Central America Population Pyramid 1970

Central America
1970
Population: 68,527,248

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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Central America in 1970

As of 1970, Central America counted 68,527,248 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 37.1%, up from 49,968,976 in 1960. With a median age of 16.2 years, Central America had a youth dependency ratio of 95.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

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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