Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 1970

Latin America and the Caribbean
1970
Population: 285,740,932

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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Latin America and the Caribbean in 1970

As of 1970, Latin America and the Caribbean counted 285,740,932 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 30.3%, up from 219,267,873 in 1960. With a median age of 18.4 years, Latin America and the Caribbean had a youth dependency ratio of 79.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.6 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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