Northern America Population (LIVE)

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Northern America Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Northern America

Country Population
(2025)
U.S. 345,426,571
Canada 39,742,430
Bermuda 64,636
Greenland 55,840
Saint Pierre Miquelon 5,628
  • The current population of Northern America is 386,899,670 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Northern America population is equivalent to 4.71% of the total world population.
  • Northern America ranks number 5 among regions of the world (roughly equivalent to “continents”), ordered by population.
  • The population density in Northern America is 21 per Km² (54 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 18,651,660 Km² (7,201,443 sq. miles).
  • 82.5% of the population is urban (319,702,154 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Northern America is 38.7 years.

Population of Northern America (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Northern America's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Northern America
Rank
2025 387,528,403 0.58% 2,233,298 1,556,592 38.7 1.59 21 82.5% 319,702,154 4.71% 8,231,613,070 5
2024 385,295,105 0.62% 2,392,363 1,654,440 38.5 1.59 21 82.2% 316,678,341 4.72% 8,161,972,572 5
2023 382,902,742 0.64% 2,420,967 1,756,192 38.3 1.6 21 81.9% 313,663,893 4.73% 8,091,734,930 5
2022 380,481,775 0.36% 1,373,713 1,778,674 38 1.64 20 81.7% 310,667,107 4.74% 8,021,407,192 5
2020 377,734,349 0.84% 3,104,038 586,319 37.5 1.6 20 80.7% 304,761,178 4.79% 7,887,001,292 5
2015 362,214,161 0.96% 3,365,622 1,946,048 36.7 1.81 19 80.2% 290,616,421 4.85% 7,470,491,872 5
2010 345,386,052 1.02% 3,420,688 1,819,567 36.2 1.89 19 80.2% 277,069,696 4.92% 7,021,732,148 5
2005 328,282,611 0.99% 3,156,525 1,573,135 35.4 1.99 18 79.8% 261,880,205 4.98% 6,586,970,132 5
2000 312,499,985 0.97% 2,942,652 1,449,803 34.5 1.98 17 79.2% 247,471,450 5.06% 6,171,702,993 5
1995 297,786,727 1.15% 3,300,871 1,314,305 33.2 1.94 16 76.6% 228,135,988 5.17% 5,758,878,982 5
1990 281,282,372 0.99% 2,709,886 1,265,532 31.9 2.03 15 75.2% 211,474,532 5.28% 5,327,803,110 5
1985 267,732,944 1.02% 2,646,112 668,342 30.4 1.83 14 74.4% 199,262,223 5.50% 4,868,943,465 5
1980 254,502,386 0.98% 2,423,153 718,477 29 1.84 14 73.9% 188,089,048 5.72% 4,447,606,236 5
1975 242,386,619 1.11% 2,609,406 794,546 27.5 1.81 13 73.9% 179,055,971 5.95% 4,070,735,277 5
1970 229,339,587 1.26% 2,781,808 1,050,272 26.6 2.49 12 74.4% 170,582,485 6.21% 3,694,683,794 5
1965 215,430,546 1.68% 3,435,579 757,723 26.8 2.99 12 73.4% 158,065,889 6.46% 3,334,533,703 5
1960 198,252,649 1.73% 3,250,694 472,478 28 3.74 11 72.2% 143,198,772 6.57% 3,015,470,894 5
1955 181,999,179 1.61% 2,797,968 113,983 28.7 3.53 10 69.1% 125,775,297 6.64% 2,740,213,792 5

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Northern America Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Northern America's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Northern America
Rank
2030 397,429,677 0.51% 1,980,255 1,461,092 39.8 1.6 21 84.2% 334,779,988 4.64% 8,569,124,911 5
2035 406,311,791 0.44% 1,776,423 1,474,245 40.7 1.6 22 85.9% 349,205,496 4.57% 8,885,210,181 5
2040 414,279,418 0.39% 1,593,525 1,473,536 41.2 1.61 22 87.5% 362,603,713 4.51% 9,177,190,203 5
2045 421,071,646 0.33% 1,358,446 1,503,379 41.6 1.62 23 89% 374,947,616 4.46% 9,439,639,668 5
2050 426,579,885 0.26% 1,101,648 1,539,193 42.2 1.62 23 90.6% 386,689,862 4.41% 9,664,378,587 5

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Northern America Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Northern America delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Northern America (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Northern America, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Northern America’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Northern America in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

See also