List of countries in the Americas by population
This is a list of countries and dependent territories in the Americas by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.
Table
[edit]| Rank | Country (or dependent territory) | Population (2023) | % of pop. (2022) | Average relative annual growth (%)[1] (2022) | Average absolute annual growth (2015)[2] | Date of last figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
339,979,847 | 32.41 | 0.75 | 2,377,000 | March 24, 2023 | Official population clock |
| 2 |  Brazil |
217,637,297 | 20.82 | 0.86 | 1,750,000 | November 8, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 3 |  Mexico |
130,000,000 | 12.32 | 1.08 | 1,293,000 | March 2, 2020 | Official estimate |
| 4 |  Colombia |
52,049,498 | 4.99 | 1.16 | 555,000 | June 25, 2021 | Official population clock |
| 5 |  Argentina |
46,208,747 | 4.48 | 1.09 | 463,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 6 |  Canada |
38,395,507 | 3.75 | 0.79 | 279,000 | March 24, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 7 |  Peru |
34,035,304 | 3.23 | 1.10 | 338,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 8 |  Venezuela |
28,705,000 | 2.80 | 1.37 | 414,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 9 |  Chile |
19,678,363 | 1.92 | 1.05 | 187,000 | June 30, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 10 |  Ecuador |
18,697,380 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 252,000 | November 8, 2024 | Official population clock |
| 11 |  Guatemala |
17,109,746 | 1.67 | 2.93 | 461,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 12 |  Haiti |
11,743,017 | 1.14 | 1.73 | 179,000 | July 1, 2020 | Official estimate |
| 13 |  Bolivia |
11,312,620 | 1.15 | 0.25 | 28,000 | August 29, 2024 | Official estimate |
| 14 |  Cuba |
11,193,470 | 1.09 | 2.31 | 248,000 | December 31, 2019 | Official estimate |
| 15 |  Dominican Republic |
10,535,535 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 97,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 16 |  Honduras |
10,200,000 | 0.92 | 2.29 | 200,000 | July 1, 2021 | Official estimate |
| 17 |  Paraguay |
7,353,038 | 0.71 | 1.58 | 109,000 | Official estimate | |
| 18 |  El Salvador |
6,825,935 | 0.66 | 2.37 | 151,000 | June 30, 2012 | Official estimate |
| 19 |  Nicaragua |
6,527,691 | 0.63 | 0.92 | 59,000 | 2016 | Official estimate |
| 20 |  Costa Rica |
5,163,038 | 0.50 | 1.63 | 78,000 | June 30, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 21 |  Panama |
4,278,500 | 0.41 | 1.37 | 51,000 | May 22, 2018 | Official estimate |
| 22 |  Uruguay |
3,554,915 | 0.34 | -1.13 | -40,000 | July 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 23 |  Jamaica |
2,900,000 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 7,000 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| - |  Puerto Rico (US)[3] |
2,700,000 | 0.31 | 0.18 | 6,000 | June 30, 2016 | Official estimate |
| 24 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1,366,725 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 7,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 25 |  Guyana |
743,699 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0 | September 15, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
| 26 |  Suriname |
590,100 | 0.05 | 1.08 | 6,000 | August 13, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
| 27 |  Belize |
419,199 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 1,000 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| - |  Guadeloupe (France) |
405,000 | 0.03 | -0.52 | -2,000 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| 28 |  Bahamas |
393,450 | 0.03 | 2.50 | 9,000 | ||
| - |  Martinique (France) |
383,000 | 0.03 | 1.34 | 5,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| 29 |  Barbados |
288,000 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 1,000 | May 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| - |  French Guiana (France) |
262,000 | 0.02 | 2.75 | 7,000 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| 30 |  Saint Lucia |
178,696 | 0.01 | 0.58 | 1,000 | May 10, 2010 | Preliminary 2010 census result |
| - |  Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
156,223 | 0.01 | 0.64 | 1,000 | January 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| 31 |  Grenada |
113,000 | 0.01 | 1.85 | 2,000 | 2015 | Official estimate |
| - |  Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
111,904 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | 2014 | Official estimate |
| 32 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
110,696 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | April 1, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| - |  United States Virgin Islands (US) |
104,000 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 | May 12, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 33 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
99,337 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1,000 | May 27, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| 34 |  Dominica |
72,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | May 14, 2011 | Preliminary 2011 census result |
| - |  Cayman Islands (UK) |
64,958 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | May 20, 2010 | Final 2010 census result |
| - |  Bermuda (UK) |
64,055 | 0.00 | 3.51 | 2,000 | December 31, 2014 | Official estimate |
| - |  Greenland (Denmark) |
56,421 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | July 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| 35 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
54,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | May 15, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| - |  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) |
42,953 | 0.00 | 2.63 | 1,000 | February 1, 2014 | Official estimate |
| - |  Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
40,614 | 0.00 | 5.71 | 2,000 | January 25, 2012 | Preliminary 2012 census result |
| - |  Saint Martin (France) |
34,065 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| - |  British Virgin Islands (UK) |
30,000 | 0.00 | 3.33 | 1,000 | July 12, 2010 | 2010 census result |
| - |  Caribbean Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
25,157 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1,000 | January 1, 2015 | Official estimate |
| - |  Anguilla (UK) |
15,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | May 11, 2011 | Final 2011 census result |
| - |  Saint Barthélemy (France) |
10,124 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| - |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
5,985 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | January 1, 2017 | Official estimate |
| - |  Montserrat (UK) |
5,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | May 12, 2011 | 2011 census result |
| - |  Falkland Islands (UK)[4] |
3,398 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | April 15, 2012 | Final 2012 census result |
| - |  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)[5] |
20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | January 1, 2018 | Final 2012 census result |
| Total | 1,022,380,830 | 100.00 | 0.99 | 9,588,000 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ It corresponds to the following formula: projection2015/projection2014x100-100.
- ^ It corresponds to the calculation: 2015*annual_growth/100.
- ^ Commonwealth of the United States since July 26, 1952.
- ^ Islands claimed by Argentina. Possessed by the British from 5 January 1833, it was briefly captured by the Argentine forces during the Falklands War (April 2-June 14, 1982)
- ^ Islands claimed by Argentina. Possessed by the British from 1908, it was briefly captured by the Argentine forces during the Falklands War (April 2-June 14, 1982)
