List of North American countries by population

This is a list of North American countries and dependent territories by population. The largest country by land area is Canada, and by population is United States. The largest city by population is Mexico City. The languages most spoken are English, Spanish and French.

Table

RankCountry
(or dependent territory)
Current population% of
pop.
Average
relative
annual
growth
(%)[1]
Average
absolute
annual
growth
[2]
Estimated
doubling
time
(Years)[3]
Official
figure
(where
available)
Date of
last figure
Source
1 United StatesIncrease 327,929,00056.580.752,377,00093328,720,000October 12, 2018Official population clock
2 MexicoIncrease 124,737,78921.311.081,293,00065122,273,473July 1, 2016Official estimate
3 CanadaIncrease 37,241,8006.310.79279,0008935,851,775Oct., 2017Official estimate
4 GuatemalaIncrease 17,302,0842.852.93461,0002416,176,133July 1, 2015Official estimate
5 CubaDecrease 11,221,0601.980.2528,00027811,238,317December 31, 2014Official estimate
6 HaitiIncrease 11,112,9451.942.31248,0003010,911,8192015Official estimate
7 Dominican RepublicIncrease 10,266,1491.760.9897,000719,980,2432015Official estimate
8 HondurasIncrease 9,012,2291.582.29200,000318,576,500July 1, 2015Official estimate
9 El SalvadorIncrease 6,643,3591.140.9259,000766,520,6752016Official estimate
10 NicaraguaIncrease 6,284,7571.152.37151,000306,071,045June 30, 2012Official estimate
11 Costa RicaIncrease 5,003,3930.851.6378,000434,832,234June 30, 2015Official estimate
12 PanamaIncrease 4,158,7830.661.3751,000513,764,166July 1, 2015Official estimate
13 Puerto Rico (US)[4]Decrease 3,337,1770.62-1.13-40,000-3,548,397July 1, 2014Official estimate
14 JamaicaDecrease 2,728,8640.480.267,0002702,723,246December 31, 2014Official estimate
15 Trinidad and TobagoDecrease 1,356,6330.240.527,0001341,349,6672015Official estimate
16 Guadeloupe (France)405,0000.070.251,000280403,314January 1, 2012Official estimate
17 Martinique (France)383,0000.07-0.52-2,000-388,364January 1, 2012Official estimate
18 BahamasIncrease 422,6780.071.345,00052369,6702015Official estimate
19 BelizeIncrease 395,8820.062.509,00028368,310June 2015Official estimate
20 BarbadosIncrease 381,3200.050.351,000196277,821May 1, 20102010 census result
21 Saint LuciaIncrease 179,6690.030.581,000119166,526May 10, 2010Preliminary 2010 census result
22 Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)157,0000.030.641,000108154,843January 1, 2014Official estimate
23 Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)110,0000.021.852,00038109,5172015Official estimate
24 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDecrease 109,6430.020.000-109,4342014Official estimate
25 United States Virgin Islands (US)105,0000.020.000-106,405April 1, 20102010 census result
26 Grenada103,3280.020.000-103,328May 12, 2011Preliminary 2011 census result
27 Antigua and Barbuda86,2950.021.141,0006185,567May 27, 2011Final 2011 census result
28 Dominica71,2930.010.000-71,293May 14, 2011Preliminary 2011 census result
29 Bermuda (UK)65,0000.010.000-64,237May 20, 2010Final 2010 census result
30 Cayman Islands (UK)59,0000.013.512,0002058,238December 31, 2014Official estimate
31 Greenland (Denmark)56,0250.010.000-56,114July 1, 2015Official estimate
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis46,2040.010.000-46,204May 15, 20112011 census result
33 Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)39,0000.012.631,0002737,224February 1, 2014Official estimate
34 Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)37,0000.015.712,0001231,618January 25, 2012Preliminary 2012 census result
35 Saint Martin (France)36,0000.010.000-35,742January 1, 2012Official estimate
36 British Virgin Islands (UK)31,0000.013.331,0002128,054July 12, 20102010 census result
37 Caribbean Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands)26,0000.004.001,0001824,593January 1, 2015Official estimate
38 Anguilla (UK)14,0000.000.000-13,037May 11, 2011Final 2011 census result
39 Saint Barthélemy (France)10,0000.000.000-9,131January 1, 2012Official estimate
40 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)6,0000.000.000-6,069January 1, 2012Official estimate
41 Montserrat (UK)5,0000.000.000-4,922May 12, 20112011 census result
Total579,024,000100.000.955,322,00074

North American population by country (top 8).

  United States (56.58%)
  Mexico (21.31%)
  Canada (6.31%)
  Guatemala (2.85%)
  Cuba (1.98%)
  Haiti (1.94%)
  Dominican Republic (1.76%)
  Honduras (1.58%)
  Other (5.69%)

Notes

  1. It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
  2. It corresponds to the calculation: projection2015*annual_growth/100.
  3. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG10(2)/LOG10(growth/100+1).
  4. Commonwealth of the United States since July 26, 1952.

See also

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