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Most Populous Countries in Americas

The most populous countries in Americas, ranked by population.

United States currently leads this Americas ranking across 46 reported places.

46 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

United States ranks as the most populous country in Americas, at 340,110,988, using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to Brazil is 128,112,415 using the displayed latest-available values.

Methodology: countries are ordered by total population. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank population data.

Coverage: 46 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.

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1United States340,110,988
Washington
2Brazil211,998,573
Brasilia
3Mexico130,861,007
Ciudad de México
4Colombia52,886,363
Bogotá
5Argentina45,696,159
Buenos Aires
6Canada41,288,599
Ottawa
7Peru34,217,848
Lima
8Venezuela28,405,543
Caracas
9Chile19,764,771
Santiago
10Guatemala18,406,359
Guatemala City
11Ecuador18,135,478
Quito
12Bolivia12,413,315
Sucre
13Haiti11,772,557
Port-au-Prince
14Dominican Republic11,427,557
Santo Domingo
15Cuba10,979,783
Havana
16Honduras10,825,703
Tegucigalpa
17Paraguay6,929,153
Asuncion
18Nicaragua6,916,140
Managua
19El Salvador6,338,193
San Salvador
20Costa Rica5,129,910
San Jose
21Panama4,515,577
Panama City
22Uruguay3,386,588
Montevideo
23Puerto Rico3,203,295
San Juan
24Jamaica2,839,175
Kingston
25Trinidad and Tobago1,368,333
Port of Spain
26Guyana831,087
Georgetown
27Suriname634,431
Paramaribo
28Belize417,072
Belmopan
29The Bahamas401,283
Nassau
30Barbados282,467
Bridgetown
31Saint Lucia179,744
Castries
32Curaçao155,967
Willemstad
33Grenada117,207
St. George's
34Aruba107,995
Oranjestad
35Virgin Islands (US)104,377
Charlotte Amalie
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100,616
Kingstown
37Antigua and Barbuda93,772
St. John's
38Cayman Islands74,457
George Town
39Dominica66,205
Roseau
40Bermuda64,636
Hamilton
41Greenland56,836
Nuuk
42Saint Kitts and Nevis46,843
Basseterre
43Turks and Caicos Islands46,535
Cockburn Town
44Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43,350
Philipsburg
45Virgin Islands (British)39,471
Road Town
46Saint-Martin (French part)26,129
Marigot

Most Populous Countries in the World, ranked by Population
#	Country	Population	Capital
1	United States	340,110,988	Washington
2	Brazil	211,998,573	Brasilia
3	Mexico	130,861,007	Ciudad de México
4	Colombia	52,886,363	Bogotá
5	Argentina	45,696,159	Buenos Aires
6	Canada	41,288,599	Ottawa
7	Peru	34,217,848	Lima
8	Venezuela	28,405,543	Caracas
9	Chile	19,764,771	Santiago
10	Guatemala	18,406,359	Guatemala City
11	Ecuador	18,135,478	Quito
12	Bolivia	12,413,315	Sucre
13	Haiti	11,772,557	Port-au-Prince
14	Dominican Republic	11,427,557	Santo Domingo
15	Cuba	10,979,783	Havana
16	Honduras	10,825,703	Tegucigalpa
17	Paraguay	6,929,153	Asuncion
18	Nicaragua	6,916,140	Managua
19	El Salvador	6,338,193	San Salvador
20	Costa Rica	5,129,910	San Jose
21	Panama	4,515,577	Panama City
22	Uruguay	3,386,588	Montevideo
23	Puerto Rico	3,203,295	San Juan
24	Jamaica	2,839,175	Kingston
25	Trinidad and Tobago	1,368,333	Port of Spain
26	Guyana	831,087	Georgetown
27	Suriname	634,431	Paramaribo
28	Belize	417,072	Belmopan
29	The Bahamas	401,283	Nassau
30	Barbados	282,467	Bridgetown
31	Saint Lucia	179,744	Castries
32	Curaçao	155,967	Willemstad
33	Grenada	117,207	St. George's
34	Aruba	107,995	Oranjestad
35	Virgin Islands (US)	104,377	Charlotte Amalie
36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100,616	Kingstown
37	Antigua and Barbuda	93,772	St. John's
38	Cayman Islands	74,457	George Town
39	Dominica	66,205	Roseau
40	Bermuda	64,636	Hamilton
41	Greenland	56,836	Nuuk
42	Saint Kitts and Nevis	46,843	Basseterre
43	Turks and Caicos Islands	46,535	Cockburn Town
44	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	43,350	Philipsburg
45	Virgin Islands (British)	39,471	Road Town
46	Saint-Martin (French part)	26,129	Marigot

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