Latin America and the Caribbean population 697,699,099 (live)

The population of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow by 5,333,000 in 2026 and reach 702,307,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 246,788 people yearly.

Current population 697,699,099 people at present (Tuesday 10th of February 2026)
Median Age 34.9 years
Population of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1960 to 2026 (historical)
Year Population Year change Migrants Median age Fertility rate Density (Ppl/km2) Urban population
2026 697,116,000 5,333,000 (0.8%) -246,788 34.9 574,283,000 (82.4%)
2025 691,783,000 5,477,000 (0.8%) -246,788 34.6 568,462,000 (82.2%)
2024 0 0 (0.0%) -291,141 34.3 562,511,000 (82.0%)
2023 0 0 (0.0%) -291,141 34.0 556,431,000 (81.7%)
2022 0 0 (0.0%) -291,141 33.7 550,233,000 (81.5%)
2021 0 0 (0.0%) -291,141 33.4 543,906,000 (81.3%)
2020 662,995,000 6,163,000 (0.9%) -291,141 33.1 537,461,000 (81.1%)
2019 0 0 (0.0%) -334,368 32.8 530,899,000 (80.8%)
2018 0 0 (0.0%) -334,368 32.5 524,234,000 (80.6%)
2017 0 0 (0.0%) -334,368 32.3 517,466,000 (80.3%)
2016 0 0 (0.0%) -334,368 32.0 510,618,522 (80.1%)
2015 631,026,770 6,726,470 (1.1%) -334,368 31.7 503,687,630 (79.8%)
2010 596,447,611 7,124,907 (1.2%) -366,623 30.3 467,765,063 (78.4%)
2005 560,649,388 7,111,501 (1.3%) -499,537 29.0 431,140,575 (76.9%)
2000 524,800,864 7,505,828 (1.4%) -1,125,467 27.7 394,889,045 (75.2%)
1995 485,880,425 8,081,057 (1.7%) -977,261 26.6 354,446,085 (72.9%)
1990 445,014,438 8,183,024 (1.8%) -665,674 25.7 313,446,151 (70.4%)
1985 404,237,616 8,183,655 (2.0%) -759,513 25.0 272,779,616 (67.5%)
1980 363,533,215 7,947,590 (2.2%) -702,811 24.4 233,524,715 (64.2%)
1975 324,584,062 7,602,435 (2.3%) -646,709 24.0 197,006,281 (60.7%)
1970 287,355,463 7,136,671 (2.5%) -455,089 23.7 163,853,790 (57.0%)
1965 252,705,969 6,693,849 (2.7%) -390,823 23.6 134,535,081 (53.2%)
1960 220,429,883 6,129,933 (2.7%) -291,141 23.7 108,621,854 (49.3%)

In 2025 the population of Latin America and the Caribbean was 691,783,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 34.6. Urban population has increased from 394,889,045 (75.2%) in 2000 to 574,283,000 (82.4%) in the current year.

Estimated Population 2020-2050
Year Population Year change Migrants Median age Fertility rate Density (Ppl/km2) Urban population
2020 0 0 (0.0%) -291,141 33.1 537,461,000 (81.1%)
2025 0 0 (0.0%) -246,788 34.6 568,462,000 (82.2%)
2030 716,952,000 4,726,000 (0.7%) -248,062 36.0 596,169,000 (83.2%)
2035 738,173,000 3,930,000 (0.5%) -241,264 37.5 620,290,000 (84.0%)
2040 755,438,000 3,138,000 (0.4%) -240,028 38.9 640,930,000 (84.8%)
2045 768,771,000 2,360,000 (0.3%) -239,504 40.2 658,281,000 (85.6%)
2050 778,229,000 1,585,000 (0.2%) -239,504 41.4 672,284,000 (86.4%)

Latin America and the Caribbean demographics 2025

The demographics of Latin America and the Caribbean constitutes of 352,813,000 women and 344,025,000 men, which means there are 975 men per 1000 women.