North America Population (2024)

Population now

511,493,072

Male:	252,387,940	(49.34 %)
Female:	259,105,132	(50.66 %)

Births in 2024:	8,191,364
Deaths in 2024:	5,531,747

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	75.88 years
Female:	80.98 years
Total:	78.39 years
Median Age:	35.73 years

Birth Rate:	12.72
Death Rate:	8.59
Growth Rate:	0.48 %
Fertility Rate:	1.80

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

North America Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	236M	117M	119M	0.99	1.79%	27.36	9.81	4.16	67.85	64.89	70.95	25.93	66.85%	10.95
1961	241M	120M	121M	0.99	1.81%	27.00	9.60	4.14	68.31	65.35	71.42	25.61	67.28%	11.16
1962	245M	122M	124M	0.99	1.71%	26.27	9.71	4.02	68.26	65.26	71.41	25.33	67.73%	11.37
1963	250M	124M	126M	0.99	1.64%	25.71	9.75	3.92	68.16	65.08	71.39	25.07	68.18%	11.57
1964	254M	126M	128M	0.98	1.64%	25.19	9.54	3.82	68.42	65.29	71.70	24.86	68.62%	11.77
1965	258M	128M	130M	0.98	1.50%	23.79	9.52	3.59	68.50	65.34	71.81	24.68	69.06%	11.96
1966	262M	130M	132M	0.98	1.40%	22.93	9.56	3.43	68.54	65.30	71.94	24.55	69.49%	12.14
1967	266M	132M	134M	0.98	1.38%	22.44	9.44	3.30	68.85	65.57	72.30	24.47	69.90%	12.33
1968	270M	134M	136M	0.98	1.30%	22.29	9.70	3.22	68.45	64.87	72.20	24.44	70.31%	12.50
1969	274M	135M	138M	0.98	1.39%	22.53	9.43	3.22	68.91	65.51	72.48	24.45	70.72%	12.68
1970	278M	137M	140M	0.98	1.44%	22.89	9.39	3.23	69.20	65.79	72.78	24.51	71.06%	12.87
1971	283M	140M	143M	0.98	1.39%	21.92	9.19	3.06	69.52	66.09	73.11	24.59	71.21%	13.10
1972	287M	142M	145M	0.98	1.24%	20.64	9.21	2.84	69.61	66.13	73.26	24.68	71.31%	13.29
1973	291M	144M	147M	0.98	1.20%	19.97	9.08	2.72	69.85	66.34	73.52	24.81	71.41%	13.47
1974	295M	146M	149M	0.98	1.24%	19.88	8.87	2.67	70.37	66.85	74.07	24.98	71.52%	13.65
1975	299M	148M	151M	0.98	1.29%	19.66	8.58	2.59	70.94	67.36	74.70	25.18	71.63%	13.84
1976	303M	149M	153M	0.98	1.29%	19.52	8.51	2.54	71.24	67.67	74.99	25.33	71.75%	14.02
1977	307M	151M	155M	0.97	1.38%	19.74	8.30	2.54	71.64	68.05	75.41	25.52	71.88%	14.21
1978	311M	153M	158M	0.97	1.35%	19.50	8.31	2.48	71.83	68.21	75.62	25.74	72.01%	14.41
1979	315M	155M	160M	0.97	1.44%	19.80	8.10	2.48	72.26	68.60	76.10	25.96	72.15%	14.61
1980	320M	157M	162M	0.97	1.40%	19.87	8.27	2.46	72.23	68.70	75.93	26.19	72.32%	14.80
1981	324M	159M	164M	0.97	1.44%	19.66	8.07	2.41	72.62	69.10	76.33	26.44	72.52%	15.00
1982	328M	161M	166M	0.97	1.46%	19.60	7.96	2.39	72.98	69.49	76.65	26.69	72.74%	15.19
1983	332M	163M	168M	0.97	1.42%	19.28	7.98	2.34	73.15	69.74	76.74	26.94	72.96%	15.37
1984	336M	165M	171M	0.97	1.39%	19.18	8.01	2.32	73.32	69.92	76.89	27.20	73.18%	15.56
1985	340M	167M	173M	0.97	1.41%	19.23	7.98	2.32	73.41	70.02	76.97	27.46	73.40%	15.74
1986	344M	169M	175M	0.97	1.39%	18.97	7.95	2.29	73.54	70.20	77.04	27.71	73.61%	15.93
1987	348M	171M	177M	0.97	1.41%	18.95	7.85	2.29	73.75	70.46	77.20	27.97	73.82%	16.12
1988	352M	173M	179M	0.97	1.37%	19.07	8.04	2.31	73.85	70.57	77.28	28.23	74.04%	16.31
1989	356M	175M	181M	0.97	1.43%	19.28	7.93	2.35	74.13	70.90	77.50	28.49	74.25%	16.51
