Central America Population Pyramid 2027
Year
2027Central America in 2027
By 2027, the population of Central America is expected to reach 188,537,124. That would be 10.0% more than in 2017 (171,470,401).
With a projected median age of 30.2 years, Central America would have a youth dependency ratio of 36.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |





