List of North American countries by population

This is a list of countries by population based on the country population estimates published by the UN, not counting Greenland, which is a part of North America.^[1] The largest country by land area is Canada, and by population is the United States. The largest city by population is Mexico City. The languages most spoken are English, Spanish and French.

North American population by country (top 10)

United States (56.4%)

Mexico (21.9%)

Canada (6.4%)

Guatemala (3%)

Cuba (1.9%)

Haiti (1.9%)

Dominican Republic (1.8%)

Honduras (1.7%)

Nicaragua (1.1%)

El Salvador (1.1%)

Other (2.8%)

Country	Projected population (22 September 2021)	Pct of total	Annual growth^[a]		Doubling time (years)^[b]
Country	Projected population (22 September 2021)	Pct of total	Increment	Rate	Doubling time (years)^[b]
United States (more)	327,095,469	56.56%	1,968,652	0.60%	116
Mexico (more)	126,190,229	21.82%	1,384,741	1.10%	64
Canada (more)	37,074,426	6.41%	336,485	0.91%	77
Guatemala (more)	17,247,715	2.98%	333,623	1.93%	36
Cuba (more)	11,338,136	1.96%	−4,651	−0.04%	−1,689
Haiti (more)	11,123,121	1.92%	140,592	1.26%	55
Dominican Republic (more)	10,627,096	1.84%	111,817	1.05%	66
Honduras (more)	9,587,458	1.66%	158,595	1.65%	42
Nicaragua (more)	6,465,469	1.12%	80,001	1.24%	56
El Salvador (more)	6,420,733	1.11%	32,807	0.51%	136
Costa Rica (more)	4,999,422	0.86%	48,120	0.96%	72
Panama (more)	4,176,841	0.72%	69,570	1.67%	42
Jamaica (more)	2,934,842	0.51%	13,432	0.46%	152
Trinidad and Tobago (more)	1,389,841	0.24%	5,130	0.37%	188
Belize (more)	383,068	0.07%	7,282	1.90%	37
Bahamas (more)	385,635	0.07%	3,845	1.00%	70
Barbados (more)	286,641	0.05%	384	0.13%	518
Saint Lucia (more)	181,889	0.03%	901	0.50%	140
Grenada (more)	111,454	0.02%	549	0.49%	141
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (more)	110,211	0.02%	378	0.34%	202
Antigua and Barbuda (more)	96,286	0.02%	832	0.86%	81
Dominica (more)	71,625	0.01%	183	0.26%	272
Saint Kitts and Nevis (more)	52,441	0.01%	382	0.73%	96
Total	578,350,046	100%	4,693,650	0.81%	86

^ Population growth calculation from UN estimates for 2018 and 2019.^[1]
^ At the current growth rate (halving time for negative numbers).

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Total Population - Both Sexes" (EXCEL). World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[2] Population growth calculation from UN estimates for 2018 and 2019.^[1]

[3] At the current growth rate (halving time for negative numbers).

[UN-1] "Total Population - Both Sexes" (EXCEL). World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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