1990	361M	178M	184M	0.97	1.49%	19.38	7.77	2.38	74.37	71.10	77.79	28.76	74.50%	16.74
1991	367M	180M	186M	0.97	1.44%	18.87	7.72	2.34	74.58	71.35	77.94	29.00	74.86%	16.98
1992	372M	183M	189M	0.97	1.42%	18.45	7.62	2.31	74.84	71.66	78.15	29.24	75.25%	17.23
1993	377M	185M	192M	0.97	1.30%	18.01	7.82	2.27	74.79	71.69	78.02	29.50	75.62%	17.48
1994	382M	188M	194M	0.97	1.26%	17.61	7.80	2.24	75.00	71.91	78.21	29.75	76.00%	17.71
1995	387M	190M	197M	0.97	1.21%	17.19	7.79	2.20	75.09	72.08	78.22	30.01	76.37%	17.94
1996	392M	193M	199M	0.97	1.18%	16.91	7.77	2.18	75.46	72.58	78.43	30.20	76.72%	18.17
1997	397M	195M	202M	0.97	1.16%	16.62	7.68	2.16	75.83	73.03	78.73	30.41	77.06%	18.40
1998	402M	198M	204M	0.97	1.18%	16.57	7.60	2.16	76.03	73.28	78.88	30.63	77.40%	18.63
1999	407M	200M	207M	0.97	1.16%	16.38	7.58	2.16	76.13	73.46	78.91	30.84	77.74%	18.85
2000	412M	203M	209M	0.97	1.19%	16.39	7.49	2.18	76.27	73.70	78.93	31.04	78.05%	19.07
2001	416M	205M	211M	0.97	1.15%	16.10	7.48	2.15	76.50	73.94	79.15	31.28	78.27%	19.28
2002	421M	207M	213M	0.97	1.13%	15.92	7.47	2.13	76.64	74.08	79.29	31.48	78.47%	19.49
2003	425M	209M	216M	0.97	1.15%	15.90	7.41	2.14	76.78	74.22	79.42	31.67	78.67%	19.68
2004	429M	211M	218M	0.97	1.16%	15.73	7.27	2.13	77.12	74.60	79.73	31.87	78.86%	19.89
2005	434M	214M	220M	0.97	1.13%	15.64	7.35	2.13	77.16	74.62	79.77	32.09	79.06%	20.09
2006	439M	216M	223M	0.97	1.18%	15.77	7.23	2.16	77.30	74.76	79.92	32.24	79.25%	20.31
2007	443M	218M	225M	0.97	1.19%	15.71	7.18	2.16	77.51	74.96	80.14	32.41	79.45%	20.54
2008	448M	221M	227M	0.97	1.12%	15.45	7.28	2.12	77.53	75.01	80.14	32.59	79.65%	20.76
2009	453M	223M	230M	0.97	1.10%	15.03	7.16	2.07	77.77	75.27	80.36	32.79	79.85%	20.98
2010	457M	225M	232M	0.97	1.02%	14.61	7.24	2.01	77.88	75.40	80.43	32.98	80.05%	21.19
2011	462M	228M	234M	0.97	0.96%	14.35	7.32	1.98	77.94	75.47	80.50	33.13	80.25%	21.38
2012	466M	230M	236M	0.97	0.93%	14.22	7.36	1.96	78.01	75.53	80.57	33.30	80.44%	21.58
2013	470M	232M	238M	0.97	0.87%	14.00	7.47	1.94	78.00	75.52	80.56	33.48	80.63%	21.77
2014	474M	234M	240M	0.97	0.86%	13.99	7.52	1.94	78.06	75.59	80.62	33.67	80.83%	21.97
2015	478M	236M	242M	0.97	0.80%	13.85	7.68	1.92	77.96	75.46	80.55	33.86	81.03%	22.16
2016	483M	238M	244M	0.97	0.76%	13.63	7.73	1.90	77.87	75.33	80.48	34.05	81.24%	22.35
2017	486M	240M	246M	0.97	0.69%	13.26	7.86	1.85	77.87	75.35	80.48	34.25	81.44%	22.53
2018	490M	242M	248M	0.97	0.65%	13.03	7.92	1.82	77.96	75.44	80.56	34.45	81.65%	22.70
2019	494M	244M	250M	0.97	0.61%	12.81	7.94	1.79	78.07	75.52	80.70	34.66	81.86%	22.86
2020	498M	246M	252M	0.97	0.37%	12.37	9.06	1.74	77.06	74.33	79.90	34.89	82.08%	23.09
2021	500M	247M	253M	0.97	0.37%	12.38	9.05	1.74	77.06	74.32	79.89	35.08	82.30%	23.18
2022	504M	249M	255M	0.97	0.37%	12.38	9.05	1.74	77.06	74.32	79.89	35.29	82.52%	23.34
2023	507M	250M	257M	0.97	0.45%	12.64	8.70	1.78	78.06	75.49	80.71	35.50	82.74%	23.50
2024	511M	252M	259M	0.97	0.48%	12.72	8.59	1.80	78.39	75.88	80.98	35.73	82.96%	23.65

