List of North American countries by population
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:41:17 AM 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 77.6% of the population of North America.
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1
Col 1
1
Country / dependency
United States
% total
56.3%
NorthAmericapopulation
339,996,564
%change
0.5%
Officialfigure
333,287,557
Officialdate
1 Jul 2022
2
2
Col 1
2
Country / dependency
Mexico
% total
21.3%
NorthAmericapopulation
128,455,567
%change
0.7%
Officialfigure
129,035,733
Officialdate
1 Jan 2023
3
3
Col 1
3
Country / dependency
Canada
% total
6.4%
NorthAmericapopulation
38,781,292
%change
2.9%
Officialfigure
39,566,248
Officialdate
1 Jan 2023
4
4
Col 1
4
Country / dependency
Guatemala
% total
3.0%
NorthAmericapopulation
18,092,026
%change
1.4%
Officialfigure
17,602,431
Officialdate
1 Jul 2023
5
5
Col 1
5
Country / dependency
Haiti
% total
1.9%
NorthAmericapopulation
11,724,764
%change
1.2%
Officialfigure
9,801,664
Officialdate
1 Jul 2012
6
6
Col 1
6
Country / dependency
Dominican Republic
% total
1.9%
NorthAmericapopulation
11,332,973
%change
0.9%
Officialfigure
10,711,155
Officialdate
1 Jul 2023
7
7
Col 1
7
Country / dependency
Cuba
% total
1.9%
NorthAmericapopulation
11,194,449
%change
-0.2%
Officialfigure
11,113,215
Officialdate
1 Jul 2023
8
8
Col 1
8
Country / dependency
Honduras
% total
1.8%
NorthAmericapopulation
10,593,798
%change
1.5%
Officialfigure
9,745,100
Officialdate
1 Jul 2023
9
9
Col 1
9
Country / dependency
Nicaragua
% total
1.2%
NorthAmericapopulation
7,046,311
%change
1.4%
Officialfigure
6,664,364
Officialdate
30 Jun 2021
10
10
Col 1
10
Country / dependency
El Salvador
% total
1.1%
NorthAmericapopulation
6,364,943
%change
0.5%
Officialfigure
6,765,800
Officialdate
30 Jun 2020
11
11
Col 1
11
Country / dependency
Costa Rica
% total
0.9%
NorthAmericapopulation
5,212,173
%change
0.6%
Officialfigure
5,163,021
Officialdate
30 Jun 2020
12
12
Col 1
12
Country / dependency
Panama
% total
0.7%
NorthAmericapopulation
4,468,087
%change
1.3%
Officialfigure
4,278,500
Officialdate
1 Jul 2020
13
13
Col 1
13
Country / dependency
Jamaica
% total
0.5%
NorthAmericapopulation
2,825,544
%change
-0.1%
Officialfigure
2,734,092
Officialdate
1 Jul 2019
14
14
Col 1
14
Country / dependency
Trinidad and Tobago
% total
0.3%
NorthAmericapopulation
1,534,937
%change
0.3%
Officialfigure
1,365,805
Officialdate
30 Jun 2022
15
15
Col 1
15
Country / dependency
Bahamas
% total
0.1%
NorthAmericapopulation
412,624
%change
0.6%
Officialfigure
395,640
Officialdate
1 Jul 2019
16
16
Col 1
16
Country / dependency
Belize
% total
0.1%
NorthAmericapopulation
410,825
%change
1.4%
Officialfigure
441,471
Officialdate
1 Jul 2022
17
17
Col 1
17
Country / dependency
Barbados
% total
0.05%
NorthAmericapopulation
281,996
%change
0.1%
Officialfigure
277,821
Officialdate
1 May 2010
18
18
Col 1
18
Country / dependency
Saint Lucia
% total
0.03%
NorthAmericapopulation
180,251
%change
0.2%
Officialfigure
178,696
Officialdate
1 Jul 2018
19
19
Col 1
19
Country / dependency
Grenada
% total
0.02%
NorthAmericapopulation
126,184
%change
0.6%
Officialfigure
112,579
Officialdate
1 Jul 2019
20
20
Col 1
20
Country / dependency
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
% total
0.02%
NorthAmericapopulation
103,699
%change
-0.2%
Officialfigure
110,418
Officialdate
1 Jul 2022
21
21
Col 1
21
Country / dependency
Antigua and Barbuda
% total
0.02%
