Caribbean Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960Caribbean in 1960
In 1960, the Caribbean had a total population of 20,857,860 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 21.3%, up from 17,193,337 in 1950.
With a median age of 19.7 years, the Caribbean had a youth dependency ratio of 73.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
1,646,192 immigrants live in Caribbean.
| Haiti | 611,982 |
| United States of America | 220,748 |
| Venezuela | 209,283 |
| France | 107,902 |
| Dominican Republic | 77,895 |
9,493,471 people born in Caribbean live in other countries.
| United States of America | 6,753,488 |
| Dominican Republic | 545,051 |
| Spain | 417,483 |
| Canada | 398,239 |
| Chile | 209,423 |





