Central America Population Pyramid 1976
Year
1976Central America in 1976
The population of Central America in 1976 was 81,374,342. A decade earlier, in 1966, the population was 60,440,004; it has grown by 34.6% since.
With a median age of 16.5 years, Central America had a youth dependency ratio of 92.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.6 per 100 people of working age. 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 |





