Latin America and the Caribbean population 693,492,482 (live)

The population of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow by 5,477,000 in 2025 and reach 697,116,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 246,788 people yearly.

Current population 693,492,482 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025)
Median Age 34.6 years
Population of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1960 to 2025 (historical)
Year Population Year change Migrants Median age Fertility rate Density (Ppl/km2) Urban population
2025 691,783,000 5,477,000 (0.8%) -246,788 34.6 568,462,000 (82.2%)
2024 686,306,000 5,624,000 (0.8%) -291,141 34.3 562,511,000 (82.0%)
2023 680,682,000 5,756,000 (0.9%) -291,141 34.0 556,431,000 (81.7%)
2022 674,926,000 5,897,000 (0.9%) -291,141 33.7 550,233,000 (81.5%)
2021 669,029,000 6,034,000 (0.9%) -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 2024 the population of Latin America and the Caribbean was 686,306,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 34.3. Urban population has increased from 394,889,045 (75.2%) in 2000 to 568,462,000 (82.2%) 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 691,783,000 5,477,000 (0.8%) -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 2024

The demographics of Latin America and the Caribbean constitutes of 350,067,000 women and 341,438,000 men, which means there are 975 men per 1000 women.