Population, total, annual growth rate in North America
North America: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.5691 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in North America, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.5691 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 51.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in North America peaked at 1.7 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1986 % change on previous year, in 2021.
North America ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9851 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9644 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9905 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9963 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.981 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9259 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8773 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.893 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9351 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.94 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9505 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9476 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.867 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9304 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9282 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9737 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9574 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9641 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9069 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8762 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8135 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8301 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7891 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8196 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7972 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8236 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7459 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6743 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6134 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4789 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1986 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7036 % change on previous year | +254.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5691 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +254.3% | 0.1986 % change on previous year | 0.7036 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -58.5% | 0.4789 % change on previous year | 0.1986 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +47.0% | 0.7036 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -51.9% | 1.18 % change on previous year | 0.5691 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.9644 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9544 % change on previous year | 0.8773 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9581 % change on previous year | 0.867 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7783 % change on previous year | 0.6134 % change on previous year | 0.8762 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6947 % change on previous year | 0.1986 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Sudan 2.4 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Congo 2.39 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 2.35 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Guinea 2.34 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Senegal 2.32 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for North America
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8049 units per person (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 383.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 308.67 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,870 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in North America?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in North America was 0.5691 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1986 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does North America rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.