Northern America Population Pyramid 1997
Northern America in 1997
As of 1997, Northern America counted 303,649,791 inhabitants. That is 11.3% more than in 1987, when the population stood at 272,819,087.
The median age was 34.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 32.3 children under 15 and 18.6 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





