Central America Population Pyramid 1960
Year
1960Central America in 1960
As of 1960, Central America counted 49,968,976 inhabitants. That is 32.8% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 37,615,700.
The median age was 16.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 92.4 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over. 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.
3,062,590 immigrants live in Central America.
| United States of America | 899,521 |
| Nicaragua | 491,492 |
| Venezuela | 328,482 |
| Honduras | 221,225 |
| Colombia | 162,616 |
17,443,887 people born in Central America live in other countries.
| United States of America | 15,540,097 |
| Costa Rica | 474,303 |
| Spain | 436,952 |
| Mexico | 330,962 |
| Canada | 196,513 |





