 4,060,167 0.66

Estimated and Projected population (UN)

Code Country/Region 1950 2000 2050 2100
PopulationRankPopulationRankPopulation RankPopulationRank
AIAAnguilla5,0023711,1773814,552389,30938
ATGAntigua and Barbuda45,4442774,9122795,0552667,97526
ABWAruba42,7382888,76126100,0022575,16924
BHSBahamas83,48721323,83518424,26517384,95517
BRBBarbados209,91718262,06319264,21620194,69820
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba6,9953514,2333734,7423627,86036
VGBBritish Virgin Islands7,3723320,2413540,3403527,89035
CYMCayman Islands7,0023439,67432103,95924118,03122
CUBCuba5,924,511411,109,10959,381,99985,577,28210
CUWCuraçao101,77019145,52922173,49821120,45421
DMADominica50,1962568,5112863,1922949,11029
DOMDominican Republic2,379,89478,584,190612,996,293711,674,9107
GRDGrenada77,26122107,45125113,2432373,88725
GLPGuadeloupe215,51517419,56717326,31818244,45718
HTIHaiti3,265,70758,303,151714,710,862615,151,0936
JAMJamaica1,407,206112,607,826142,454,940141,066,77413
MTQMartinique232,07016421,38216282,07019209,80819
MSRMontserrat12,944325,029413,692412,78340
PRIPuerto Rico2,229,08983,809,866122,503,99413995,62514
BLMSaint Barthélemy2,006407,0823912,789399,23939
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis47,2322645,2483144,2493430,23934
LCASaint Lucia92,99120158,61621172,08122108,20723
MAFSaint Martin (French part)2,9843929,9963418,7953720,00437
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines61,66324113,5452388,9422764,21827
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)1,4504130,7733351,0173142,27930
TTOTrinidad and Tobago648,774151,319,774151,399,80015898,35515
TCATurks and Caicos Islands5,0383618,7303650,9883238,67231
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands27,08130108,5792471,2252861,96128
BLZBelize69,07323240,79920516,62716447,37316
CRICosta Rica926,758133,937,739115,354,150123,776,47412
SLVEl Salvador2,183,50695,943,36696,663,346105,073,22511
GTMGuatemala3,097,198611,697,592424,670,857425,912,0914
HNDHonduras1,558,938106,577,773814,846,779517,029,9775
MEXMexico27,587,939298,625,5522148,946,2742130,248,8362
NICNicaragua1,331,439125,022,633108,756,43098,611,7228
PANPanama860,850143,010,369135,630,680115,904,9279
BMUBermuda37,2142961,5502956,9373035,66733
CANCanada13,741,747330,891,803345,621,882353,612,2343
GRLGreenland23,2093156,2093049,8983337,23032
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon4,489386,293404,258402,01341
USAUnited States of America154,202,6801281,484,1311380,846,9101421,278,8891
North America 222,818,375 485,804,657 687,962,143 709,315,901