Northern Mariana Islands: cities by population
Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 42,914 (UN estimate, 2026), with Saipan as its capital. The 9 largest of its 9 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-37%
since 2000 (68,356)
-0%
projected by 2050 (42,764)
94
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Treat these figures with care. The settlements listed below sum to 72,340, against a national population of 42,914. Some overlap is normal where towns run together, but a gap this wide suggests the underlying figures for Northern Mariana Islands are unreliable, and we have not been able to verify them independently.
Largest cities in Northern Mariana Islands
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saipan | Saipan | 48,220 |
| 2 | San Jose Village | Tinian | 15,000 |
| 3 | Garapan | Saipan | 3,096 |
| 4 | Chalan Piao village | Saipan | 1,338 |
| 5 | Fananganan village | Saipan | 1,129 |
| 6 | Chalan Laulau Village | Saipan | 1,087 |
| 7 | Capitol Hill Village | Saipan | 979 |
| 8 | I Liyang | Saipan | 898 |
| 9 | Songsong | Rota | 593 |
Twenty years earlier: Northern Mariana Islands in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 79,725.
Common questions
What is the population of Northern Mariana Islands?
Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 42,914, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 42,764 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Northern Mariana Islands?
Saipan.