North America Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	514M	254M	260M	0.97	0.51%	12.81	8.48	1.82	78.72	76.27	81.25	35.97	83.19%	23.81
2026	517M	255M	262M	0.97	0.49%	12.72	8.52	1.81	78.92	76.50	81.42	36.18	83.42%	23.96
2027	520M	257M	264M	0.97	0.48%	12.63	8.54	1.81	79.11	76.72	81.59	36.41	83.65%	24.11
2028	524M	258M	265M	0.97	0.46%	12.53	8.58	1.81	79.31	76.95	81.75	36.64	83.88%	24.26
2029	527M	260M	267M	0.97	0.44%	12.44	8.61	1.81	79.50	77.17	81.92	36.87	84.11%	24.40
2030	530M	261M	268M	0.97	0.43%	12.35	8.64	1.80	79.70	77.39	82.09	37.11	84.34%	24.55
2031	533M	263M	270M	0.97	0.41%	12.26	8.70	1.80	79.89	77.61	82.24	37.33	84.58%	24.69
2032	536M	264M	271M	0.97	0.39%	12.16	8.76	1.79	80.09	77.83	82.40	37.56	84.81%	24.83
2033	539M	266M	273M	0.97	0.37%	12.06	8.82	1.79	80.27	78.06	82.56	37.80	85.05%	24.96
2034	542M	267M	274M	0.97	0.35%	11.97	8.88	1.79	80.47	78.27	82.72	38.04	85.28%	25.09
2035	544M	269M	276M	0.97	0.33%	11.87	8.93	1.78	80.66	78.49	82.88	38.29	85.52%	25.22
2036	547M	270M	277M	0.97	0.31%	11.79	9.03	1.78	80.80	78.66	82.99	38.49	85.75%	25.34
2037	550M	271M	278M	0.97	0.28%	11.71	9.13	1.78	80.94	78.82	83.11	38.68	85.98%	25.46
2038	552M	273M	279M	0.98	0.26%	11.62	9.23	1.78	81.08	78.99	83.22	38.87	86.21%	25.57
2039	554M	274M	281M	0.98	0.24%	11.54	9.32	1.78	81.22	79.16	83.34	39.07	86.44%	25.68
2040	557M	275M	282M	0.98	0.22%	11.45	9.42	1.77	81.36	79.32	83.45	39.27	86.67%	25.79
2041	559M	276M	283M	0.98	0.20%	11.38	9.50	1.77	81.50	79.49	83.57	39.43	86.89%	25.89
2042	561M	277M	284M	0.98	0.18%	11.32	9.57	1.77	81.64	79.66	83.68	39.60	87.11%	25.99
2043	563M	278M	285M	0.98	0.17%	11.26	9.66	1.77	81.79	79.83	83.80	39.77	87.32%	26.09
2044	565M	279M	286M	0.98	0.15%	11.19	9.74	1.77	81.93	80.00	83.92	39.95	87.54%	26.18
2045	567M	280M	287M	0.98	0.13%	11.12	9.81	1.77	82.08	80.17	84.03	40.14	87.75%	26.27
2046	569M	281M	288M	0.98	0.12%	11.07	9.86	1.77	82.22	80.33	84.15	40.30	87.95%	26.36
2047	571M	282M	288M	0.98	0.11%	11.02	9.91	1.77	82.35	80.49	84.26	40.46	88.16%	26.44
2048	573M	283M	289M	0.98	0.10%	10.98	9.96	1.77	82.49	80.66	84.38	40.62	88.36%	26.53
2049	574M	284M	290M	0.98	0.09%	10.93	10.02	1.77	82.63	80.82	84.49	40.79	88.56%	26.61
2050	576M	285M	291M	0.98	0.08%	10.88	10.07	1.77	82.77	80.98	84.61	40.96	88.75%	26.69

