Central America Population Pyramid 1968
Year
1968Central America in 1968
In 1968, Central America had a total population of 64,419,971 people. That is 36.9% more than in 1958, when the population stood at 47,069,018.
The median age was 16.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 94.9 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over. 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.
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 |





