This is a list of North American countries by population, which also includes Central America and the Caribbean islands (both the Greater and Lesser Antilles). The table is primarily based on estimates by the United Nations Population Division. The list is by default sorted by the UN column.
| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) |
July 1, 2012 UN estimate |
% of pop. |
Average relative annual growth (%, UN) |
Average absolute annual growth (UN) |
Estimated doubling time (Years, UN) |
Alternative figure |
Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 315,791,000 | 57.14 | 0.86 | 2,716,000 | 81 | 308,745,538 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 2 | Mexico | 116,147,000 | 21.01 | 1.18 | 1,371,000 | 59 | 112,336,538 | June 12, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 3 | Canada | 34,675,000 | 6.27 | 0.95 | 329,000 | 73 | 35,002,447 | October 2012 | Official estimate |
| 4 | Guatemala | 15,138,000 | 2.74 | 2.58 | 391,000 | 27 | 14,713,763 | 2011 | Official estimate |
| 5 | Cuba | 11,249,000 | 2.04 | -0.04 | -4,000 | - | 11,163,934 | September 15, 2012 | 2012 census |
| 6 | Haiti | 10,256,000 | 1.86 | 1.30 | 133,000 | 54 | 10,085,214 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 10,183,000 | 1.84 | 1.26 | 128,000 | 55 | 9,445,281 | December 1, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 8 | Honduras | 7,912,000 | 1.43 | 2.02 | 160,000 | 35 | 8,385,072 | 2012 | Official estimate |
| 9 | El Salvador | 6,264,000 | 1.13 | 0.59 | 37,000 | 118 | 6,183,000 | June 30, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 5,955,000 | 1.08 | 1.45 | 86,000 | 48 | 6,071,045 | June 30, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 4,794,000 | 0.87 | 1.42 | 68,000 | 49 | 4,301,712 | June 3, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 12 | Puerto Rico (US) | 3,743,000 | 0.68 | -0.08 | -3,000 | - | 3,706,690 | July 1, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 13 | Panama | 3,625,000 | 0.66 | 1.51 | 55,000 | 46 | 3,405,813 | May 16, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 14 | Jamaica | 2,761,000 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 10,000 | 193 | 2,709,300 | December 31, 2011 | Official estimate |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,351,000 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 5,000 | 188 | 1,317,714 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 16 | Guadeloupe (France) | 465,000 | 0.08 | 0.43 | 2,000 | 162 | 401,554 | January 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
| 17 | Martinique (France) | 408,000 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 1,000 | 278 | 396,404 | January 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
| 18 | Bahamas | 351,000 | 0.06 | 1.15 | 4,000 | 61 | 351,461 | May 3, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 19 | Belize | 324,000 | 0.06 | 1.89 | 6,000 | 37 | 312,971 | May 12, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 20 | Barbados | 275,000 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 1,000 | 193 | 274,200 | July 1, 2010 | Official estimate |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 178,000 | 0.03 | 1.14 | 2,000 | 61 | 166,526 | May 10, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 22 | Aruba (the Netherlands) | 109,000 | 0.02 | 0.93 | 1,000 | 75 | 101,484 | September 29, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109,000 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 100,892 | July 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
| 24 | United States Virgin Islands | 109,000 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 106,405 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 25 | Grenada | 105,000 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 103,328 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91,000 | 0.02 | 1.11 | 1,000 | 63 | 86,295 | May 27, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 27 | Dominica | 68,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 71,293 | May 14, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 28 | Cayman Islands (UK) | 57,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 55,456 | October 10, 2010 | 2010 census |
| 29 | Greenland (Denmark) | 57,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 56,840 | July 1, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54,000 | 0.01 | 1.89 | 1,000 | 37 | 51,970 | July 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
| 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 40,000 | 0.01 | 2.56 | 1,000 | 27 | 31,458 | January 25, 2012 | 2012 census |
| 32 | British Virgin Islands (UK) | 24,000 | 0.00 | 4.35 | 1,000 | 16 | 29,537 | 2010 | Official estimate |
| 33 | Anguilla (UK) | 16,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 13,452 | May 11, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 34 | Montserrat (UK) | 6,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 4,922 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census |
| 35 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 6,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 6,082 | January 1, 2009 | Official estimate |
| Total | 552,696,000 | 100.00 | 1.00 | 5,503,000 | 70 |
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