Central America Population Pyramid 1996
Year
1996Central America in 1996
The population of Central America in 1996 was 126,084,994. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 22.3%, up from 103,128,374 in 1986.
With a median age of 20.9 years, Central America had a youth dependency ratio of 64.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.4 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 |





