DemographicsSep 1, 2024

🌎 Visualizing the Americas’ Population Growth Since 1990

What We’re Showing

This map shows the population change for each sovereign state in the Americas from 1990 to 2023. Data was sourced from the UN’s World Population Prospects 2024.

Please refer to the data tab for the population size and change for all countries, territories, and dependencies in the region.

Key Takeaways

The 14 most populous countries in the Americas have all experienced approximately 40% population growth from 1990 to 2023
In fact, nearly ever country in the region grew, though some by single-digit gains (Cuba, Uruguay, and Barbados)

Has the Population Fallen Anywhere?

Only Dominica (-4%)and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (-10%)
Some overseas territories and dependencies not pictured in this map, like Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Montserrat, also saw declines

Dataset

Country & Flag	ISO 3-Letter Code	1990	2023	% Change
🇺🇸 U.S.	USA	253,373,000	343,477,000	36
🇧🇷 Brazil	BRA	149,143,000	211,141,000	42
🇲🇽 Mexico	MEX	82,820,000	129,740,000	57
🇨🇴 Colombia	COL	32,440,000	52,321,000	61
🇦🇷 Argentina	ARG	32,756,000	45,538,000	39
🇨🇦 Canada	CAN	27,789,000	39,299,000	41
🇵🇪 Peru	PER	22,015,000	33,846,000	54
🇻🇪 Venezuela	VEN	19,827,000	28,301,000	43
🇨🇱 Chile	CHL	13,437,000	19,659,000	46
🇬🇹 Guatemala	GTM	9,025,000	18,125,000	101
🇪🇨 Ecuador	ECU	10,474,000	17,980,000	72
🇧🇴 Bolivia	BOL	7,130,000	12,244,000	72
🇭🇹 Haiti	HTI	6,854,000	11,637,000	70
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	DOM	7,151,000	11,331,000	58
🇨🇺 Cuba	CUB	10,632,000	11,020,000	4
🇭🇳 Honduras	HND	4,980,000	10,645,000	114
🇵🇾 Paraguay	PRY	4,036,000	6,844,000	70
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	NIC	4,163,000	6,824,000	64
🇸🇻 El Salvador	SLV	5,400,000	6,310,000	17
🇨🇷 Costa Rica	CRI	3,122,000	5,106,000	64
🇵🇦 Panama	PAN	2,456,000	4,459,000	82
🇺🇾 Uruguay	URY	3,104,000	3,388,000	9
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	PRI	3,541,000	3,242,000	-8
🇯🇲 Jamaica	JAM	2,380,000	2,840,000	19
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	1,252,000	1,503,000	20
🇬🇾 Guyana	GUY	750,000	826,000	10
🇸🇷 Suriname	SUR	412,000	629,000	53
🇧🇿 Belize	BLZ	183,000	411,000	125
🇧🇸 Bahamas	BHS	276,000	399,000	45
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe	GLP	389,000	377,000	-3
🇲🇶 Martinique	MTQ	371,000	346,000	-7
🇬🇫 French Guiana	GUF	113,000	303,000	168
🇧🇧 Barbados	BRB	259,000	282,000	9
🇨🇼 Curaçao	CUW	156,000	185,000	19
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	LCA	138,000	179,000	30
🇬🇩 Grenada	GRD	100,000	117,000	17
🇦🇼 Aruba	ABW	64,000	108,000	69
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	VCT	112,000	101,000	-10
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	ATG	63,000	93,000	48
🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands	VUS	102,000	86,000	-16
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands	CYM	26,000	73,000	181
🇩🇲 Dominica	DMA	70,000	67,000	-4
🇧🇲 Bermuda	BMU	58,000	65,000	12
🇬🇱 Greenland	GRL	56,000	56,000	0
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	KNA	40,000	47,000	18
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands	TCA	12,000	46,000	283
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten	SXM	28,000	43,000	54
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	VGB	16,000	39,000	144
🇲🇫 Saint Martin	MAF	28,000	28,000	0
🇦🇮 Anguilla	AIA	8,000	14,000	75
🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy	BLM	5,000	11,000	120
🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon	SPM	6,000	6,000	0
🇲🇸 Montserrat	MSR	11,000	4,000	-64