NorthAmericapopulation
94,298
%change
0.6%
Officialfigure
100,772
Officialdate
1 Jan 2022
22
22
Col 1
22
Country / dependency
Dominica
% total
0.01%
NorthAmericapopulation
73,040
%change
0.4%
Officialfigure
71,293
Officialdate
14 May 2011
23
23
Col 1
23
Country / dependency
Saint Kitts and Nevis
% total
0.01%
NorthAmericapopulation
47,755
%change
0.2%
Officialfigure
47,195
Officialdate
15 May 2011
| Country / dependency | % total | NorthAmericapopulation | %change | Officialfigure | Officialdate | ||
| 1 | United States | 56.3% | 339,996,564 | 0.5% | 333,287,557 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| 2 | Mexico | 21.3% | 128,455,567 | 0.7% | 129,035,733 | 1 Jan 2023 | |
| 3 | Canada | 6.4% | 38,781,292 | 2.9% | 39,566,248 | 1 Jan 2023 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3.0% | 18,092,026 | 1.4% | 17,602,431 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 5 | Haiti | 1.9% | 11,724,764 | 1.2% | 9,801,664 | 1 Jul 2012 | |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 11,332,973 | 0.9% | 10,711,155 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 7 | Cuba | 1.9% | 11,194,449 | -0.2% | 11,113,215 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 8 | Honduras | 1.8% | 10,593,798 | 1.5% | 9,745,100 | 1 Jul 2023 | |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 1.2% | 7,046,311 | 1.4% | 6,664,364 | 30 Jun 2021 | |
| 10 | El Salvador | 1.1% | 6,364,943 | 0.5% | 6,765,800 | 30 Jun 2020 | |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 5,212,173 | 0.6% | 5,163,021 | 30 Jun 2020 | |
| 12 | Panama | 0.7% | 4,468,087 | 1.3% | 4,278,500 | 1 Jul 2020 | |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 0.5% | 3,260,314 | 0.2% | 3,221,789 | 1 Jul 2022 | ||
| 13 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2,825,544 | -0.1% | 2,734,092 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 1,534,937 | 0.3% | 1,365,805 | 30 Jun 2022 | |
| 15 | Bahamas | 0.1% | 412,624 | 0.6% | 395,640 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| 16 | Belize | 0.1% | 410,825 | 1.4% | 441,471 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| Guadeloupe (France) | 0.1% | 395,839 | 0.0% | 375,845 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| Martinique (France) | 0.1% | 366,981 | -0.1% | 347,686 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| 17 | Barbados | 0.05% | 281,996 | 0.1% | 277,821 | 1 May 2010 | |
| Curaçao (NL) | 0.03% | 192,077 | 0.5% | 148,925 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 0.03% | 180,251 | 0.2% | 178,696 | 1 Jul 2018 | |
| 19 | Grenada | 0.02% | 126,184 | 0.6% | 112,579 | 1 Jul 2019 | |
| Aruba (NL) | 0.02% | 106,277 | -0.2% | 107,457 | 31 Dec 2021 | ||
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02% | 103,699 | -0.2% | 110,418 | 1 Jul 2022 | |
| US Virgin Islands (US) | 0.02% | 98,750 | -0.7% | 87,146 | 1 Apr 2020 | ||
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.02% | 94,298 | 0.6% | 100,772 | 1 Jan 2022 | |
| 22 | Dominica | 0.01% | 73,040 | 0.4% | 71,293 | 14 May 2011 | |
| Cayman Islands (UK) | 0.01% | 69,310 | 0.9% | 71,432 | 10 Oct 2021 | ||
| Bermuda (UK) | 0.01% | 64,069 | -0.2% | 63,982 | 1 Jul 2023 | ||
| Greenland (Denmark) | 0.01% | 56,643 | 0.3% | 50,145 | 1 Apr 2023 | ||
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01% | 47,755 | 0.2% | 47,195 | 15 May 2011 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 0.01% | 46,062 | 0.8% | 46,131 | 1 Jul 2021 | ||
