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Countries in North America Ranked by Urban population (2025)

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

United States ranks #1 with 274.08 million people. That is 2.6 times Mexico in second place (105.61 million people). The top five are United States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala and Cuba. Together the top 10 account for 97% of the total across the 34 countries in North America listed. The median across all 34 is 172,255 people; St. Kitts and Nevis is last at 14,968 people. United States's figure has risen 21% since 2001 (226 million people to 274.08 million people in 2025).

#1
United States · 274.08 million people
Median
172,255 people
Coverage
34 countries in North America
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Urban populationBar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 274.08 million; 2. Mexico 105.61 million; 3. Canada 34.52 million; 4. Guatemala 10.52 million; 5. Cuba 8.45 million; 6. Dominican Republic 8.35 million; 7. Haiti 6.62 million; 8. Honduras 6.52 million; 9. El Salvador 4.81 million; 10. Nicaragua 4.17 million.United States274.08 millionMexico105.61 millionCanada34.52 millionGuatemala10.52 millionCuba8.45 millionDominican Republic8.35 millionHaiti6.62 millionHonduras6.52 millionEl Salvador4.81 millionNicaragua4.17 million
Top 10: Urban population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. United States 274.08 million; 2. Mexico 105.61 million; 3. Canada 34.52 million; 4. Guatemala 10.52 million; 5. Cuba 8.45 million; 6. Dominican Republic 8.35 million; 7. Haiti 6.62 million; 8. Honduras 6.52 million; 9. El Salvador 4.81 million; 10. Nicaragua 4.17 million.
Urban population over time, top 5United States: 226 million in 2001 to 274.08 million in 2025; Mexico: 75.37 million in 2001 to 105.61 million in 2025; Canada: 24.46 million in 2001 to 34.52 million in 2025; Guatemala: 5.35 million in 2001 to 10.52 million in 2025; Cuba: 8.46 million in 2001 to 8.45 million in 2025.068.52 million137.04 million205.56 million274.08 million200120132025United StatesMexicoCanadaGuatemalaCuba
Urban population over time, top 5 (people). United States: 226 million in 2001 to 274.08 million in 2025; Mexico: 75.37 million in 2001 to 105.61 million in 2025; Canada: 24.46 million in 2001 to 34.52 million in 2025; Guatemala: 5.35 million in 2001 to 10.52 million in 2025; Cuba: 8.46 million in 2001 to 8.45 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Urban populationUnited States 57.4%; Mexico 22.1%; Canada 7.2%; Guatemala 2.2%; Cuba 1.8%; All others 9.3%57%22%9%

United States 57.4%Mexico 22.1%Canada 7.2%Guatemala 2.2%Cuba 1.8%All others 9.3%

Share of the total: Urban population, as a share of 34 countries in North America. United States 57.4%; Mexico 22.1%; Canada 7.2%; Guatemala 2.2%; Cuba 1.8%; All others 9.3%.

Full ranking

Countries in North America Ranked by Urban population, 2025
RankCountryUrban population (people)
1United States274,080,000
2Mexico105,610,000
3Canada34,519,000
4Guatemala10,521,000
5Cuba8,446,500
6Dominican Republic8,354,400
7Haiti6,621,600
8Honduras6,521,200
9El Salvador4,807,500
10Nicaragua4,165,500
11Costa Rica4,108,300
12Panama3,023,800
13Puerto Rico (US)3,004,600
14Jamaica1,685,900
15Trinidad and Tobago738,180
16Bahamas, The327,790
17Belize175,780
18Barbados168,730
19Curaçao142,940
20Virgin Islands (US)99,006
21Cayman Islands75,844
22Aruba67,173
23Bermuda64,555
24St. Lucia52,417
25Greenland50,337
26Dominica48,735
27St. Vincent and the Grenadines47,945
28Turks and Caicos Islands44,229
29Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,923
30Grenada43,016
31St. Martin (French part)24,941
32Antigua and Barbuda22,924
33British Virgin Islands22,804
34St. Kitts and Nevis14,968

About the top 10

#1 United States

United States ranks #1 on this list with 274.08 million people.

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

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Source and method

Urban population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.URB.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Urban population: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospe.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.