Central America Population Pyramid 2001
Year
2001Central America in 2001
As of 2001, Central America counted 137,209,261 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 19.9%, up from 114,479,143 in 1991.
With a median age of 22.2 years, Central America had a youth dependency ratio of 59.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





