Caribbean Population Pyramid 1968
Year
1968Caribbean in 1968
In 1968, the Caribbean had a total population of 24,457,186 people. That is 22.0% more than in 1958, when the population stood at 20,050,325.
With a median age of 19.4 years, the Caribbean had a youth dependency ratio of 76.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.2 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 |





