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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)*

Regions2022
Northern America376,870,696
Central America179,060,359
Caribbean44,392,107
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/ DependenciesPopulation 2022Sub Region
1United States of America 338,289,857Northern America
2Mexico127,504,125Northern America
3Canada 38,454,327Northern America
4Bermuda*64,184Northern America
5Greenland*56,466Northern America
6Saint Pierre & Miquelon*5,862Northern America
    
1Guatemala17,843,908Central America
2Honduras10,432,859Central America
3Nicaragua6,948,392Central America
4El Salvador6,336,392Central America
5Costa Rica5,180,829Central America
6Panama4,408,580Central America
7Belize405,273Central America
    
1Haiti11,584,996Caribbean
2Dominican Republic 11,228,821Caribbean
3Cuba11,212,191Caribbean
4Puerto Rico*3,252,407Caribbean
5Jamaica2,827,377Caribbean
6Trinidad and Tobago1,531,044Caribbean
7Bahamas409,984Caribbean
8Guadeloupe*395,752Caribbean
9Martinique*367,507Caribbean
10Barbados281,635Caribbean
11Curaçao191,164Caribbean
12Saint Lucia179,858Caribbean
13Grenada125,438Caribbean
14Aruba*106,445Caribbean
15Saint Vincent & Grenadines103,948Caribbean
16U.S. Virgin Islands*99,465Caribbean
17Antigua and Barbuda93,763Caribbean
18Dominica72,738Caribbean
19Cayman Islands*68,706Caribbean
20Saint Kitts & Nevis47,658Caribbean
21Turks and Caicos*45,702Caribbean
22Sint Maarten44,175Caribbean
23Saint Martin31,791Caribbean
24British Virgin Islands*31,305Caribbean
25Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands)27,026Caribbean
26Anguilla*15,857Caribbean
27Saint Barthelemy*10,967Caribbean
28Montserrat*4,390Caribbean

* 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
AreawiseCountryArea (sq.km)
Largest by AreaCanada9,984,670 Km2
Smallest  by AreaSaint Kitts and Nevis261 Km2
Largest & Smallest Country by Density
Density wiseCountryDensity (P/Km2)
Highest Population DensityBarbados668 (p/km2)
least population DensityCanada4 (p/km2)
#CountryArea (Km2)Density (p/km2)
1Canada99,84,6704
2United States96,29,09136
3Mexico19,64,37566
4Nicaragua1,30,37355
5Honduras1,12,49289
6Cuba1,09,886106
7Guatemala1,08,889167
8Panama75,41758
9Costa Rica51,100100
10Dominican Republic48,671225
11Haiti27,750414
12Belize22,96617
13El Salvador21,041313
14Bahamas13,94339
15Jamaica10,991273
16Trinidad and Tobago5,130273
17Dominica75196
18Saint Lucia539301
19Antigua and Barbuda442223
20Barbados430668
21St. Vincent & Grenadines389284
22Grenada344331
23Saint Kitts & Nevis261205

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 StatesArea Territory of
1Bermuda50USA
2Greenland410,450 Denmark
3Saint Pierre & Miquelon230France

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

 

#CountryFer. RateMed. Age
1Haiti324
2Guatemala2.923
3Honduras2.524
4Panama2.530
5Dominican Republic2.428
6Nicaragua2.426
7Belize2.325
8Grenada2.132
9El Salvador2.128
10Mexico2.129
11Jamaica231
12Antigua and Barbuda234
13St. Vincent & Grenadines1.933
14Costa Rica1.833
15Bahamas1.832
16United States1.838
17Trinidad and Tobago1.736
18Barbados1.640
19Cuba1.642
20Canada1.541
21Saint Lucia1.434


Source: World Population Prospects 2019

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 ( Bermuda, Greenland & Saint Pierre & Miquelon) are also Included in North America.