Caribbean Population Pyramid 1960

Caribbean
1960
Population: 20,857,859

Year

-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Caribbean 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.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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