Northern America Population Pyramid 2020

Northern America
2020
Population: 377,734,349

Year

-5 -1   2020  +1 +5

Country

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Northern America in 2020

As of 2020, Northern America counted 377,734,349 inhabitants. That is 9.4% more than in 2010, when the population stood at 345,386,052.

With a median age of 38.5 years, Northern America had a youth dependency ratio of 27.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 24.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
377,734,349
Median age
38.5
0-14 %
18.1%
65+ %
16.3%
Child dependency
27.7
Old-age dependency
24.8
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

No World Bank data for this country.

Life expectancy at birth

No World Bank data for this country.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
15304560
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

57,685,262 immigrants live in Northern America.

Mexico11,383,181
India4,181,453
China3,260,813
Philippines3,101,422
Puerto Rico1,924,799
Where emigrants live (2024)

4,529,925 people born in Northern America live in other countries.

United States of America950,387
Mexico837,933
United Kingdom325,415
Canada256,571
Australia171,998
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Northern America in 2020?
Northern America had a population of 377,734,349 in 2020.
How old is the population of Northern America?
The median age in Northern America is 38.5 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of Northern America's population is over 65 or under 15?
16.3% of Northern America's population is 65 or older, and 18.1% is under 15.
What shape is Northern America's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Northern America has a stationary pyramid: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level.

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