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North America Population 2024
According to the 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 World Population Prospect Report, the estimated population of North America in 2024 is 608,160,046 (608 million or 60.8 Crore)*
| Regions | 2022 |
| Northern America | 510,436,473 |
| Central America | 52,847,986 |
| Caribbean | 44,875,587 |
| Total | 608,160,046 |
*We have given data on North America as a Continent. It includes Central American & Caribbean countries.
Source: World Population Prospects 2022
An estimated 7.5 % of the world’s population lives in North America* (608 Million). The US (341 million), Mexico ( 130 million), and Canada (39 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 | 341,814,420 | Northern America |
| 2 | Mexico | 129,388,468 | Northern America |
| 3 | Canada | 39,107,046 | Northern America |
| 4 | Bermuda* | 63,935 | Northern America |
| 5 | Greenland* | 56,789 | Northern America |
| 6 | Saint Pierre & Miquelon* | 5,815 | Northern America |
| 1 | Guatemala | 18,358,430 | Central America |
| 2 | Honduras | 10,759,407 | Central America |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 7,142,529 | Central America |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6,396,289 | Central America |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 5,246,714 | Central America |
| 6 | Panama | 4,527,961 | Central America |
| 7 | Belize | 416,656 | Central America |
| 1 | Haiti | 11,867,030 | Caribbean |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 11,434,006 | Caribbean |
| 3 | Cuba | 11,174,588 | Caribbean |
| 4 | Puerto Rico* | 3,268,802 | Caribbean |
| 5 | Jamaica | 2,824,738 | Caribbean |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,538,200 | Caribbean |
| 7 | Bahamas | 415,222 | Caribbean |
| 8 | Guadeloupe* | 396,346 | Caribbean |
| 9 | Martinique* | 366,416 | Caribbean |
| 10 | Barbados | 282,309 | Caribbean |
| 11 | Curaçao | 192,966 | Caribbean |
| 12 | Saint Lucia | 180,805 | Caribbean |
| 13 | Grenada | 126,887 | Caribbean |
| 14 | Aruba* | 106,178 | Caribbean |
| 15 | Saint Vincent & Grenadines | 103,683 | Caribbean |
| 16 | U.S. Virgin Islands* | 98,055 | Caribbean |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94,816 | Caribbean |
| 18 | Dominica | 73,368 | Caribbean |
| 19 | Cayman Islands* | 69,886 | Caribbean |
| 20 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 47,847 | Caribbean |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos* | 46,432 | Caribbean |
| 22 | Sint Maarten | 44,308 | Caribbean |
| 23 | Saint Martin | 32,337 | Caribbean |
| 24 | British Virgin Islands* | 31,763 | Caribbean |
| 25 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean Netherlands) | 27,272 | Caribbean |
| 26 | Anguilla* | 15,936 | Caribbean |
| 27 | Saint Barthelemy* | 11,019 | Caribbean |
| 28 | Montserrat* | 4,372 | 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
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.
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