Urban population in Northern America in 2025 — 308,668,360 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 122.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 309M | +2.05M | +0.67% |
| 2024 | 307M | +3.86M | +1.27% |
| 2023 | 303M | +3.31M | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 299M | +2.25M | +0.76% |
| 2021 | 297M | +711,077 | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 296M | +1.06M | +0.36% |
| 2019 | 295M | +1.38M | +0.47% |
| 2018 | 294M | +1.63M | +0.56% |
| 2017 | 292M | +1.89M | +0.65% |
| 2016 | 291M | +2.16M | +0.75% |
| 2015 | 288M | +2.12M | +0.74% |
| 2014 | 286M | +2.22M | +0.78% |
| 2013 | 284M | +2.16M | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 282M | +2.3M | +0.82% |
| 2011 | 280M | +2.27M | +0.82% |
| 2010 | 277M | +2.5M | +0.91% |
| 2009 | 275M | +2.73M | +1% |
| 2008 | 272M | +2.99M | +1.11% |
| 2007 | 269M | +3.05M | +1.15% |
| 2006 | 266M | +3.16M | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 263M | +3.09M | +1.19% |
| 2004 | 260M | +3.12M | +1.22% |
| 2003 | 257M | +2.96M | +1.17% |
| 2002 | 254M | +3.14M | +1.25% |
| 2001 | 251M | +3.22M | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 247M | +3.48M | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 244M | +3.68M | +1.53% |
| 1998 | 240M | +3.83M | +1.62% |
| 1997 | 236M | +4M | +1.72% |
| 1996 | 232M | +3.95M | +1.73% |
| 1995 | 228M | +3.96M | +1.77% |
| 1994 | 224M | +3.94M | +1.79% |
| 1993 | 220M | +3.95M | +1.83% |
| 1992 | 217M | +3.87M | +1.82% |
| 1991 | 213M | +3.5M | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 209M | +2.97M | +1.44% |
| 1989 | 206M | +2.62M | +1.28% |
| 1988 | 204M | +2.39M | +1.19% |
| 1987 | 201M | +2.32M | +1.17% |
| 1986 | 199M | +2.27M | +1.15% |
| 1985 | 197M | +2.14M | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 194M | +2.05M | +1.07% |
| 1983 | 192M | +2.07M | +1.09% |
| 1982 | 190M | +2.08M | +1.11% |
| 1981 | 188M | +2.04M | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 186M | +1.95M | +1.06% |
| 1979 | 184M | +2.08M | +1.14% |
| 1978 | 182M | +1.97M | +1.09% |
| 1977 | 180M | +1.88M | +1.05% |
| 1976 | 178M | +1.77M | +1% |
| 1975 | 177M | +1.82M | +1.04% |
| 1974 | 175M | +1.67M | +0.97% |
| 1973 | 173M | +1.71M | +1% |
| 1972 | 171M | +1.89M | +1.11% |
| 1971 | 169M | +2.51M | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 167M | +2.22M | +1.35% |
| 1969 | 165M | +2.13M | +1.31% |
| 1968 | 163M | +2.35M | +1.47% |
| 1967 | 160M | +2.61M | +1.66% |
| 1966 | 158M | +2.79M | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 155M | +2.98M | +1.96% |
| 1964 | 152M | +3.19M | +2.15% |
| 1963 | 149M | +3.22M | +2.22% |
| 1962 | 145M | +3.28M | +2.31% |
| 1961 | 142M | +3.34M | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 139M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
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