Share of a region's people, and share of its babies — country by country. A younger population punches above its weight; an older one accounts for fewer births than its size suggests.
Region
Share of residents and of births · 2023
North America
Where the births are
birthrate.io
People
515.4M
515,383,410 residents
Births
6.1M
6,051,910 births · 2023
Share of residents · 2025
Total 515.4M
Share of births · 2023
Total 6.1M
Population: World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL). Births: UN World Population Prospects annual birth counts (via Our World in Data), latest non-projected year — not population × crude birth rate.
birthrate.io/population/shares?region=northamerica
Younger age structures punch above their population share.
Lower fertility or older age structure — fewer births than their population share.
Δ is birth share minus population share, in percentage points.
| Country | People | Pop % | Births | Birth % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 341.8M | 66.3 | 3.7M | 60.4 | -5.9 |
| Mexico | 131.9M | 25.6 | 2M | 33.7 | +8.1 |
| Canada | 41.7M | 8.1 | 356.7K | 5.9 | -2.2 |