Top North American Countries by population

North America Population 2023

According to United Nations, In 1950 the population of North America (including Central America and the Caribbean) was estimated at around 227 million people. It reached 400 million in 1985 and 500 million by 2003. The North American population is expected to reach around 700 million by 2050 and 741 million by 2021.

As per the UN estimated population of North America in 2022 is 600,323,162 (600 million or 60 Crore)*

Regions	2022
Northern America	376,870,696
Central America	179,060,359
Caribbean	44,392,107
Total	600,323,162

Estimated North American population in 2023: 604 Million

*We have given data on North America as a Continent. It includes Central American & Caribbean countries.

Source: World Population Prospects 2022

North America Countries by Population

An estimated 7.5 percent of the world’s population lives in America (591 Million). The US (332 million), Mexico ( 130 million), and Canada (38 million) remain the top three populous countries in North America.

Let’s have a look at the Country-wise population of North America.

#	Countries/ Dependencies	Population 2022	Sub Region
1	United States of America	338,289,857	Northern America
2	Mexico	127,504,125	Northern America
3	Canada	38,454,327	Northern America
4	Bermuda*	64,184	Northern America
5	Greenland*	56,466	Northern America
6	Saint Pierre & Miquelon*	5,862	Northern America

1	Guatemala	17,843,908	Central America
2	Honduras	10,432,859	Central America
3	Nicaragua	6,948,392	Central America
4	El Salvador	6,336,392	Central America
5	Costa Rica	5,180,829	Central America
6	Panama	4,408,580	Central America
7	Belize	405,273	Central America

1	Haiti	11,584,996	Caribbean
2	Dominican Republic	11,228,821	Caribbean
3	Cuba	11,212,191	Caribbean
4	Puerto Rico*	3,252,407	Caribbean
5	Jamaica	2,827,377	Caribbean
6	Trinidad and Tobago	1,531,044	Caribbean
7	Bahamas	409,984	Caribbean
8	Guadeloupe*	395,752	Caribbean
9	Martinique*	367,507	Caribbean
10	Barbados	281,635	Caribbean
11	Curaçao	191,164	Caribbean
12	Saint Lucia	179,858	Caribbean
13	Grenada	125,438	Caribbean
14	Aruba*	106,445	Caribbean
15	Saint Vincent & Grenadines	103,948	Caribbean
16	U.S. Virgin Islands*	99,465	Caribbean
17	Antigua and Barbuda	93,763	Caribbean
18	Dominica	72,738	Caribbean
19	Cayman Islands*	68,706	Caribbean
20	Saint Kitts & Nevis	47,658	Caribbean
21	Turks and Caicos*	45,702	Caribbean
22	Sint Maarten	44,175	Caribbean
23	Saint Martin	31,791	Caribbean
24	British Virgin Islands*	31,305	Caribbean
25	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands)	27,026	Caribbean
26	Anguilla*	15,857	Caribbean
27	Saint Barthelemy*	10,967	Caribbean
28	Montserrat*	4,390	Caribbean

* Dependencies Countries or Overseas Territory

List of Top North American Countries by Land Area

North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the Earth’s land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area.

There are 23 Countries & 3 non-sovergin states ( Bermuda, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon) in North America of which Canada is the largest, followed by the USA in land area. The population density in North America is 22.9 per Km2 (60 people per mi2).

Largest & Smallest Country by Area

Areawise	Country	Area (sq.km)
Largest by Area	Canada	9,984,670 Km2
Smallest by Area	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 Km2

Largest & Smallest Country by Density

Density wise	Country	Density (P/Km2)
Highest Population Density	Barbados	668 (p/km2)
least population Density	Canada	4 (p/km2)

#	Country	Area (Km2)	Density (p/km2)
1	Canada	99,84,670	4
2	United States	96,29,091	36
3	Mexico	19,64,375	66
4	Nicaragua	1,30,373	55
5	Honduras	1,12,492	89
6	Cuba	1,09,886	106
7	Guatemala	1,08,889	167
8	Panama	75,417	58
9	Costa Rica	51,100	100
10	Dominican Republic	48,671	225
11	Haiti	27,750	414
12	Belize	22,966	17
13	El Salvador	21,041	313
14	Bahamas	13,943	39
15	Jamaica	10,991	273
16	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	273
17	Dominica	751	96
18	Saint Lucia	539	301
19	Antigua and Barbuda	442	223
20	Barbados	430	668
21	St. Vincent & Grenadines	389	284
22	Grenada	344	331
23	Saint Kitts & Nevis	261	205

We have given data of North America as Continent. As per UN Projections Studies Mexico, Central American & Caribbean countries are not included in North America & counted with Latin America. North America has 2 Countries USA & Canada also these 3 Non-Sovereign States are also Included in North America.

#	Non-Sovereign States	Area	Territory of
1	Bermuda	50	USA
2	Greenland	410,450	Denmark
3	Saint Pierre & Miquelon	230	France

North American Countries by Fertility Rate & Median Age

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of North America ( includes Central America & Caribbean) is 1.8

Haiti is the country with the highest Fertility rate of 3
Saint Lucia has the lowest Fertility rate of 1.4

The median age in North America is 39 years.

Cuba has the highest median age of 42 Years
Guatemala has the lowest median age of 23 years

#	Country	Fer. Rate	Med. Age
1	Haiti	3	24
2	Guatemala	2.9	23
3	Honduras	2.5	24
4	Panama	2.5	30
5	Dominican Republic	2.4	28
6	Nicaragua	2.4	26
7	Belize	2.3	25
8	Grenada	2.1	32
9	El Salvador	2.1	28
10	Mexico	2.1	29
11	Jamaica	2	31
12	Antigua and Barbuda	2	34
13	St. Vincent & Grenadines	1.9	33
14	Costa Rica	1.8	33
15	Bahamas	1.8	32
16	United States	1.8	38
17	Trinidad and Tobago	1.7	36
18	Barbados	1.6	40
19	Cuba	1.6	42
20	Canada	1.5	41
21	Saint Lucia	1.4	34

Source: World Population Prospects 2019