Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Northern America

Population growth in Northern America in 2025 — 0.57%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.12 pp.

2025 0.57% −0.61 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.69%1961
Period minimum 0.2%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Northern America, 1961–202500.511.5219611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.69%1963: 1.48%1965: 1.3%1967: 1.16%1969: 1.01%1971: 1.43%1973: 0.98%1975: 1.03%1977: 1.02%1979: 1.09%1981: 1.01%1983: 0.92%1985: 0.89%1987: 0.94%1989: 1.03%1991: 1.33%1993: 1.3%1995: 1.18%1997: 1.18%1999: 1.12%2001: 1%2003: 0.86%2005: 0.92%2007: 0.95%2009: 0.9%2011: 0.81%2013: 0.79%2015: 0.79%2017: 0.74%2019: 0.61%2021: 0.2%2023: 1.03%2025: 0.57%
Change over the period: −1.12 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Northern America 0.57%
World 0.91%
Population growth — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.57 −0.61 pp
2024 1.18 +0.15 pp
2023 1.03 +0.33 pp
2022 0.7 +0.5 pp
2021 0.2 −0.28 pp
2020 0.48 −0.13 pp
2019 0.61 −0.06 pp
2018 0.67 −0.07 pp
2017 0.74 −0.08 pp
2016 0.82 +0.03 pp
2015 0.79 −0.02 pp
2014 0.82 +0.03 pp
2013 0.79 −0.04 pp
2012 0.83 +0.02 pp
2011 0.81 −0.06 pp
2010 0.87 −0.03 pp
2009 0.9 −0.06 pp
2008 0.96 +0.01 pp
2007 0.95 −0.02 pp
2006 0.97 +0.04 pp
2005 0.92 −0 pp
2004 0.93 +0.06 pp
2003 0.86 −0.08 pp
2002 0.94 −0.06 pp
2001 1 −0.1 pp
2000 1.09 −0.02 pp
1999 1.12 −0.02 pp
1998 1.13 −0.05 pp
1997 1.18 +0.03 pp
1996 1.15 −0.02 pp
1995 1.18 −0.04 pp
1994 1.21 −0.08 pp
1993 1.3 −0.07 pp
1992 1.37 +0.04 pp
1991 1.33 +0.16 pp
1990 1.17 +0.14 pp
1989 1.03 +0.08 pp
1988 0.95 +0.01 pp
1987 0.94 +0 pp
1986 0.93 +0.04 pp
1985 0.89 +0.02 pp
1984 0.87 −0.05 pp
1983 0.92 −0.05 pp
1982 0.98 −0.03 pp
1981 1.01 +0.01 pp
1980 0.99 −0.1 pp
1979 1.09 +0.04 pp
1978 1.05 +0.03 pp
1977 1.02 +0.04 pp
1976 0.99 −0.05 pp
1975 1.03 +0.07 pp
1974 0.96 −0.02 pp
1973 0.98 −0.1 pp
1972 1.08 −0.35 pp
1971 1.43 +0.24 pp
1970 1.19 +0.17 pp
1969 1.01 −0.04 pp
1968 1.06 −0.1 pp
1967 1.16 −0.07 pp
1966 1.22 −0.08 pp
1965 1.3 −0.13 pp
1964 1.43 −0.04 pp
1963 1.48 −0.09 pp
1962 1.57 −0.12 pp
1961 1.69

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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