| Sint Maarten (NL) | 0.01% | 44,222 | 0.1% | 42,938 | 1 Jan 2023 | ||
| Saint Martin (France) | 0.01% | 32,077 | 0.9% | 32,358 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| British Virgin Islands (UK) | 0.01% | 31,538 | 0.7% | 28,054 | 12 Jul 2010 | ||
| Caribbean Netherlands (NL) | 0.004% | 27,148 | 0.4% | 27,726 | 1 Jan 2022 | ||
| Anguilla (UK) | 0.003% | 15,900 | 0.3% | 15,780 | 1 Dec 2022 | ||
| Saint Barthélemy (France) | 0.002% | 10,994 | 0.2% | 10,585 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 0.001% | 5,840 | -0.4% | 6,092 | 1 Jan 2020 | ||
| Montserrat (UK) | 0.001% | 4,387 | -0.1% | 4,433 | 1 Jul 2022 | ||
| Total | 100% | 604,182,528 | 0.6% | 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/
- census.govhttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222
- Moody's Analyticshttps://www.economy.com/mexico/population/not-seasonally-adjusted
- statcan.gc.cahttps://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start
- censopoblacion.gthttps://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/
- inide.gob.nihttps://www.inide.gob.ni/docs/Anuarios/Anuario20/Anuario_Estadistico_2020.pdf
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/elsalvador/cities/
- inec.crhttps://inec.cr/tematicas/listado?topics=91%252C646
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- 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 Populationhttp://www.citypopulation.de/Bahamas-Islands.html
- Statistical Institute of Belizehttps://sib.org.bz/
- insee.frhttps://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1893198
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/barbados/
- Central Bureau of Statisticshttps://curacaodata.cbs.cw/people-and-society
- Central Statistical Officehttps://stats.gov.lc/subjects/society/population/
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/grenada/
- Central Bureau of Statisticshttps://cbs.aw/wp/index.php/2022/06/16/quarterly-demographic-bulletin-2022/
- Statistical Officehttps://stats.gov.vc/subjects/population-and-demography/
- US Censushttps://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/island-areas/us-virgin-islands/population-and-housing-unit-counts/us-virgin-islands-phc-table01.pdf
- Statistics Divisionhttps://statistics.gov.ag/
- Statistics Divisionhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230520204312/http://dominica.gov.dm/images/documents/2011_census_report.pdf
- Economics and Statistics Officehttps://www.eso.ky/user_images/census_2021/Section_1.1.pdf
- gov.bmhttps://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/Bermuda-Population-Projections-2016-2026.pdf
- bank.stat.glhttp://bank.stat.gl/pxweb/en/Greenland/Greenland__BE__BE85/BEXSTK3.px/?rxid=BEXSAT101-08-2020%2023:21:09/
- stats.gov.knhttps://www.stats.gov.kn/topics/demographic-social-statistics/population/households-population-and-average-household-size-by-parish-2001-2011/
- Statistics Departmenthttps://www.gov.tc/stats/
- Department of Statisticshttp://stats.sintmaartengov.org/
- insee.frhttps://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6683019?sommaire=6683037#consulter
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/britishvirginislands/
- City Populationhttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/caribbeannetherlands/
- Statistics Departmenthttp://statistics.gov.ai/
- Statistics Departmenthttps://statistics.gov.ms/