Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Northern America

Population aged 15–64 in Northern America in 2025 — 247,512,841 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 108.4%.

2025 248M people +0.19% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 248M people2025
Period minimum 119M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Northern America, 1960–2025100M150M200M250M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 118,754,125 people1962: 122,262,135 people1964: 126,360,559 people1966: 130,359,083 people1968: 134,921,723 people1970: 139,812,970 people1972: 145,786,430 people1974: 151,619,553 people1976: 157,502,221 people1978: 163,010,650 people1980: 167,829,618 people1982: 171,687,973 people1984: 174,901,643 people1986: 178,313,815 people1988: 181,027,624 people1990: 183,936,205 people1992: 188,017,812 people1994: 192,591,594 people1996: 197,695,089 people1998: 203,360,459 people2000: 209,051,537 people2002: 214,289,365 people2004: 219,274,861 people2006: 224,522,043 people2008: 228,717,499 people2010: 232,312,333 people2012: 234,919,764 people2014: 237,082,989 people2016: 239,483,255 people2018: 241,375,607 people2020: 242,494,901 people2022: 243,320,077 people2024: 247,040,275 people2025: 247,512,841 people
Change over the period: +129M (+108.42%) Average annual rate: 1.14 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 248M people
World 5.36B people
Population aged 15–64 — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 248M +472,566 +0.19%
2024 247M +2.03M +0.83%
2023 245M +1.69M +0.69%
2022 243M +997,664 +0.41%
2021 242M −172,488 −0.07%
2020 242M +421,017 +0.17%
2019 242M +698,277 +0.29%
2018 241M +861,761 +0.36%
2017 241M +1.03M +0.43%
2016 239M +1.25M +0.52%
2015 238M +1.15M +0.49%
2014 237M +1.15M +0.49%
2013 236M +1.01M +0.43%
2012 235M +1.15M +0.49%
2011 234M +1.45M +0.63%
2010 232M +1.78M +0.77%
2009 231M +1.81M +0.79%
2008 229M +1.98M +0.87%
2007 227M +2.21M +0.99%
2006 225M +2.61M +1.18%
2005 222M +2.64M +1.2%
2004 219M +2.58M +1.19%
2003 217M +2.41M +1.12%
2002 214M +2.57M +1.21%
2001 212M +2.67M +1.28%
2000 209M +2.84M +1.38%
1999 206M +2.85M +1.4%
1998 203M +2.84M +1.41%
1997 201M +2.83M +1.43%
1996 198M +2.62M +1.34%
1995 195M +2.49M +1.29%
1994 193M +2.33M +1.23%
1993 190M +2.24M +1.19%
1992 188M +2.13M +1.15%
1991 186M +1.95M +1.06%
1990 184M +1.6M +0.88%
1989 182M +1.31M +0.72%
1988 181M +1.26M +0.7%
1987 180M +1.46M +0.82%
1986 178M +1.72M +0.97%
1985 177M +1.7M +0.97%
1984 175M +1.58M +0.91%
1983 173M +1.64M +0.95%
1982 172M +1.82M +1.07%
1981 170M +2.04M +1.21%
1980 168M +2.22M +1.34%
1979 166M +2.6M +1.6%
1978 163M +2.69M +1.68%
1977 160M +2.82M +1.79%
1976 158M +2.9M +1.87%
1975 155M +2.99M +1.97%
1974 152M +2.92M +1.96%
1973 149M +2.91M +2%
1972 146M +2.89M +2.02%
1971 143M +3.09M +2.21%
1970 140M +2.57M +1.87%
1969 137M +2.32M +1.72%
1968 135M +2.3M +1.73%
1967 133M +2.26M +1.74%
1966 130M +2.06M +1.61%
1965 128M +1.94M +1.53%
1964 126M +2.04M +1.64%
1963 124M +2.06M +1.68%
1962 122M +1.96M +1.63%
1961 120M +1.55M +1.3%
1960 119M

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.