Caribbean Population Pyramid 1978
Year
1978Caribbean in 1978
In 1978, the Caribbean had a total population of 28,893,838 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 18.1%, up from 24,457,186 in 1968.
With a median age of 20.6 years, the Caribbean had a youth dependency ratio of 67.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.9 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