Highest City Population in North America (mid 2024)

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Rank	City	Country	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Mexico City	Mexico	22,128,474	12,294,193
2	New York City	United States	18,878,523	-
3	Los Angeles	United States	12,495,595	-
4	Chicago	United States	8,907,285	-
5	Houston	United States	6,632,332	-
6	Dallas	United States	6,511,832	-
7	Toronto	Canada	6,328,190	2,600,000
8	Miami	United States	6,227,571	-
9	Atlanta	United States	6,039,713	-
10	Philadelphia	United States	5,761,762	-
11	Washington	United States	5,448,666	-
12	Guadalajara	Mexico	5,361,213	1,495,182
13	Monterrey	Mexico	5,058,213	1,135,512
14	Phoenix	United States	4,669,809	-
15	Boston	United States	4,330,143	-
16	Montreal	Canada	4,284,857	1,762,949
17	Detroit	United States	3,518,643	-
18	Seattle	United States	3,496,333	-
19	San Francisco	United States	3,319,309	-
20	San Diego	United States	3,301,023	-
21	Puebla	Mexico	3,308,095	1,692,181
22	Minneapolis	United States	2,972,500	-
23	Tampa	United States	2,953,904	-
24	Denver	United States	2,906,166	-
25	Las Vegas	United States	2,856,547	-
26	Vancouver	Canada	2,638,809	600,000
27	Toluca de Lerdo	Mexico	2,590,142	489,333
28	Riverside	United States	2,566,999	-
29	San Antonio	United States	2,424,785	-
30	Baltimore	United States	2,345,619	-
31	St. Louis	United States	2,222,309	-
32	Tijuana	Mexico	2,231,476	1,300,983
33	Charlotte	United States	2,222,856	-
34	Portland	United States	2,203,023	-
35	Sacramento	United States	2,194,119	-
36	Austin	United States	2,191,452	-
37	Orlando	United States	2,047,428	-
38	Leon de los Aldamas	Mexico	1,880,547	1,238,962
39	Indianapolis	United States	1,864,547	-
40	San Jose	United States	1,811,619	-
41	Cincinnati	United States	1,766,619	-
42	Cleveland	United States	1,761,262	-
43	La Laguna	Mexico	1,744,666	52,233
44	Kansas City	United States	1,714,405	-
45	Pittsburgh	United States	1,698,738	-
46	Columbus	United States	1,692,500	-
47	Calgary	Canada	1,618,857	1,019,942
48	Ciudad Juarez	Mexico	1,566,500	1,321,004
49	Raleigh	United States	1,559,833	-
50	Edmonton	Canada	1,526,333	1,010,899

Map of North America

All Continents

Asia4720M

Africa1450M

Europe744M

North America511M

South America444M

Central America52M

Oceania46M

Caribbean44M

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