List of North American countries by population
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:09:56 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of North American countries and dependencies by population in North America, total projected population from the United Nations and the latest official figure. As of 2025 most citizens of North America live in the United States or Mexico with the two countries making up 77 % of the population of North America.
Tables
· Table
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1
Col 1
1
Country / dependency
United States
% total
56 %
North
America
population
339,996,564
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
333,287,557
Official
date
1 Jul 2022
2
2
Col 1
2
Country / dependency
Mexico
% total
21 %
North
America
population
128,455,567
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
129,035,733
Official
date
1 Jan 2023
3
3
Col 1
3
Country / dependency
Canada
% total
6 %
North
America
population
38,781,292
%
change
2 %
Official
figure
39,566,248
Official
date
1 Jan 2023
4
4
Col 1
4
Country / dependency
Guatemala
% total
3 %
North
America
population
18,092,026
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
17,602,431
Official
date
1 Jul 2023
5
5
Col 1
5
Country / dependency
Haiti
% total
1 %
North
America
population
11,724,764
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
9,801,664
Official
date
1 Jul 2012
6
6
Col 1
6
Country / dependency
Dominican Republic
% total
1 %
North
America
population
11,332,973
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
10,711,155
Official
date
1 Jul 2023
7
7
Col 1
7
Country / dependency
Cuba
% total
1 %
North
America
population
11,194,449
%
change
-0 %
Official
figure
11,113,215
Official
date
1 Jul 2023
8
8
Col 1
8
Country / dependency
Honduras
% total
1 %
North
America
population
10,593,798
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
9,745,100
Official
date
1 Jul 2023
9
9
Col 1
9
Country / dependency
Nicaragua
% total
1 %
North
America
population
7,046,311
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
6,664,364
Official
date
30 Jun 2021
10
10
Col 1
10
Country / dependency
El Salvador
% total
1 %
North
America
population
6,364,943
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
6,765,800
Official
date
30 Jun 2020
11
11
Col 1
11
Country / dependency
Costa Rica
% total
0 %
North
America
population
5,212,173
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
5,163,021
Official
date
30 Jun 2020
12
12
Col 1
12
Country / dependency
Panama
% total
0 %
North
America
population
4,468,087
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
4,278,500
Official
date
1 Jul 2020
13
13
Col 1
13
Country / dependency
Jamaica
% total
0 %
North
America
population
2,825,544
%
change
-0 %
Official
figure
2,734,092
Official
date
1 Jul 2019
14
14
Col 1
14
Country / dependency
Trinidad and Tobago
% total
0 %
North
America
population
1,534,937
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
1,365,805
Official
date
30 Jun 2022
15
15
Col 1
15
Country / dependency
Bahamas
% total
0 %
North
America
population
412,624
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
395,640
Official
date
1 Jul 2019
16
16
Col 1
16
Country / dependency
Belize
% total
0 %
North
America
population
410,825
%
change
1 %
Official
figure
441,471
Official
date
1 Jul 2022
17
17
Col 1
17
Country / dependency
Barbados
% total
0 %
North
America
population
281,996
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
277,821
Official
date
1 May 2010
18
18
Col 1
18
Country / dependency
Saint Lucia
% total
0 %
North
America
population
180,251
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
178,696
Official
date
1 Jul 2018
19
19
Col 1
19
Country / dependency
Grenada
% total
0 %
North
America
population
126,184
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
112,579
Official
date
1 Jul 2019
20
20
Col 1
20
Country / dependency
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
% total
0 %
North
America
population
103,699
%
change
-0 %
Official
figure
110,418
Official
date
1 Jul 2022
21
21
Col 1
21
Country / dependency
Antigua and Barbuda
% total
0 %
North
America
population
94,298
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
100,772
Official
date
1 Jan 2022
22
22
Col 1
22
Country / dependency
Dominica
% total
0 %
North
America
population
73,040
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
71,293
Official
date
14 May 2011
23
23
Col 1
23
Country / dependency
Saint Kitts and Nevis
% total
0 %
North
America
population
47,755
%
change
0 %
Official
figure
47,195
Official
date
15 May 2011
| Country / dependency | % total | North America population | % change | Official figure | Official date | ||
| 1 | United States | 56 % | 339,996,564 | 0 % | 333,287,557 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| 2 | Mexico | 21 % | 128,455,567 | 0 % | 129,035,733 | 1 Jan 2023 | |
