Population growth in North America
The population of North America changed by 0.57% in 2025.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2025
0.57%
Change from 2024
−0.61percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Population growth in North America over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.57% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 1.18% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.03% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.70% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.20% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.48% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.61% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.67% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.74% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.82% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.79% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.82% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.79% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.83% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.81% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.87% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.90% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.96% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.95% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.97% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.92% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.93% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.86% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.94% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 1.00% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.61 percentage points from 1.18% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.79%, the figure has changed by −0.23 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for North America
All statistics for North America
Population
383,501,065 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
1,556,865 people
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
18.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
16.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
1.59 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
10.4 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank