Central America Population Pyramid 2012
Year
2012Central America in 2012
The population of Central America in 2012 was 161,395,796. That is 15.8% more than in 2002, when the population stood at 139,331,996.
With a median age of 25.3 years, Central America had a youth dependency ratio of 47.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 |