| 3 | Canada | 6 % | 38,781,292 | 2 % | 39,566,248 | 1 Jan 2023 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 % | 18,092,026 | 1 % | 17,602,431 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 5 | Haiti | 1 % | 11,724,764 | 1 % | 9,801,664 | 1 Jul 2012 | |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1 % | 11,332,973 | 0 % | 10,711,155 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 7 | Cuba | 1 % | 11,194,449 | -0 % | 11,113,215 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 8 | Honduras | 1 % | 10,593,798 | 1 % | 9,745,100 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 1 % | 7,046,311 | 1 % | 6,664,364 | 30 Jun 2021 | |
| 10 | El Salvador | 1 % | 6,364,943 | 0 % | 6,765,800 | 30 Jun 2020 | |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0 % | 5,212,173 | 0 % | 5,163,021 | 30 Jun 2020 | |
| 12 | Panama | 0 % | 4,468,087 | 1 % | 4,278,500 | 1 Jul 2020 | |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 0 % | 3,260,314 | 0 % | 3,221,789 | 1 Jul 2022 | ||
| 13 | Jamaica | 0 % | 2,825,544 | -0 % | 2,734,092 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % | 1,534,937 | 0 % | 1,365,805 | 30 Jun 2022 | |
| 15 | Bahamas | 0 % | 412,624 | 0 % | 395,640 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| 16 | Belize | 0 % | 410,825 | 1 % | 441,471 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| Guadeloupe (France) | 0 % | 395,839 | 0 % | 375,845 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| Martinique (France) | 0 % | 366,981 | -0 % | 347,686 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| 17 | Barbados | 0 % | 281,996 | 0 % | 277,821 | 1 May 2010 | |
| Curaçao (NL) | 0 % | 192,077 | 0 % | 148,925 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 0 % | 180,251 | 0 % | 178,696 | 1 Jul 2018 | |
| 19 | Grenada | 0 % | 126,184 | 0 % | 112,579 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| Aruba (NL) | 0 % | 106,277 | -0 % | 107,457 | 31 Dec 2021 | ||
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % | 103,699 | -0 % | 110,418 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| US Virgin Islands (US) | 0 % | 98,750 | -0 % | 87,146 | 1 Apr 2020 | ||
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % | 94,298 | 0 % | 100,772 | 1 Jan 2022 | |
| 22 | Dominica | 0 % | 73,040 | 0 % | 71,293 | 14 May 2011 | |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 0 % | 69,310 | 0 % | 71,432 | 10 Oct 2021 | ||
| Bermuda (UK) | 0 % | 64,069 | -0 % | 63,982 | 1 Jul 2023 | ||
| Greenland (Denmark) | 0 % | 56,643 | 0 % | 50,145 | 1 Apr 2023 | ||
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % | 47,755 | 0 % | 47,195 | 15 May 2011 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 0 % | 46,062 | 0 % | 46,131 | 1 Jul 2021 | ||
| Sint Maarten (NL) | 0 % | 44,222 | 0 % | 42,938 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| Saint Martin (France) | 0 % | 32,077 | 0 % | 32,358 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 0 % | 31,538 | 0 % | 28,054 | 12 Jul 2010 | ||
| Caribbean Netherlands (NL) | 0 % | 27,148 | 0 % | 27,726 | 1 Jan 2022 | ||
| Anguilla (UK) | 0 % | 15,900 | 0 % | 15,780 | 1 Dec 2022 | ||
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 0 % | 10,994 | 0 % | 10,585 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 0 % | 5,840 | -0 % | 6,092 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| Montserrat (UK) | 0 % | 4,387 | -0 % | 4,433 | 1 Jul 2022 | ||
| Total | 100% | 604,182,528 | 0 % | 594,259,074 |
References
- Includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but excludes the territories of the United States.
- UNdatahttps://population.un.org/wpp/
- censushttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222
- Moody's Analyticshttps://www.economy.com/mexico/population/not-seasonally-adjusted
- statcanhttps://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start
- censopoblacionhttps://www.censopoblacion.gt/archivos/Estimaciones_y_proyecciones_nacionales_de_poblacion.pdf
- Embassy of the Republic of Haitihttps://www.haiti.org/haiti-at-a-glance/
- National Statistics Officehttps://www.one.gob.do/datos-y-estadisticas/temas/estadisticas-demograficas/estimaciones-y-proyecciones-demograficas/
- ONEIhttps://web.archive.org/web/20221116140353/http://www.onei.gob.cu/sites/default/files/indicadores_demograficos_enero-diciembre_2021_0.pdf
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/cities/
- inidehttps://www.inide.gob.ni/docs/Anuarios/Anuario20/Anuario_Estadistico_2020.pdf
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/elsalvador/cities/
- inechttps://inec.cr/tematicas/listado?topics=91%252C646
- inechttps://www.inec.gob.pa/archivos/P5561Cuadro%2077.pdf
- US Censushttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/geo/chart/ID/PST045222
- Statistical Institute of Jamaicahttps://statinja.gov.jm/Demo_SocialStats/PopulationStats.aspx
- Central Statistical Officehttps://cso.gov.tt/subjects/population-and-vital-statistics/population/
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/Bahamas-Islands.html
- Statistical Institute of Belizehttps://sib.org.bz/
- inseehttps://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1893198