Northern America Population Pyramid 1971
Northern America in 1971
The population of Northern America in 1971 was 232,426,953. A decade earlier, in 1961, the population was 201,834,080; it has grown by 15.2% since.
The median age was 27.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 45.2 children under 15 and 15.5 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
57,685,262 immigrants live in Northern America.
| Mexico | 11,383,181 |
| India | 4,181,453 |
| China | 3,260,813 |
| Philippines | 3,101,422 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,924,799 |
4,529,925 people born in Northern America live in other countries.
| United States of America | 950,387 |
| Mexico | 837,933 |
| United Kingdom | 325,415 |
| Canada | 256,571 |
| Australia | 171,998 |





